Richard J. Needham Quotes

It's not a weakness to admit that you're wrong.

I don’t think it's weak to admit you made a mistake. That takes strength, if you ask me.

Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.

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

I have trouble admitting I'm wrong.

The mark of a wise person isn't never making mistakes - everyone makes plenty of them. Rather, it's the ability to quickly admit - and fix - them!

I always assess what's my fault, but I don't dwell on mistakes, I never have; it's not part of my make up. I know what I am and know what I can do. You just move on.

Mistakes, once owned, apologized for, and buried, need to be an accepted part of life.

Don't be afraid to make mistakes and be able to laugh at yourself.

A second chance doesn't mean anything if you haven't learned from your first mistake.

When you make a mistake, there are only three things you should ever do about it: 1. Admit it. 2. Learn from it, and 3. Don't repeat it.

I will be the first to admit I am not perfect and I make mistakes.

I think I fail a bit less than everyone else.

The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.

I can tell you character traits I admire and work to develop in myself - perseverance, self-discipline, courage to stand up for what is right even when it is against one's friends or one's self.

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

I'm not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.

Lord, deliver me from the man who never makes a mistake, and also from the man who makes the same mistake twice.

It is so conceited and timid to be ashamed of one's mistakes. Of course they are mistakes. Go on to the next.

I hate being wrong, but I love it when I'm set straight.

All of us make mistakes. The key is to acknowledge them, learn, and move on. The real sin is ignoring mistakes, or worse, seeking to hide them.

It is a true man's part not to err, but it is also noble of a man to perceive his error.

I'm going to have setbacks and failures; I'm not going to see change right away all of the time or most of the time. But everybody I've ever respected has failed at one thing or another. I've definitely fallen on my face. But I've also had a comparatively easy life.

Persistence and determination are incredibly important. But sometimes you need to analyze the situation and understand when you're wrong. You need to be able to cop to being wrong, learn to change, and continue to grow as a human being.

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