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Mistakes Quotes

On mistakes made, owned, and left behind.

This collection focuses on mistakes as part of learning - practicing a new piece and inevitably getting parts of it wrong along the way. Related reading: Better.

One of the reasons why my album is called 'Forget the World' is because when you listen to the world, you make stupid mistakes.

Quotes by Afrojack

I think the most important thing that I've learned is that you live and you learn. Try not to make the same mistakes twice.

Quotes by Adrienne Bailon

I just learn from other people's mistakes.

Quotes by Adrien Broner

I've made mistakes but we all have to learn from time to time.

Quotes by Adrian Lewis

Always Quotes

We learn from each other. We learn from others' mistakes, from their experience, their wisdom. It makes it easier for us to come to better decisions in our own lives.

Quotes by Adrian Grenier

I need to be allowed to make my own decisions and mistakes, take leaps - and fall - without receiving too much help, because it's what I'll be doing for the rest of my life.

Quotes by Adora Svitak

I'm hoping that other people can learn from me, both the mistakes I've made or the opportunities I've had, or for the decisions I've made: for instance, not to go and take a lot of different jobs in a lot...

Quotes by Adena Friedman

Start-ups often die in the first 18 to 24 months because of formative mistakes, like choosing a bad co-founder or the wrong corporate entity or an inappropriate platform. Ninety percent of the companies the Founder Institute has created are alive...

Quotes by Adeo Ressi

Keep your eyes open. Make mistakes - because you will anyway - and remember that small stuff stinks but that it's also essential.

Quotes by Adam Sadowsky

Better Quotes

People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They're wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.

Quotes by Adam Osborne

When takers talk about mistakes, they're usually quick to place the blame on other people. Givers are more likely to say 'Here's the mistake I made; I learned the following from it. Here are the steps I'm taking to make...

Quotes by Adam Grant

Federal law should hold organizations like the League of Women Voters harmless if they make good-faith mistakes while registering people.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

I do not feel remorse. Everybody makes mistakes in war.

Quotes by Abu Abbas

Whenever we try something new, mistakes will happen. Seemingly good ideas will fail and need to be re-thought.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

Good Quotes

How does a nice Catholic girl end up going to prison for a year? It's crazy. I've made mistakes. I have to pay for those mistakes.

Quotes by Abby Lee Miller

I made lots of mistakes - the number one mistake being trusting other people with my money.

Quotes by Abby Lee Miller

If you have the ability to pick yourself up by the bootstraps and start over, you come out stronger because you learn from whatever mistakes you made.

Quotes by Abby Lee Miller

The biggest thing is, you don't hit the good sliders; you just hit the mistakes. That's what my thing has always been: Just keep hunting mistakes.

Quotes by Aaron Judge

You never hit a good slider or curveball; you just try to go after the mistakes.

Quotes by Aaron Judge

Life Quotes

I've just got to stay patient, take my walks when I can, hunt the mistakes, and get on base.

Quotes by Aaron Judge

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these "mistakes" quotes reflect on?
They range from a critique of foreign policy decisions to the value of making mistakes while learning a craft, and the idea that owning up to mistakes is part of moving on.
Is there a quote criticizing U.S. foreign policy?
Yes — one speaker shares their own view that a mistake "the United States consistently made was that it could intervene and somehow adjust people's governments, especially in the Middle East." This is presented as that speaker's personal opinion.
Is there a quote about learning through practice?
There is. One speaker says, "I like to practise. With every new piece, you make mistakes and you learn," adding, "it's important to get on and have another go."
Is there a quote about owning up to mistakes?
Yes — one quote suggests that "Mistakes, once owned, apologized for, and buried, need to be an accepted part of life." Browse more reflective lines on our Better and Life quotes pages.
Is there a quote criticizing a government's handling of the Iraq war?
Yes. One speaker states their own opinion that "The Administration has made critical mistakes and errors in judgment leading up to the war in Iraq," adding a criticism that "The President refuses to acknowledge these mistakes." This is presented strictly as that speaker's own political opinion. For more, see our Always and Good quotes pages.

The recurring idea is that mistakes, once genuinely owned and apologized for, should be allowed to stay buried rather than relitigated forever. See also Good and Life.