Andrew Mason Quotes

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.

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

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

Have I said dumb things? Absolutely, who hasn't? But I have never backed away from being called out on something I did or said wrong.

I'm very observant and very instinctive. In life, you have to have the vulnerability to accept when you are to blame. And I do have that, and I am open enough to say it.

I have made mistakes but I have never made the mistake of claiming that I have never made one.

Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake.

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

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.’

Whether we're talking about leadership, teamwork, or client service, there is no more powerful attribute than the ability to be genuinely honest about one's weaknesses, mistakes, and needs for help.

I learned years ago that the more honest you are about anything you're doing in life, you can grow and learn from your mistakes.

I will make it a point to voice my opinions. But if I am at fault, I will also apologise.

I've screwed up a lot, but I've always admitted it.

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

It is the highest form of self-respect to admit our errors and mistakes and make amends for them.

I don’t think it's weak to admit you made a mistake. That takes strength, if you ask me.

... the approach of admitting our errors, besides being most true to a gospel of grace, is also most effective at expressing who we are. Propaganda turns people off; humbly admitting mistakes disarms.

I call myself out on my mistakes, but in telling the truth, sometimes it stings a little.

You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.

If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.

The man who can own up to his error is greater than he who merely knows how to avoid making it.

Sincerity must be bought at a price: the humility to recognize our innumerable errors, and fidelity in tirelessly setting them right.

People tend to scare you pointing out your shortfalls. If you voluntarily admit your faults, then people won't have anything to point out.

To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.