#mistakes

Most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#common sense #creeping #die #discover #late

I learn the most from making my own mistakes. ↗

— David Fincher

#learn #making #mistakes #most #my own

Even if there are instances in which it can be mistook by onlookers, never fool yourself into using misunderstood genius as an excuse to be a fool. ↗

— Criss Jami

#falsehood #fool #foolish #genius #honesty

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes. ↗

— James Anthony Froude

#experience #mistakes #slowly #teaches

As in any war, there have been dreadful mistakes and civilian casualties. The difference is when Israelis kill innocents they apologize; when Hezbollah kills innocents they celebrate. ↗

— J. D. Hayworth

#apologize #been #casualties #celebrate #civilian

Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. ↗

— Conrad Hilton

#connected #keep #keep moving #make #mistakes

Tragedy plus time equals humor ↗

— Marie Osmond

#equality

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams. ↗

— Bill Klem

#blaming #cowardly #field #instead #manage

The only way to maximize group creativity—to make the whole more than the sum of its parts—is to encourage a candid discussion of mistakes. In part, this is because the acceptance of error reduces cost. When you believe your flaws will be quickly corrected by the group, you're less worried about perfecting your contribution, which leads to a more candid conversation. We can only get it right when we talk about what we got wrong. ↗

— Jonah Lehrer

#creativity #groups #mistakes #right-and-wrong #imagination

It's been a long career, and I've made some mistakes along the way. ↗

— Rupert Murdoch

#been #career #i #long #long career