George Clinton Quotes

When your future arrives, will you blame your past?

You can't start changing things in your past. Everyone has challenges and lessons to learn - we wouldn't be who we are without them. I certainly wouldn't be who I am.

Sure, I'm ashamed of a lot of the things I did, but at the same time, I wouldn't be the person I am today if I hadn't gone through those experiences.

You can blame outside factors or make excuses about why things didn't work out, but that doesn't change anything.

We don't want to make the same mistakes twice, though I tend to take the positives from past experiences, even unhappy ones.

I've learned from my mistakes in the past, why I thought I've lost fights before.

My life, my failures. I hope that gives people the lesson to rebuild their own lives.

I'm not sure I'd go back and do anything over in my life. I've definitely had my fair share of failures and moments where I wasted my time or that of other people, but if I did those moments over, I'd have missed out on so many lessons.

I am not someone who is ashamed of my past. I'm actually really proud. I know I made a lot of mistakes, but they, in turn, were my life lessons.

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.

I live without regrets. There are certain things I have done, mistakes that I made, that I would change, but I don't regret them at all, because I've learnt from them.

In my life, I have made the occasional catastrophic choice, and it's just a case of moving on and learning from it.

All I know is that I've made some big screw-ups, and I've done some things that have done all right. I just keep trying to learn from the mistakes I've made.

Regret doesn't remind us that we did badly. It reminds us that we know we can do better.

I don't have many regrets. I regret mistakes, particularly those that damage other people, and we've all made some of those. But I'm not sad about change.

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

I've been through some very difficult stages in my life, but I wouldn't change anything.

I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of what used to be.

I wouldn't change anything. I've made mistakes, but thanks to those mistakes, I've learned.

I had my share of issues, but now, it's something that's made me who I am and no complaints.

Reflecting back, we all make mistakes; we all go through our stuff - relationships, financial, all kinds of stuff - and if you can grow from that and pass that message on, it's a pretty cool thing.

I wanted to cause trouble, but I know now it stays with you.

I don't regret things, because I learn from mistakes. If needs be, I always make amends.

You shouldn't have regrets. I'd say instead that I've learned a lot of lessons. Yes, I could have handled some things better. But they've also made me who I am today.

You ask me why I air your dirty laundry, but you do not ask yourself why you soil it to begin with.