Jodi Picoult Quotes

That's the thing about mistakes, you don't dwell on them.

I've made plenty of mistakes, and I'm sure I'll make more.

Everybody has seen that I make mistakes. Every single album I have ever made is about love. But I am not going to give up. I have to look at what I do wrong. I rush in, I get swept up, I ignore the signs. But so many of us are guilty of these things. Each time it goes wrong, it's hard. I get really hurt but I have to let myself go: 'What did I do? What can I learn?' And as hard and as hurtful as things get, I want to believe I will be able to go one step higher. I've got to hope that if I keep going I will eventually get it right.

The only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.

Gosh, I made so many mistakes. I mean I still make mistakes. We all do.

I don't regret anything. I feel like I've made what I would call mistakes. I picked the wrong movie, or I didn't pursue a character, but everything you do is part of you and you get something from it.

I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.

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

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

I've made a lot of mistakes and I don't regret any of them. Sometimes that's the only way you learn.

It's a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day? I don't know about you, but I make plenty. You can't turn the clock back, so you have to look ahead.

Where I Was Wrong

I believe there were things I probably should have done differently. But I'm not going to spend a lot of time crying over spilt milk.

I can't dwell on past mistakes.

My life is full of way more mistakes than successes.

When you look back at your own story, you may find out that not every 't' was crossed and every 'i' was dotted.

I have regrets, but you live and learn.

I would love to tell you that it's been absolutely perfect, that I've been a man that's been super Christian. But I've had mistakes, dumb things I've regretted, so it's not a perfect life. But it's one that has helped me make better decisions.

I've made social mistakes. We've all made our mistakes and tried things we kind of wish we didn't, but we plan around it. Things happen in situations that are unique and different, and no one is perfect.

Learning from our mistakes is critical for improving, but even I don't have patience for ranking my regrets. Regret is a negative emotion that inhibits the optimism required to take on new challenges. You risk living in an alternative universe, where if only you had done this or that differently, things would be better. That's a poor substitute for making your actual life better, or improving the lives of others. Regret briefly, analyze and understand, and then move on, improving the only life you have.

Regretting the past does not prevent me from repeating it.

Sulking about your mistakes only leads to future ones.

It's easy to make mistakes. It's living with the consequences of them that's the hardest.

I left acting for 15 years, and I think it's really nice to have another life. I took too much for granted when I was younger. I didn't really want to be an actor. I didn't really love it. And so I made a lot of mistakes. Oddly, I care much more about it now. I feel like a complete novice.

if i have gained anything over these months, it is the knowledge there is no starting over - only living with the mistakes you've made. but then, caleb taught me long ago you can't build anything without some sort of foundation. maybe we learn to live our lives by understanding, firsthand, how not to live them.