Subject: Problems » Mistakes

Alimony is a system by which, when two people make a mistake, one of them continues to pay for it.

(1893 – 1957) American actress & celebrity
Marriage Mistakes Money

A man can sleep around, no questions asked, but if a woman makes nineteen or twenty mistakes she's a tramp.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director
Men Mistakes People Sex Women

Don't ever make the same mistake twice, unless it pays.

(1893 – 1980) actress, playwright, screenwriter & sex symbol
Mistakes Problems

All great discoveries are made by mistake

Corollary: The greater the funding, the longer it takes to make the mistake.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

I learned in my car that I could not have children; it was the day that I locked my keys in my car with the engine running.

(1964 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor
Autos Children Family Mistakes Problems

Experience enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Nobody notices the big errors.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

There is always one more bug.

Computers Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems Things

It's human to make mistakes and some of us are more human than others.

(1933 – ) English author & cartoonist
Mistakes Problems

To err is human – to blame it on someone else is even more human.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

In any collection of data, the figure most obviously correct, beyond all need of checking, is the mistake.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Important letters that contain no errors will develop errors in the mail.
Corollary: Corresponding errors will show up in the duplicate while the boss is reading it.

Communication Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

(1769 – 1821) French general & politician
Mistakes People

God don't make no mistakes… that's how He got to be God.

television character, All In the Family (Carroll O’Connor)
Beliefs God Mistakes

To err is human… and to blame it on a computer is even more so.

(1927 – ) magician & comedy writer
Computers Failure Mistakes Things

When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, "Did you sleep good?" and I said, "No, I made a few mistakes."

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Mistakes Situations Sleep

Nothing is as inevitable as a mistake whose time has come.

Mistakes Murphy’s Laws Problems

The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician
Misspokements Mistakes People Self Speech

Mistakes are often the stepping stones to utter failure.

Failure Mistakes Problems Proverbs

To err is human, to forgive is human.

Mistakes Proverbs

Experience: The name an older man gives to his mistakes.

Definitions Mistakes