sketches of my day May 2008 - Nov 2010

September 13, 2009

Mistakes

I found a beautiful "mistake" the other morning in my garden. It seems I just stuck this trellis there on the brick path, probably to cut grass there, and forgot about moving it back to where it belonged, in the garden. Time passed and this is what happened:

Never say, "oops."  Always say, "Ah, interesting." 

~Author Unknown


If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. 

 And that's a big mistake. 

 ~F. Wikzekes

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing. 

~John Powell

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

~Eli Siegel

When you realize you've made a mistake, make amends immediately. 

It's easier to eat crow while it's still warm. 

~Dan Heist


Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom. 

 ~Phyllis Theroux

Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them. 

~Andrew V. Mason


In the game of life it's a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves

you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season. 

~Bill Vaughan

If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.

Tallulah Bankhead

The biggest mistake people make in life is not trying

to make a living at doing what they most enjoy.

 Malcolm S. Forbes

Till next time,

p.s.