Dale Carnegie Quotes

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

We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.

Calling oneself a hero after making mistakes shouldn't earn public trust.

It is a true man's part not to err, but it is also noble of a man to perceive his error.

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

Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake.

I'll be the first one to tell you if I made a mistake.

It is one thing to make a mistake, and quite another thing not to admit it.

Admit your errors before someone else exaggerates them.

When there is an issue, I approach it and hit it head on. I speak the truth. If I do something wrong, then I own it.

If I'm wrong, I'm man enough to say I'm wrong.

I've always had a problem with people who couldn't tell the truth or admit a mistake and say they're wrong.

My biggest pet peeve is when people don't admit what they've done.

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

Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.

How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them.

I'm an honorable human being. I know what to do and what not to do, and if I'm wrong, I always apologize. I'm a big enough man to do that.

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.

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

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.

Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.

I've been very, very careful to tell people what I am qualified to talk about and what I'm not qualified to talk about.

I am man enough to be able to admit my own mistakes. I think that is an important trait to have.

I think life would be a lot easier if people were able to stand in their mistakes and not backtrack. If you did something wrong, own it. Like, hold your own.

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