Subject: Problems » Mistakes (Page 4)

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

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

The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines.

(1867 – 1959) architect, interior designer, writer & educator

Multitasking means screwing up several things at once.

To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer.

(1931 – ) television newscaster

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

All great discoveries are made by mistake

Corollary: The greater the funding, the longer it takes to make the mistake.

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

(1903 – 1968) movie actress

To err is dysfunctional, to forgive co-dependent.

(1953 – ) American musician

1. Anyone else who can be blamed should be blamed.
2. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong faster with computers.
3. Whenever a computer can be blamed, it should be blamed.

Assumption is the mother of all foul-ups.

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

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist

The German mind has a talent for making no mistakes but the very greatest.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host

Discussion: A method of confirming others in their errors.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

When a doctor makes a mistake, it's best to bury the subject.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Marriage is a mistake every man should make.

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

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

To err is human, to forgive is human.

She had an unequaled gift of squeezing big mistakes into small opportunities.

(1843 – 1916) American-born writer

To err is human to forgive, infrequent.

(1881 – 1960) American columnist

Experience: The name an older man gives to his mistakes.