Tim Cook Quotes

Some positive persisting fops we know, Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so; But you with pleasure own your errors past, And make each day a critique on the last.

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.

I don't mind being wrong, and I don't mind changing my mind.

I'll be the first one to admit that if I have conclusions based on faulty premises, then let me know about that, and I'll be the first one to change it.

Some are very hostile if mistakes are pointed out. I'm not. If I make a mistake, I make a mistake.

I'm always open for people saying I'm wrong because most of the time I am.

If people are looking for someone who has never changed their mind and is unwilling to admit they make mistakes, that's not me.

If you are not egotistical, you will welcome the opportunity to learn more.

The willingness to keep learning is, I think, the most important thing about trying to be good at anything. You never want to stop learning.

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

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

I always entertain the notion that I'm wrong, or that I'll have to revise my opinion. Most of the time that feels good; sometimes it really hurts and is embarrassing.

Never let your persistence and passion turn into stubbornness and ignorance.

But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all.

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.

One of the things I like enormously about Bob Weinstein is that that he's the only studio head I have ever known who will change his mind and say he was wrong.

It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others.

It is not easy for me to accept criticism and reassess my way of doing things.

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

In all of history, we have found just one cure for error—a partial antidote against making and repeating grand, foolish mistakes, a remedy against self-deception. That antidote is criticism.

Looking inward and understanding where you made mistakes in the past helps you set up for change.

When we presume that we are better than people who need structure and guidance, we lack one of the most crucial ingredients for change: humility.

The most important thing that I tell myself is that no matter where I go in this journey, the humility is what's gonna keep me honest and real. And perhaps a better manager.

I've learned not to say, 'No, I'd never do that.'

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