The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake.

The price of inaction is far greater than the cost of making a mistake.

I fear those big words which make us so unhappy.

I fear those big words which make us so unhappy.

Making a different mistake every day is not only acceptable, it is the definition of progress.

Making a different mistake every day is not only acceptable, it is the definition of progress.

Well, what I tried to do is simply to get out on the land. And when I came to Washington, read more

Well, what I tried to do is simply to get out on the land. And when I came to Washington, I think one of the mistakes we made early on was kind of having an ideological dispute up in the Congress.

One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.

One must be a god to be able to tell successes from failures without making a mistake.

What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You read more

What do you first do when you learn to swim? You make mistakes, do you not? And what happens? You make other mistakes, and when you have made all the mistakes you possibly can without drowning - and some of them many times over - what do you find? That you can swim? Well - life is just the same as learning to swim! Do not be afraid of making mistakes, for there is no other way of learning how to live!

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

He that speaks much, is much mistaken.

Don't beat yourself up over past mistakes. Hold your head high and dry your tears. A new day is here.

Don't beat yourself up over past mistakes. Hold your head high and dry your tears. A new day is here.