#stake

Mistakes are merely steps up the ladder. ↗

— Paul J. Meyer

#merely #mistakes #steps #up

Because our homeland and very survival are once more at stake, the American people can't afford to treat this new war against terrorism like they did Vietnam. ↗

— David Hackworth

#against #american #american people #because #did

I didn't want to repeat my mistakes so I stopped, took some time out and started having therapy. My songs were bringing up feelings inside of me I didn't really understand, so I wanted to understand where they were coming from to help me be a better person and a better songwriter. ↗

— Neil Diamond

#better person #bringing #coming #feelings #having

The terrorists know what is at stake, which is why they are pulling out all the stops to derail our efforts. They understand that a free and democratic Iraq is a serious blow to their interests. ↗

— Elizabeth Dole

#democratic #democratic iraq #derail #efforts #free

It is very important not to mistake hemlock for parsley, but to believe or not believe in God is not important at all. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#god #important #mistake #very

My desire is to stand up and brush myself off when I make mistakes and ask for forgiveness. ↗

— Janine Turner

#brush #desire #forgiveness #i #make

The thought that we're in competition with Russians or with Chinese is all a mistake, and trivial. We are one species, with a world to win. ↗

— George Wald

#competition #mistake #russians #species #thought

Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake. ↗

— J. Donald Walters

#friendship #getting #happiness #mere #more

But it's a journey and the sad thing is you only learn from experience, so as much as someone can tell you things, you have to go out there and make your own mistakes in order to learn. ↗

— Emma Watson

#go #journey #learn #make #mistakes

Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience? ↗

— Thomas John Watson, Sr.

#company #cost #employee #experience #fire