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Quote with a portrait of Edward John Phelps.

“The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.” — Edward John Phelps, “Farewell to England,” The Orations & Essays of Edward John Phelps

Author YahooeyPosted on November 18, 2022November 15, 2022Categories QuotationsTags Edward John Phelps, mistakesLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Quote with a picture of Dan Ariely in 2019.

“We find it easier to learn from other people’s failures than from our own.” — Dan Ariely, “On Confident Crushes and Feedback Failures,” Ask Ariely (2022-04-23)

Author YahooeyPosted on April 29, 2022April 25, 2022Categories QuotationsTags Dan Ariely, failures, learning, mistakesLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Quote with a portrait of George Orwell.

“Political or military commentators, like astrologers, can survive almost any mistake, because their more devoted followers do not look to them for an appraisal of the facts but for the stimulation of nationalistic loyalties.” — George Orwell, Notes on Nationalism

Author YahooeyPosted on June 25, 2021June 21, 2021Categories QuotationsTags astrologers, commentators, facts, George Orwell, loyalties, mistakesLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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You can make a lot of mistakes in just one lifetime.

“You can make a lot of mistakes in just one lifetime.” — Raymond Chandler, I’ll Be Waiting

Author YahooeyPosted on December 4, 2020November 24, 2020Categories QuotationsTags I’ll Be Waiting, lifetime, mistakes, Raymond ChandlerLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Pros are just amateurs who know how to gracefully recover from their mistakes.

“Pros are just amateurs who know how to gracefully recover from their mistakes.” — Kevin Kelly, 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice

Author YahooeyPosted on September 18, 2020September 14, 2020Categories QuotationsTags amateurs, Kevin Kelly, mistakes, prosLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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There is certainly a satisfaction and dignity to be gained in coming to terms with the mistakes one has made in the course of one’s life.

“There is certainly a satisfaction and dignity to be gained in coming to terms with the mistakes one has made in the course of one’s life.” — Kazuo Ishiguro, An Artist of the Floating World

Author YahooeyPosted on July 2, 2020June 29, 2020Categories QuotationsTags An Artist of the Floating World, dignity, Kazuo Ishiguro, mistakes, satisfactionLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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Thinking doesn't guarantee that we won't make mistakes. But not thinking guarantees that we will.

“Thinking doesn’t guarantee that we won’t make mistakes. But not thinking guarantees that we will.” — Leslie Lamport, “Why We Should Build Software Like We Build Houses,” Wired (2013-01-25)

Author YahooeyPosted on January 20, 2020January 19, 2020Categories QuotationsTags Leslie Lamport, mistakes, thinkingLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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There are certain mistakes we enjoy so much we are always willing to repeat them.

“There are certain mistakes we enjoy so much we are always willing to repeat them.” — James Geary, I Feel Bad About My Neck

Author YahooeyPosted on January 13, 2019October 13, 2019Categories QuotationsTags I Feel Bad About My Neck, James Geary, mistakesLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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

“I never made a mistake in my life at least, never one that I couldn’t explain away afterward.” — Rudyard Kipling, The Education of Otis Yeere

Author YahooeyPosted on December 30, 2018December 22, 2018Categories QuotationsTags mistakes, Rudyard Kipling, The Education of Otis Yeere2 Comments on Quote of the Day

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Few of us keep accurate records of what we've learned as we hobble through life barking our shins in the dark on experiences we've already had.

“Few of us keep accurate records of what we’ve learned as we hobble through life barking our shins in the dark on experiences we’ve already had.” — Harlan Ellison, “The Deadly ‘Nackles’ Affair,” Slippage

Author YahooeyPosted on August 2, 2018July 10, 2018Categories QuotationsTags experience, Harlan Ellison, lessons learned, mistakes, record keeping, The Deadly ‘Nackles’ AffairLeave a comment on Quote of the Day

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