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		The greatest mistake is to imagine that we never err.
	
	  Thomas Carlyle Thomas Carlyle
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		Man, I have absolutely zero ability into narrowing absolutely any of my favorites into just one, but I have to say, I gotta go between Undertaker and Triple H. Other than all the obvious reasons, but the biggest one for me, those are the only two guys, I could make a mistake and it would be okay. I could put the trust of the match, the story, and absolutely everything into their hands and let go of my control. I'm a control freak (laughs). Those are the only two guys I can let drive and take my hands off the steering wheel.
	
	  Shawn Michaels Shawn Michaels
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		It is always a mistake to underestimate the little people of the world, for it is often they who tip the balance.
	
	  Cressida Cowell Cressida Cowell
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		It's a mistake to ask a work of art to be all things to all people.
	
	  David Salle David Salle
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		There's no sort o' mistake in little Bullet. He can pick up miles on his feet, and fling 'em behind him as fast as the next man's hoss, I don't care where he comes from. And he can keep at it as long as the sun can shine without resting.
	
	  Augustus Baldwin Longstreet Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
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		Nietzsche said without music, life would be a mistake. To me, without books, life would be a mistake.
	
	  Ernest Gaines Ernest Gaines
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		I'm the kind of guy who only makes a mistake once, never twice.
	
	  Georges St-Pierre Georges St-Pierre
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		If you want success and longevity for your business, earning a reputation for integrity is crucial. People want to work with people and companies they can trust. Trying to hide a mistake and hope nobody notices or passing the buck does not inspire confidence or respect—from anyone, employees, vendors, or customers alike. Owning up shows integrity and whatever embarrassment you may feel is worth it because in the end people will likely trust you more going forward. It’s not the mistake that is a deal-breaker, it’s being dishonest about it.
	
	  Ziad K. Abdelnour Ziad K. Abdelnour
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		It is a mistake always to contemplate the good and ignore the evil, because by making people neglectful it lets in disaster.
There is a dangerous optimism of ignorance and indifference.
	
	  Helen Keller Helen Keller
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		If you borrowed money and went to a college where the education didn't create any value, that is potentially a really big mistake.
	
	  Peter Thiel Peter Thiel
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		Have the courage to make a mistake.
	
	  Abraham Low Abraham Low
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		People mistake their love of the technology for it being a solution. Social media is the problem, not the solution, in crisis management. It's a problem if you use it to communicate in areas where you're dealing with incredibly intense emotions and very deep conflicts.
	
	  Eric Dezenhall Eric Dezenhall
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		What persuades men and women to mistake each other from time to time for gods or vermin is ideology. One can understand well enough how human beings may struggle and murder for good material reasons - reasons connected, for instance, with their physical survival. It is much harder to grasp how they may come to do so in the name of something as apparently abstract as ideas. Yet ideas are what men and women live by, and will occasionally die for.
	
	  Terry Eagleton Terry Eagleton
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		We limit our success when we mistake the limits of our perception for reality.
	
	  Bill Crawford Bill Crawford
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		Making a mistake means overshooting a scene, shooting too many takes, for instance. Long after you've got it, you just keep shooting.
	
	  William H. Macy William H. Macy
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		I think that's a fair assessment. When you're on a winning streak, it seems you can't do anything wrong, and even when you do something wrong, it seems that it's overshadowed by something bigger or better. When you're riding a losing streak, it seems you're always just one mistake from putting yourself back in that big hole.
	
	  Bob Hartley Bob Hartley
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		Most guys who define themselves as 'too nice' only behave nicely because they want everybody to like them and don’t want anyone to think badly of them. Don’t mistake being fearful and weak-minded for being nice.
	
	  Neil Strauss Neil Strauss
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		You could have all the money in the world, but you have to be smart enough knowing how to spend it. I really try to be on that smart money side. Once you make a serious mistake you can suffer five or six years, and I do my best to avoid serious mistakes.
	
	  Mikhail Prokhorov Mikhail Prokhorov