#mistake

In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#mistake #never #politics #retract #retreat

I am to a fault an introspective person. But I am not a reflective person - except for a big mistake, and then I really think about it. ↗

— Ellen Barkin

#am #big #big mistake #except #fault

Do not blame anybody for your mistakes and failures. ↗

— Bernard Baruch

#blame #failures #mistakes #your

When the penalty for a policeman's mistake is to put a criminal back out on the street, then we are hurting America; we are hurting our law-abiding citizens. ↗

— Gary Bauer

#back #citizens #criminal #hurting #law-abiding

On the mountains mistakes are fatal. In politics, mistakes are wounding emotionally, but you recover. Personally, wilderness helps me get back in touch with natural rhythms, helps me reflect and, in the process, restore my creativity. ↗

— Mark Udall

#creativity #emotionally #fatal #get #helps

It is so conceited and timid to be ashamed of one's mistakes. Of course they are mistakes. Go on to the next. ↗

— Brenda Ueland

#conceited #course #go #mistakes #next

It makes sense to invest in new work. It's almost like having a research department in a scientific laboratory. You have to try things out. You'll make some bad mistakes. Some things will fail but at least you'll energise the organisation. ↗

— Gavin Bryars

#bad #department #fail #having #invest

I've made mistakes, and I know why I made them, but I made that choice. Nobody's ever made a choice for me. ↗

— Sandra Bullock

#ever #i #know #made #me

The resolve of our great nation is being tested. But make no mistake, we will show the world that we will pass the test. ↗

— George W. Bush

#great #great nation #make #make no mistake #mistake

We tend to mistake music for the physical object. ↗

— David Byrne

#music #object #physical #tend