#mistakes

Men are born to sin…What does matter most, is not that we err, it is that we do benefit from our mistakes, that we are capable of sincere repentance, of genuine contrition. ↗

— Sharon Kay Penman

#repentance #men

Do you think there is heaven or hell? he signed. ‘I don’t know. Not in the Christian way, if that’s what you mean. I think people have a right to believe in whatever they want. I just don’t.’… If someone came in here and gave you positive proof, would you do anything different? She shook her head. ‘I think it’s just as likely that someone could say that this place, right here, is heaven, hell and earth all at the same time. And we still wouldn’t know what to do differently. Everyone just muddles through, trying not to make too many mistakes.’ (256) ↗

— David Wroblewski

#hell #home #mistakes #religion #religion

Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships. ↗

— Ansel Adams

#care #dodging #establishing #god #made

Nobody bats 500. We all make mistakes. ↗

— Desi Arnaz

#make #mistakes #nobody

There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go. ↗

— Richard Bach

#chosen #events #go #how #learn

You learn from mistakes. ↗

— Diane Abbott

#mistakes #you

A mad, keen photographer needs to get out into the world and work and make mistakes. ↗

— Sam Abell

#into #keen #mad #make #mistakes

Words will not be able to ever express how sorry I am for this, and I have profound regret and sorrow for the multitude of mistakes and harm I have caused. ↗

— Jack Abramoff

#am #caused #ever #express #harm

Harvard makes mistakes too, you know. Kissinger taught there. ↗

— Woody Allen

#kissinger #know #makes #mistakes #taught

Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes. ↗

— Antisthenes

#discover #first #mistakes #pay #pay attention