Some people are in positions of power, and when incentives go haywire, we are all human and it’s easy to make mistakes. I am not saying everybody is Bernie Madoff. – Nicholas Jarecki
I think life is full of challenges and problems. I don’t believe that anyone is perfect. We all make mistakes. It’s not a bed of roses, and you have to work real hard at it. – Nigel Mansell
I’m not perfect. I’ve made mistakes. I’d do a lot of things different if I could. I’d never, ever, get involved with surrogacy again. It’s so weird. – Mary Beth Whitehead
The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains. Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I’m not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey. – Nas
I’m going to be Dog, and I’m going to be an entertainer. And I’m going to make mistakes. – Duane Chapman
One of the biggest mistakes a photographer can make is to look at the real world and cling to the vain hope that next time his film will somehow bear a closer resemblance to it. – Galen Rowell
As humans, we’re going to make mistakes. It’s what makes us human, and most of the time, the most effective way of learning is from a mistake. – Nash Grier
Most actors hate watching their own films because all you can see is the glaring mistakes, your own tricks and ticks. – Eddie Redmayne
Big mistakes were made in Benghazi, and people should be held accountable. But the brave officers who staff American posts in crisis zones know how dangerous the work is. – David Ignatius
President Obama was asked not long ago to reflect on any mistakes he might have made. He said, well, ‘I haven’t communicated enough.’ He said his job is to ‘tell a story to the American people’ – as if that’s the whole problem here? He needs to talk more, and we need to be better listeners? – Paul Ryan
One tends to look back at the mistakes as the same thing – relinquishing control of something at some point in your career. – Nick Mason
The building of America has had its fair share of mistakes, but it’s a constitution that’s the jewel of democracy, the envy of many, and it’s the most generous nation in the world. – Gary Oldman
A new principle cannot be put into effect without bringing with it new mistakes. But we may, however, be convinced that the laws of life – to which belongs the law that suffering follows the misuse of freedom – will finally be able to bring everything within its right limits. – Ellen Key
All our efforts to guard and guide our children may just get in the way of the one thing they need most from us: to be deeply loved yet left alone so they can try a new skill, new slang, new style, new flip-flops. So they can trip a few times, make mistakes, cross them out, try again, with no one keeping score. – Nancy Gibbs
I’ve never been someone that was sort of blessed with an innate talent of just being able to do things. I had to work at it and learn from mistakes. – Eddie Redmayne
The United States has made serious mistakes in the conduct of its foreign affairs, which have had unfortunate repercussions long after the decisions were taken. – Nelson Mandela
I want to solidify as an artist and show that as I grow as a person and make mistakes and learn from them, I’m going to grow artistically. – Eminem
If you want to change the way your banking system is regulated, if you want to learn the mistakes of what’s gone wrong, then you have to change your government. – George Osborne
Life is not easy for anyone. You have to have ups and downs. You can make mistakes. You learn and try not to make them again. That’s pretty much my principle. – Nadia Comaneci
It isn’t making mistakes that’s critical; it’s correcting them and getting on with the principal task. – Donald Rumsfeld
It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them. To make a mistake is only an error in judgment, but to adhere to it when it is discovered shows infirmity of character. – Dale Turner