Sanford I. Weill Quotes

The best way of dealing with the press, customers, and critics is to come clean when things go wrong and admit when you make a mistake. We are humans, and no one expects us to be perfect.

I don't like to hide the errors I make. Any time I'm doing a mistake, I'm just saying it.

I have always addressed any mistakes I have made and will keep doing so. It's nothing I duck away from.

The public, more often than not, will forgive mistakes, but it will not forgive trying to wriggle and weasel out of one.

I make my mistakes in public.

I have made mistakes in the past, but when I have, I have always said so.

The public will forgive you almost anything if you're honest about it.

Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.

We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.

Be honest about mistakes. Even if you are afraid of what people think.

The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it.

If you wanna cross somebody, then do that. Don't act like it wasn't you.

I also feel that I have been very honest with my friends, my family and also with the public about the mistakes that I've made and the challenges that I've gone through.

I make mistakes; I'll be the second to admit it.

Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake.

We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.

We shall act with good intentions, but at times we will be wrong. When we are, let us admit it and try to right the situation.

Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

There are two things people in public life don’t like to say. First is ‘I made a mistake’, and second is ‘I don’t know.’

We all make mistakes. In public life, we make them in public view.

If I screw up, I'm gonna say, 'You know what? I really screwed up.' That's all you can do. Some people gonna forgive you, some people not gonna forgive you. That's just the way it works.

I always like to remind myself that the most honorable people of all are not those who never make mistakes, but those who admit to them when they do and then move on and do their best to right the wrongs they have made.

I tell guys all the time, you see me messing up, get at me. I want you to get at me.

Being honest with myself is something I like. I am happy that I don't make excuses when I make a mistake. This is a good way to improve in the fastest way.