J. K. Rowling Quotes

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.

I haven't always made the right decisions.

I have not always behaved well. I can admit that. I get things wrong, I learn.

Politicians make mistakes. People misspeak in public. God knows I have proven both. A lot.

I will never attempt to even begin to make excuses for what I did in football.

We all make mistakes and sometimes you say things and you really don't realize what you're saying at that moment.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

Presidents make their hard decisions and then abide forever with their mistakes and regrets.

I don't enjoy eating humble pie; it never tastes good. But I do appreciate it when it happens.

The best of us must sometimes eat our words.

We have made mistakes. In our haste to do all things for all people, we did not foresee the full consequences of our actions. And when the people raised their voices, we didn't hear. But our deafness was only a temporary condition, and not an irreversible condition.

Mr. Jefferson has reason to reflect upon himself. How he will get rid of his remorse in his retirement, I know not. He must know that he leaves the government infinitely worse than he found it, and that from his own error or ignorance.

When you make a mistake—a big mistake, you’re going to have to apologize—a lot!

There are few, very few, that will own themselves in a mistake, though all the World sees them to be in downright nonsense.

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

I made a lot of mistakes.

Apology is often the first step in correcting a wrong. Having moved for a position of saying 'I don't need forgiveness,' Mr. Trump is now taking a second look at past behaviors, things that he's said and done that he regrets. While he is not asking for forgiveness for being human, he is admitting that he's made mistakes and humbly making apologies.

I believe in the redemptive need to admit mistakes, express regret, and ask for forgiveness.

I made a lot of mistakes. And obviously, it cost me.

We've all made mistakes.

I take full responsibility for the mistakes that led to my suspension for the 2014 season.

It takes some courage to say you were wrong.

We all make mistakes. God knows I've made more than anyone else I know.

Everybody in life says things at times that they regret.

What differentiates leaders is the ability to recover following a mistake. I make mistakes all the time, but I cop to them, apologize, and move on. Contrition is powerful.