Quotes by Regret Of course I regret not having been able to spend time with my family. Aung San Suu Kyi family able regret Father, I have much to be grateful for tonight and I thank you. I have much to regret and I ask your forgiveness. But even as I ask your forgiveness, I know that I receive it, and a deep peace fills my heart. Help me to sleep well tonight and to wake early ready for that daily yet greatest of gifts, a fresh start. Avery Brooks grateful regret father I expend far too much of my maternal energies on guilt and regret. Ayelet Waldman regret guilt energy I regret nothing. There have been things I missed, but I ask no questions, because I have loved it, such as it has been, even the moments of emptiness, even the unanswered-and that I loved it, that is the unanswered in my life. Ayn Rand emptiness regret moments I feel most miserable When I can't step "step up to the plate" You know? People often say Regret from doing it is better than regret for not doing it Ayumi Hamasaki regret steps people Regret is just perfectionism plus time. B. J. Novak perfectionism plus regret Actually, the only thing I regret is not making more underground films and bringing them with me as historical documents. Bahman Ghobadi film regret historical We have more days to live through than pleasures. Be slow in enjoyment, quick at work, for men see work ended with pleasure, pleasure ended with regret. Baltasar Gracian pleasure regret men I have been urging the leaders to listen to the aspirations and challenges of their own people, and engage in dialogue and take very bold measures. Normally, to their regret, these measures and bold reforms come too late, too little. Ban Ki-moon regret leader people So, have you been enjoying yourself these days, Kazami?' I'm having lots of fun.' It was true. That made the sense of regret even keener, that this time in my life would soon be a thing of the past. I felt as if I could understand a little of what my mother had been through, and the feelings she may have had at different times. I wasn't a child anymore, and this made me feel awfully lonesome, and utterly alone. Banana Yoshimoto regret mother fun I don't regret the fervor, because I do believe, in the African American community but also for other communities, and I know from talking to people, for communities around the world, the election of an African American to the most powerful office on Earth meant things had changed, and not just in superficial ways. That in some irreversible way the world was different. Barack Obama regret powerful believe I never regret anything... I just lie about it or change the story. Barack Obama regret stories lying I don't regret at all saying that if I saw Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons on his people that that would change my assessments in terms of what we were or were not willing to do in Syria. Barack Obama assessment regret people I don't regret the excitement, because I do think that it helped us accomplish as much as we did. Barack Obama excitement regret thinking When your life is nearly over, you will regret it if you look back and recall too many nights when you made excuses instead of making love. Barbara Cooper making-love regret night Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct. Instinct is a lifesaver for sharks and entrepreneurs alike. Most people can recall times they ignored their gut only to regret it later. Learning to actually listen to your instinct is a great form of self-preservation. It's both incredibly easy and tough at the same time, but worth the effort to master. Barbara Corcoran sharks regret self As I've matured, the roles are a bit more layered and representative of where I am today as an older person with more responsibilities, perspective and hopefully not too many regrets. Barbara Crampton hopefully-not regret responsibility Temporary feelings of regret are a normal part of the mourning process. This helps us retrieve our lost dreams. If we hold on to regret, we risk trapping ourselves in a prison of unrealized dreams from which it is difficult to escape. Barbara De Angelis mourning regret dream The one regret I have about my own abortions is that they cost money that might otherwise have been spent on something more pleasurable, like taking the kids to movies and theme parks. Barbara Ehrenreich abortion regret kids Every house we have lived in, every building to which our hands have lent their work, belongs to us by virtue of love or of regret. Barbara Grizzuti Harrison regret home hands «56789101112131415»