Subject: Problems » Mistakes (Page 3)

Experience: What causes a person to make new mistakes instead of the same old ones.

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

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

(1885 – 1962) Danish physicist

It's human to make mistakes and some of us are more human than others.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

Ninety percent of all mental errors are in your head.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

A computer makes as many mistakes in two seconds as 20 men working 20 years.

If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.

(1903 – 1968) movie actress

Discussion: A method of confirming others in their errors.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

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

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, "Did you sleep good?" and I said, "No, I made a few mistakes."

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer

Most bosses never lift a finger at work, unless it’s to point out something you did wrong.

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

(1913 – 1994) 37th U.S. president

To err is human, to forgive is human.

An expert is a person who avoids the small errors while sweeping on to the grand fallacy.

Any umpire who claims he has never missed a play is… well, an umpire.

(1937 – 1995) American Major League Baseball umpire

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

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

I made a wrong mistake.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager

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

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Assumption is the mother of the screw-up.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician

We made too many wrong mistakes.

(1925 – 2015) baseball player, coach & manager