Success sits on a mountain of mistakes.
— Bangambiki HabyarimanaAt present, a good many men engaged in scientific pursuits, and who have signally failed in gaining recognition among their fellows, are endeavoring to make reputations among the churches by delivering weak and vapid lectures upon the 'harmony of Genesis and Geology.' Like all hypocrites, these men overstate the case to such a degree, and so turn and pervert facts and words that they succeed only in gaining the applause of other hypocrites like themselves. Among the great scientists they are regarded as generals regard sutlers who trade with both armies.Surely the time must come when the wealth of the world will not be wasted in the propagation of ignorant creeds and miraculous mistakes. The time must come when churches and cathedrals will be dedicated to the use of man; when minister and priest will deem the discoveries of the living of more importance than the errors of the dead; when the truths of Nature will outrank the 'sacred' falsehoods of the past, and when a single fact will outweigh all the miracles of Holy Writ.Who can over estimate the progress of the world if all the money wasted in superstition could be used to enlighten, elevate and civilize mankind?When every church becomes a school, every cathedral a university, every clergyman a teacher, and all their hearers brave and honest thinkers, then, and not until then, will the dream of poet, patriot, philanthropist and philosopher, become a real and blessed truth.
— Robert G. IngersollForget your mistakes but remember what they taught you.
— Vannetta ChapmanWe are besieged by simple problems.... Checklists can provide protection.
— Atul GawandeI am a firm believer that when a person makes mistakes or fails to see the bigger picture, God will remove opportunities from before them.
— Lindsey RietzschAnd now, for something completely the same:Wasted time and wasted breath,'s what I'll make, until my death.Helping people 'd be as good,but I wouldn't, if I could.For the few that help deserve,have no need, or not the nerve,help from strangers to accept,plus from mine a few have wept.Wept from joy, or from despair,or just from my vengeful stare.Ways I have, to look at stupid,make them see I am not Cupid.Make them see they are in error,for of truth I am a bearer.Most decide I'm just a bear,mauling at them, - like I care.
— Will AdviseTo become a better you, keep doing what you have been doing right and learn to correct what you have been doing wrongly.
— Israelmore AyivorErrors were not only meant to be committed by fools.
— Michael Bassey JohnsonErrors, failures, They are just experiences that will obligate you to evolve.
— Roberto LlamasStop blaming other people for your mistakes. Until you are ready to admit that you are infallible, you are vulnerable for failure to whip.
— Israelmore Ayivor