Ronald Coase Quotes

I've blundered my way through life.

And, again, I'm the first one to say that I'm not going be successful at everything.

Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt.

It's tough never being right.

You make a ton of progress by making a ton of mistakes.

I assume as a writer that most of the time I'm going to fall down and fail.

I have been wrong enough times to know that it is always a possibility.

I don't get everything right the first time.

I am wrong all the time.

Mistakes are normal; everyone makes them.

We never are definitely right, we can only be sure we are wrong.

I make a hundred mistakes a day. I am, and have been, and will continue to be, wrong about almost everything.

If I had a dime for everytime that I was wrong, I'd be broke.

Fact: From quitting smoking to skiing, we succeed to the degree we try, fail, and learn. Studies show that people who worry about mistakes shut down, but those who are relaxed about doing badly soon learn to do well. Success is built on failure.

You make mistakes and you learn from them.

As a parent, the only thing I am absolutely certain of is my own fallibility.

I don't think I'm successful.

I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.

I've made plenty of mistakes as a keeper, that's for sure. I'll make plenty more before I'm through.

Nobody's perfect. Even the most successful people make serious mistakes.

As soon as you know what you're doing, you're doing it wrong.

Perhaps I am not as wise as I like to think I am.

I do not know it all and do not claim to.

One thing is certain in business. You and everyone around you will make mistakes.

I'm so not perfect.