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Foolishly Quotes

On regret, misplaced belief, and lessons learned too late.

These foolishly quotes often center on hindsight, like someone admitting they foolishly believed success alone would fix everything, a candid regret also found in our attempting quotes collection.

I foolishly thought that if I just 'made it' then everything would be okay. And everything wasn't okay.

Quotes by Trent Reznor

I had people at Perrysburg High School in my life in Perrysburg who believed in me and told me I could do anything I wanted too, and I foolishly believed them.

Quotes by Sam Jaeger

It is those who concentrates on but one thing at a time who advance in this world. The great man or woman is the one who never steps outside his or her specialty or foolishly dissipates his or her individuality.

Quotes by Og Mandino

It is foolishly thought by some that democratical constitutions will not, cannot, last; that the States will quarrel with each other; that a king, or at least a nobility, are indispensable for the prosperity of a nation.

Quotes by Marquis de Lafayette

Ale Quotes

With debt free college there is absolutely no incentive to rein in administrative costs when the government is foolishly pushing everyone to get a degree, regardless of need or desire, which only perpetuates the silly cycle for another generation.

Quotes by Lisa Kennedy Montgomery

To be allowed to come back to WWE is the greatest gift that's ever been given to me. Back in the day, I never appreciated what WWE had given me, because I was in too much disarray and too confused...

Quotes by Jake Roberts

It's a good thing to be foolishly gay once in a while.

Quotes by Horace

Those of us in the industry who are still foolishly clinging to the idea that female films with women at the center are niche experiences - they are not. Audiences want to see them and, in fact, they earn money....

Quotes by Cate Blanchett

At thirty-five, having spent over twenty years running varied businesses for my family, I decided to sit down and write my first novel. I had never written anything longer than a couple of pages till then and was foolishly attempting...

Quotes by Ashwin Sanghi

Attempting Quotes

We foolishly did not realize Saddam was stupid.

Quotes by April Glaspie

I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it and practiced it.

Quotes by Albert Ellis

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of regret do these foolishly quotes describe?
Several describe personal misjudgments, like believing that 'making it' would solve every problem, only to find that wasn't true.
Do these quotes touch on political or policy debates?
Yes, one criticizes government policy for foolishly encouraging everyone toward a degree regardless of need, and another references historical doubts about democratic government surviving.
Is trust in other people a theme here?
Yes, one recalls foolishly believing people who told them they could do anything, reflecting on misplaced but well-meaning encouragement.
Why might someone quote something as done 'foolishly'?
It's a way of acknowledging a mistake honestly, often with the benefit of hindsight, rather than excusing the decision at the time.
Are there related quotes about ambition and its risks?
Yes, see our attempting quotes collection for more on effort, risk, and what happens when plans don't work out.

Other lines apply the word to policy debates, warning that foolishly pushing everyone toward a degree ignores real costs, a critique connected to our constitutions quotes page on governance.