mistakes on Accidents

God does for you what Bill Tucker’s father did for him. Bill was sixteen years old when his dad suffered a health crisis and consequently had to leave his business. Even after Mr. Tucker regained his ...

A stumble may prevent a fall.

We know mistakes were made.

Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive ner...

Mistakes were quite possibly made by the administrations in which I served.

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.

Error, by force of contrast, enhances the triumph of Truth.

“My mistakes are my life.” How It Is

I never made a mistake in my life; at least, never one that I couldn’t explain away afterwards.

Shortly after I got my first driver’s license, I also got my first ticket. I was driving 15 miles over the posted 25 miles per hour speed limit and a motorcycle cop caught me red handed. I was upset a...

To err isn’t human after all. To err is, cosmically speaking, an anomaly. That’s why we can’t bear the imperfection in ourselves and in others.

There is something to be said for every error; but, whatever may be said for it, the most important thing to be said about it is that it is erroneous.

If a mistake is not a stepping stone, it is a mistake.

A professional carpet-layer stepped back to admire his customary flawless work. While surveying the installed carpet, he reached into his shirt pocket for a cigarette and realized the pack was missing....

A man is being tailgated by a woman who is in a hurry. He comes to an intersection, and when the light turns yellow, he hits the brakes. The woman behind him goes ballistic. She honks her horn at him;...

We readily confess our little faults in order to suggest that we have no big ones.

Perhaps the history of the errors of mankind, all things considered, is more valuable and interesting than that of their discoveries. Truth is uniform and narrow; it constantly exists, and does not se...

When people fail, we are inclined to find fault with them, but if you look more closely, you will find that God had some particular truth for them to learn, which the trouble they are in is to teach t...

Mistakes were made in communicating to the public and customers about the ingredients in our French fries and hash browns.

We cannot afford to forget any experience, not even the most painful.

All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride.

I never make stupid mistakes. Only very, very clever ones.

“A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.”

It is human to err, it is devilish to remain willfully in error.

When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision.

All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner.

Gracious God, sometimes I think that I can figure out all the consequences of my decisions. I can become overly impressed with what I perceive to be my strategic vision and analysis. Forgive me for my...

The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.

“It is a comfort not to be mistaken at all points."