Nicholas Sparks Quotes

Every person on the face of the earth makes mistakes, Lily. Every last one. We're all so human. Your mother made a terrible mistake, but she tried to fix it.' 'Good night,' I said, and rolled onto my side. 'There is nothing perfect,' August said from the doorway. 'There is only life.

I feel that people are basically trying to do their best in the world. Even when you see people making mistakes, you understand why they're making a mistake. Everybody has flaws, everybody has demons, everybody has ghosts, but I think you watch people and you see everybody trying to do their best.

You make mistakes. Mistakes don't make you.

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

The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those - those are growing pains. Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I'm not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.

I want people to learn from me, see I'm human, and understand that I make mistakes just like they do, but it doesn't have to consume you. You've got to walk through the raindrops, and that's totally what I am trying to do.

Difficulty creates the opportunity for self-reflection and compassion.

We're all on a continuous journey to try and fix our mistakes and flaws. And, believe me, I've got plenty of them.

I'm a normal person, and I'm going to make mistakes. I think people have to accept that.

Everybody makes mistakes, and I am a human being.

I acknowledge that we are all human and are on a journey. We are not born perfect, mistakes are inevitable.

We like to pretend that our generous impulses come naturally. But the reality is we often become our kindest, most ethical selves only by seeing what it feels like to be a selfish jackass first. It's the reason... we have to get burned before we understand the power of fire; the reason our most meaningful relationships are so often those that continued beyond the very juncture at which they came the closest to ending.

We all make mistakes, some bigger than others, but none of us is perfect.

None of us are bad people. We float around and we run across each other and we learn about ourselves, and we make mistakes and we do great things. We hurt others, we hurt ourselves, we make others happy and we please ourselves. We can and should forgive ourselves and each other for that.

There's good stuff and bad stuff, but you continue on. I'm not prescriptive - I cannot tell anyone else what to do with their lives, and I'm a deeply flawed individual - but this is it. We're all just living it and... bless us all.

Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.

Maybe I am a jerk sometimes. Maybe I'm not. I think most people are kind of a jerk once in a while.

I don't always like my own behavior. I haven't known anyone who is perfect all the time.

I'm growing up and continuing to learn from my mistakes and trying not to make the same ones over and over again, but am I going to live in a shell, or am I just going to hide from everybody and not do anything? I don't think that's the way I should live my life, and I'm not going to do it.

I'll never be a non-stumbler. I'll be a forgiven stumbler, but never a non-stumbler.

Even when I make mistakes and people exploit my mistakes on television or on the Internet, and they use it to make fun of me, it's just kind of working in my favor at the end. It's really strange.

I'm human, I'm not perfect. I make mistakes all the time, but I guess my job is to keep those mistakes to myself, which I'm already fine doing and just try to be the best I can be for those kids.

I make mistakes growing up. I'm not perfect; I'm not a robot.

We all think people deserve second chances. None of us are perfect.

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