Paulo Coelho Quotes

I stand by every decision I've made throughout my career and my life, good or bad, up or down.

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

In my life, being true to myself certainly hasn't made things easier. You could never accuse me of taking the path of least resistance.

Life is about making choices, seeing those choices through, and living through consequences.

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

Now if you know what you're worth then go out and get what you're worth. But ya gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody! Cowards do that and that ain't you! You're better than that!

You have to own your mistakes, otherwise your mistakes own you

Everyone makes mistakes. How a person deals with their mistakes is a mark of their character.

If I fall over and make mistakes, I'll pick myself back up and hope for the best and try to conduct myself with as much authenticity and moral code.

I stand by every mistake I've ever made, so judge away.

I've made mistakes. More than my share. Hopefully, I've learned from them, but can't guarentee anything. There's only one thing I can promise. I'm taking this to the end." -Bobby Pendragon

If I have made a mistake in the design, then I'm the one who should pay for it. I certainly would not ask somebody else to fly a plane if I were afraid to do it myself.

You've got to be who you are. You've got to be honest with people. If your views change on something, you've got to be willing to express it.

I know that being seen as a role model means taking responsibility for all my actions. I am human, and of course, sometimes I make mistakes. But I promise that when I fall, I get back up.

Say what you know, do what you must, come what may.

I may have hurt some people along the way, but I would like to be seen as somebody who has done his best to do the right thing for any situation and not compromised.

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

I take ownership of every mistake I've ever made.

People who really try to be conscious of what they have done, who take responsibility, to me these kinds of people are heroes.

I don't apologize for anything. When I make a mistake, I take the blame and go on from there.

You've got to stand up and do your own battles. My daddy taught me that a long time ago, that you fight your own battles. The only way to shut everybody up is to win.

The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives.

If there is a doubt, I believe that I must put myself forward and undergo the people's judgment.

I never considered myself a fall guy. I know what I did. I know why I did it. I'm not ashamed of it.

And again, hast thou valued Patience, Courage, Perseverance, Openness to light; readiness to own thyself mistaken, to do better next time