Subject: Problems » Mistakes (Page 2)

Nobody notices the big errors.

To err is dysfunctional, to forgive co-dependent.

(1953 – ) American musician

Marriage is a mistake every man should make.

(1898 – 1981) actor, singer, songwriter & movie producer

The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

Like most of those who study history, he [Napoleon III] learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

(1906 – 1990) British historian

Some mistakes are too fun to make only once.

We pay for the mistakes of our ancestors, and it seems only fair that they should leave us the money to pay with.

(1878 – 1937) humorist, journalist & author

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

(1885 – 1962) Danish physicist

We’re all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

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

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

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

Discussion: A method of confirming others in their errors.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

To err is human, to forgive is human.

If we really learned from our past mistakes, most of us would never get out of bed in the morning.

fictional mascot and cover boy of Mad, an American humor magazine

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

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

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

When an error has been detected and corrected, it will be found to have been correct in the first place

Corollary: After the correction has been found in error, it will be impossible to fit the original quantity back into the equation.

Some of the worst mistakes of my life have been haircuts.

(1943 – 1971) rock singer

No one is listening until you make a mistake.

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