Quotes by Mistake It is the true nature of mankind to learn from mistakes, not from example. Fred Hoyle learningexamplemistake It is a mistake to imagine that potentially great men are rare. It is the conditions that permit the promise of greatness to be fulfilled that are rare. What is so difficult to achieve is the cultural background that permits potential greatness to be converted into actual greatness. Fred Hoyle greatnessmistakemen It is a mistake to think of these men as visionary dreamers, playing around at Philadelphia with abstract conceptions of political theory, pulling a whole scheme of government out of the air like a rabbit out of a hat. True, many of them had read and studied enough about the science of politics to put the average statesman of today to shame. But political science was to them an extremely practical topic of discussion, dealing with the extremely practical business of running a government--not, as today, a branch of higher learning reserved for the use of graduate students. Fred Rodell mistakerunningmen I made a lot mistakes that I'm grateful for, because I won't make them again and I won't let my artists make them, or I'll tell them, 'Don't do this.' A lot of them still make them anyway, but you can't be told things when you're doing your own thing. Fred Durst gratefulartistmistake Misers mistake gold for their good; whereas 'tis only a means of attaining it. Francois de La Rochefoucauld goldmistakemean Intelligence takes chances with limited data in an arena where mistakes are not only possible but also necessary. Frank Herbert entrepreneurdatamistake Enormous problems arise when human mistakes are made on the grand scale available to a superhero... Heroes are painful, superheroes are a catastrophe. The mistakes of superheroes involve too many of us in disaster. Frank Herbert problemheromistake Don't make the mistakes I made of not taking care of myself. Please, keeps your chops cool and don't overblow. If you are going to play hard, be sure to warm up. I'd get carried away trying to stay right with the momentum [of Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers]. I used to try and play like Coltrane and solo for 30 or 40 choruses. It all caught up with me. Freddie Hubbard musicmistakeart A young apprentice applied to a master carpenter for a job. The older man asked him, "Do you know your trade?" "Yes, sir!" the young man replied proudly. "Have you ever made a mistake?" the older man inquired. "No, sir!" the young man answered, feeling certain he would get the job. "Then there's no way I'm going to hire you," said the master carpenter, "because when you make one, you won't know how to fix it. Fred Rogers mistakejobsmen What interests me so much about the characters of the Bible is that they make mistakes but God uses them anyway, in important ways. Nobody's perfect, but God can even use our imperfection. Fred Rogers perfectmistakecharacter A computer is a wonderful and friendly machine, because it's always just a little better than you are. You're always a little bit behind, but it stays right there with you anyway. It allows you to make the mistakes, and then to try to find out what the mistakes are, and then to repair the mistakes. It's always your friend. It quits on you, but it doesn't leave the apartment. Frederick Barthelme mistakefriendlytrying Having nothing to do, I am correcting the Paris edition of Bach; not only the engraver's mistakes, but also the mistakes hallowed by those who are supposed to understand Bach (I have no pretensions to understand better, but I do think that sometimes I can guess). Frederic Chopin mistakephilosophylife The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a method and try it; if it fails, admit it frankly and try another. But above all, try something. The millions who are in want will not stand by silently forever while the things to satisfy their needs are within easy reach. Franklin D. Roosevelt wisdommistakecountry At the heart of racism is the religious assertion that God made a creative mistake when He brought some people into being Frederick Hertz hatereligiousmistake It's a mistake to think that we have to be lovely to be loved by human beings or by God Fred Rogers mistakelovethinking In misfortune we often mistake dejection for constancy; we bear it without daring to look on it; like cowards, who suffer themselves to be murdered without resistance. Francois de La Rochefoucauld cowardsufferingmistake People seek for the spiritual champagne, but they mistake what it is. Fredrika Bremer spiritualmistakepeople Make no mistake: this is a repeal and a replace of Obamacare, make no mistake about it. Make no mistake. Donald Trump mistake The mistake we make is to look for a source of comfort in ourselves: self-contemplation, instead of gazing upon God. In other words, we look for comfort precisely where comfort never can be. Frederick William Robertson selfcomfortmistake I love people who make mistakes. That's why I'm in the teaching business. I love people who make mistakes because I enjoy watching them learn and helping them, assisting them. I find it a beautiful process. Frederick Lenz teachingmistakebeautiful«9293949596979899100101102»
