We all make simple mistakes sometimes, whether it's forgetting a semi-important task (like picking up milk) or a clerical error in something we’re working on. Most mistakes are harmless and easily fixable. However, some can be catastrophic. Regardless of which type you make, these mistakes are likely to leave you with immense feelings of anxiety, disappointment, rejection, dejection, and a myriad of other negative self-chastising emotions.
But mistakes are a part of life, and a big part of making it through this endless journey of ups and downs is learning to accept the mistakes we’ve made and continue to learn and grow from them. These 19 quotes are constant reminders of the real value of mistakes - life lessons and stepping stones to great success!
“Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.”
― Mary Tyler Moore
“A person who makes few mistakes makes little progress.”
― Bryant McGill
“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.”
― Oscar Wilde
“Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not to suffer.”
― Niccolo Machiavelli
“The only people who don't make any mistakes are those who don't do anything.”
― Kelvin Wong
“We need to allow children to try and fail. And when they do make the stupid, shortsighted decisions that come from inexperience, we need to let them suffer the results…”
― Bruce D. Perry
“Mistakes are a part of the dues one pays for a full life.”
― Sophia Loren
“It took me a long time to learn that mistakes aren't good or bad, they're just mistakes, and you clean them up and go on.”
― Kaye Gibbons
“Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.”
― Andrew Mason
“Remember, making mistakes is part of the process. The key to success is to make mistakes quickly, and recover quickly, and keep forging forward.”
― Kevin J. Donaldson
“There’s a bit of hidden magic in every mistake. The magic is called learning.”
― Robert Kiyosaki
“Press Onward! We all make mistakes. It's time we stop dwelling on them and move forward. Ask for forgiveness from others, forgive yourself and then...full steam ahead…”
― Jason Versey
“Wisdom comes from making mistakes, having the courage to face them, and make adjustments moving forward based upon the knowledge acquired through those experiences.”
― Ken Poirot
“As long as the world is turning and spinning, we're gonna be dizzy and we're gonna make mistakes.”
― Mel Brooks
“There is nothing wrong with making mistakes, but one should always make new ones. Repeating mistakes is a hallmark of dim consciousness.”
― Dave Sim
“Don't be afraid to make mistakes. But if you do, make new ones. Life is too short to make the wrong choice twice.”
― Joyce Rachelle
“Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.”
― Henry Ford
“All men make mistakes, but only wise men learn from their mistakes.”
― Winston Churchill
“Creativity is often blocked by trying to be perfect. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.”
― Tony Robbins
