Error & Mistake Quotes (5009 Quotes)

Spontaneous and honest love admits errors, hesitations, and human failings it can be tested and repaired. Idealized love ties us because we already intuit that it is unreal and are afraid to face this truth.

Jordan did a very nice job out there. He pitched excellent. He only made one mistake.

It's not that we're not playing hard. We're playing hard and we're playing a lot of young players who at times make freshman mistakes, so it's - particularly on the road - it's more difficult.

We were looking for a senior night win. We've got to wrestle with a little more heart. Sure, we're going to make mistakes, but we've got to have more heart.

(Russ) made a couple of mistakes and they made him pay for it. He got under a few balls, I thought. But he's going to pitch good for us.

The neat thing about it was the seniors kind of stepped up and said we needed to have some more consequences for mistakes, because they didn't feel like just doing a play over was good enough. The best thing about it is that it came from them.

A lot of times we were making our own mistakes. Catching and throwing in particular.

We're in a tough state right now. We have some real adversity. Every mistake is in our net. We can't score on the chances we get. We can't kill penalties.

When we go out and don't make errors, we have a solid shot of winning against anyone.

Currently the country is putting high hopes on reforming education through testing. One result is that it's putting enormous strain on the testing industry. There are only six major (testing) companies, and they can only expand so fast. That's why you're seeing all these mistakes.

They had three hits, we had one and five errors. We made several errors during that one stretch that just killed us. When you don't make plays behind your pitchers you don't win.

We would have liked to have had a much better showing in front of the nation. Fortunately this was a preseason game, and we have time to work on some of our mistakes.

We made the mistake of rushing forward. We should have gone for the draw - one point would have been golden.

We make a lot of dumb mistakes. Just mental errors down the stretch. Turnovers. Just mental lapses that come back and get us. ... Giving somebody an open 3-pointer. Not being in the right place on a play.

This victory was a tribute to the heart of our team and our tenacity. We learned from some of the mistakes we made yesterday (at UCLA), won some close races and were a little more focused and tough.

There are a lot of factors in the life of an F1 driver which can combine to make you believe that you are somehow above normality. I think that is a mistake to start believing that. But, at the same time, it is important to be confident.

We're a young team and there are only 12 girls on the roster. We're learning on the field and off and we're going to make young mistakes.

When you've got them backed up to third-and-whatever-it-was, you'd really like to be able to capitalize when they make a mistake and present us an opportunity. I hate to say it, but it kind of turned sour after that.

If we can run the ball well and not make any mental mistakes, we'll have as good a shot as any to win the game.

Never mistake activity for achievement.

I mean, obviously, these people don't deserve to die for a mistake. Or be raped for a mistake, or be accused of rape for a mistake. But how about warning people not to make mistakes like this

The most considerable difference I note among men is not in their readiness to fall into error, but in their readiness to acknowledge these inevitable lapses.

I thought we played a good game. It was fairly even most of the way. I think their speed got us in the end, though. We have such a young team, we're bound to make a mistake here and there. We made basically two mistakes all night and they took advantage of both of them.

I have to thank Roger very much because in Cuba I was throwing a two-seam fastball and he taught me how to throw a four-seam fastball. Every time I did something wrong with my mechanics, he helped he correct my errors.

When someone works so hard all season and then it comes to a stop because of one small mistake, it was bad.

We've always been used to the French doing things differently, and in most cases it's charming. But in this case, it's a colossal mistake. It would kill off the French music industry.

To desire immortality is to desire the eternal perpetuation of a great mistake.

which opens Friday. ''I have people telling me I'm a role model. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard in my life. Don't turn a 20-year-old into a role model because we're going to make mistakes. How could you not You'd be a freak if you didn't.

When you get to this stage, it's like a heavyweight boxing match. Teams are feeling each other out ... nobody wants to make a mistake. But then, they opened up.

This year we're going to introduce him to more things and, hopefully, he'll be able to pick it up. If he makes a mistake, he's making a mistake going full speed. The coach can live with that.

I think she should consider it. I think her nomination is a mistake. She doesn't have the intellectual distinction or the track record to really justify putting her on the Supreme Court. I think she should consider withdrawing her name, going to the President and saying 'thank you for the honor but I can serve you as WH counsel and there are plenty of other qualified people to go to the Supreme Court.'

There were so many plays ... where we really made it tough on ourselves. We're the kind of outfit that can't make a costly error, or too many of them. When you have several of them it kind of compounds the problem.

The greater part of humanity is too much harassed and fatigued by the struggle with want, to rally itself for a new and sterner struggle with error.

I once made the mistake of telling someone that I always wanted to be a barrister - and I got a pitying look, flollowed by an article along lines 'the poor little tart thinks she could get a proper job, but look at the way she photographs'

Giving us three turnovers in the first half and only getting six points -- we had to take better advantage of our opportunities, ... We didn't feel like Dallas was doing anything special to stop us. We felt like we were shooting ourselves in the foot with our mistakes. . . . Our defense stepped up, but our offense didn't make the plays.

They pulled the Jefferson Parish phone numbers along with the Jefferson Davis Parish numbers, ... Once they realized their mistake, they stopped the calls in Jefferson.

This is what being a man is all about. Being able to accept when you don't come through. When I make a mistake with my kids at home, I sit them down and say I am sorry I made a mistake and I am going to be a better dad. And you do the same thing with your job.

We aimed for victory but we made errors. My players showed how strong they are, fighting until the last minute.

The whole day we were behind the whole time. We're just finding ways to lose which is really frustrating as a coach. We're not pitching very good at all, and we're not getting that timely hit. We make an error at the most inopportune time. Right now everything is going against us.

In bad times, short-term issues often come to dominate the policy agenda. However, neglecting our long-term priorities in the present economic slowdown would be a serious mistake. Only a dynamic and competitive enterprise sector can pull our economies into a new upturn.

Frustrating, I take the blame for Richmond. I got in over my head a little bit and I messed up my qualifying, something that is pretty simple. I just got down too low and made a driver mental error. And from there we were behind the eight ball. We had a big media day announcing General Mills and with everything else going on I just want to forget about that day all together. Then Dover, I felt really comfortable, we qualified really well, and I felt if we could just get some laps it would be so much experience, and to have that happen on lap 12 is really frustrating.

The guy he played was very consistent. Miguel either hit a winner or made a mistake -- and he made more mistakes than winners. Miguel was forcing the issue, he just had too many mistakes.

We're not ready, but we're more ready every day. If I tell both they will play, they will play. But I don't want them looking over their shoulder, either, thinking they will come out with one mistake. Both give us an extra dimension.

When I make a mistake with my kids at home, I sit down with them and say 'I'm sorry' and that I made a mistake and that I'm going to be a better dad. And you do the same thing with your job. I said, 'Hey, I'm sorry that I didn't come through today.' The good thing is that this wasn't a playoff game and that it's not the end of the year.

We're not really big (on the offensive line), but we are pretty athletic up there, ... All three of the quarterbacks do something the other one doesn't do. ... Brock's smart and doesn't make mistakes. He bounces back well from adversity.

Not being born to parents who were accountants was probably my biggest mistake.

We made some mistakes that cost us the game.

I'd seen him play a couple of times and he's a good player. He hasn't made any mistakes early on in the rally, so I had to play five or six shots to win most of them.

Amanda's been our floor leader and huge for us on the outside. To take her out, we need to learn to get some strength in other places, ... Even though we lost that game, it was good for us to develop some more depth and play through some of those mistakes and errors.

Adams just made a mistake on a slider down the middle and the kid hit it out. And the bases just happened to be loaded at the time.