Subject: Problems » Mistakes

A bachelor is a guy who never made the same mistake once.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress
Marriage Mistakes

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
Mistakes People

To err is human; to really foul things up takes a computer.

Computers Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

The effort expended by the bureaucracy in defending any error is in direct proportion to the size of the error.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems Time

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

Beliefs Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Proverbs

If a thing is done wrong often enough, it becomes right.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws

To err is human – to blame it on someone else is even more human.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Nothing is as inevitable as a mistake whose time has come.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

Communication Mistakes Problems

One cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs – but it is amazing how many eggs one can break without making a decent omelette.

Accidents Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

We made too many wrong mistakes.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager
Mistakes Yogi-isms

Well, I screwed it up real good, didn't I?

(1913 – 1994) 37th U.S. president
Mistakes People Problems Self

To err is human, to forgive is human.

Mistakes Proverbs

If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it.

(1908 – 1997) German-born teacher, academic & humorist
Mistakes Problems

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

(1952 – 2001) English writer, dramatist, & musician
Fools Intelligence Mistakes People Problems

Don't ever make the same mistake twice, unless it pays.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol
Mistakes Problems

Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Assumption is the mother of all foul-ups.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Experience is what makes you pause briefly before going ahead and making the same mistake.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine
Mistakes Problems Situations Time

Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it only makes it worse.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

An expert is a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.

(1885 – 1962) Danish physicist
Mistakes People Problems