Peter Coyote Quotes

Unlike some politicians, I can admit to a mistake.

You have to admit your mistakes and apologise for them.

It takes guts to realize you screwed up and to then come clean without any excuses.

When you've made a mistake, you have to admit you've made a mistake, and correct it.

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

Not admitting a mistake is a bigger mistake.

When you make a mistake, you have to admit it.

I will always be the first to admit when I have done something wrong.

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

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

I have a no-apology policy.

When I was younger, I was always taught not to make excuses.

I'm not going to make any excuses. I just went out and stunk it up tonight.

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

One of the things I'm trying to get better at is apologizing when I make mistakes. That's been a big priority of mine.

Netanyahu needs to stand before the Israeli public and say, 'I failed.'

I take accountability for being dumb and irresponsible.

I think it takes a lot for you to admit you made a mistake and correct it right away, especially on live television.

The ability to say 'I was wrong' or to own up to your mistakes is very powerful. I teach my children that admitting fault is the quickest way to stop the problem, move on and get on with whatever it is you should be doing.

We made mistakes publicly.

I hate using excuses, I hate doing excuses.

If you know you've been out of order, then you must tell the truth.

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

When you say, 'When you're wrong, you're wrong,' I would 100 percent agree. I've always handled my punishments head on.

If you've made a mistake, if you've made a blunder, admit it to yourself, and then go to the people affected by it and admit it to them, and tell them you're sorry. Full-heartedly and openly. The fact of the matter is, that people who do that make an enormous impression. It's the right thing to do. It's the moral thing to do.