Learned From Mistakes Quotes

• Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.

  James Russell Lowell

  Broken Heart, Heartbroken, Kindness

  James Russell Lowell (1864). “Fireside Travels”, p.2

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• Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom.

  Phyllis Grissim-Theroux

  Teacher, Appreciation, Mistake

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• To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

  Plutarch

  Wise, Mistake, Character

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• We learn wisdom from failure much more than from success. We often discover what will do, by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.

  Samuel Smiles

  Inspirational, Wisdom, Mistake

  1859 Self-Help, ch.11.

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• I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.

  Igor Stravinsky

  Inspirational, Life, Wisdom

  Igor Stravinsky, Robert Craft (1966). “Themes and episodes”

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• In the game of life, it's a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season.

  Bill Vaughan

  Inspirational, Funny, Life

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• There are no mistakes, no coincidences; all events are blessings given to us to learn from.

  Copyright: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Family Limited Partnership.

  Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

  Life, Thank You, Spiritual

  "Elisabeth Kubler-Ross: Messenger of Love" by Lennie Kronisch in Yoga Journal, Issue 11 (pp. 18-20), November/December 1976.

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• More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren't so busy denying them

  J. Harold Smith

  Wisdom, Work, Mistake

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• Mistakes, obviously, show us what needs improving. Without mistakes, how would we know what we had to work on?

  Peter McWilliams

  Mistake, Gymnastics, Needs

  Peter McWilliams (1997). “Life 101: Everything We Wish We Had Learned about Life in School--but Didn't”, Mary Book / Prelude Press

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• I've learned that mistakes can often be as good a teacher as success.

  Jack Welch

  Inspiring, Teacher, Motivation

  Jack Welch, John A. Byrne (2003). “Jack: Straight from the Gut”, p.12, Hachette UK

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• You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone.

  Johnny Cash

  Mistake, Failure, Use

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens are all part of the process of eventually getting it right.

  Jack Canfield

  Mistake, Process, Making Mistakes

  Twitter post from May 02, 2014

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• An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.

  Orlando Aloysius Battista

  Inspirational, Sports, Mistake

  Orlando Aloysius Battista (1957). “How to Enjoy Work and Get More Fun Out of Life”

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• You learn from your mistakes.

  Thierry Henry

  Mistake, Stop Caring, Learning From Mistakes

  "Thierry Henry, you're having a laugh" by Andrew Anthony, www.theguardian.com. October 2, 2004.

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• If you can't make a mistake, you can't make anything.

  Marva Collins

  Inspirational, Positive, Mistake

  Marva Collins (1992). “Ordinary Children, Extraordinary Teachers”, p.170, Hampton Roads Publishing

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• Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow.

  Mary Tyler Moore

  Positive, Courage, Mistake

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• If you're not failing, you're not trying anything.

  Woody Allen

  Failure, Trying, Learning From Mistakes

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• A man of genius makes no mistakes; his errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.

  James Joyce

  Life, Spiritual, Mistake

  Ulysses (1922)

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  You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

  Johnny Cash

  Life, Bullying, Mistake

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't make them all yourself.

  Usher

  Strong Women, Funny Inspirational, Mistake

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• While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.

  Henry C. Link

  Leadership, Confidence, Motivation

  Henry C. Link (1945). “The Return to Religion”, p.29, Lulu.com

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• The error of the past is the wisdom of the future.

  Dale E. Turner

  Past, Errors, Criminals

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• I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.

  Neil Gaiman

  Change, Wisdom, New Year

  "My New Year Wish" by Neil Gaiman, journal.neilgaiman.com. December 31, 2011.

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• It's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers -- they help us to learn.

  John Bradshaw

  Education, Teacher, Mistake

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• It's always helpful to learn from your mistakes because then your mistakes seem worthwhile.

  Garry Marshall

  Mistake, Helpful, Worthwhile

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