Marie Kondo Quotes

I mean, I've been stupid in the past, and I've learned from that.

To regret fully is to appreciate how high the stakes are in even the average human life; fully experienced, it turns our eyes, attentive and alert, to a future possibly lived better than our past.

I can't dwell on past mistakes.

So many amongst us live in the past rather than loving the present and building a brilliant future. Some people stay stuck for years over something they did or a failure they've experienced. Sad. A life is a terrible thing to waste.

I think it's a very healthy thing to learn from what's happened in the past. But only if you look at what happened and think, 'How could I have dealt with that differently?' Then let it go.

I don't look into negative things. Go past mistakes and look forward.

I don't harp on what I could change about the past, because I can't go back and change it. But definitely a lot of things I would change.

It wouldn't be New Year's if I didn't have regrets.

We should regret our mistakes and learn from them, but never carry them forward into the future with us.

I don't really regret anything in my life.

Failure means a stripping away of the inessential.

I have looked back on situations and thought that I could have handled a few differently and probably better.

I wouldn't go back and change anything.

I'm not a regret guy.

There are many things that, if I have to relive, maybe I will do it another way. But I would not like to look back and think what I have not been able to.

The more time you spend contemplating what you should have done... you lose valuable time planning what you can and will do.

I think when I was younger, I strived for perfection. And now I strive for my imperfections because I think they're more interesting.

I made some choices that weren't right in the past. It cost me in terms of my confidence and everything.

I have many regrets and things I wish I could go back and change, but I have also worked hard and tried to improve myself.

I regret so much. I've made mistakes. I've hurt people. I've done things I'm not proud of. But on the other hand, that way lies madness, you know?

I don't regret anything in life.

Sometimes when you look back, you think I wish I would have played this hand differently or that hand differently. But then you have to understand that you can't go back and to focus on the present. Whether or not you're applying the lessons you've learned from mistakes you've made in the past.

In the past, I've been a selfish player. I'll definitely admit that.

I won't look back and say 'I wish I could change things.'

I do always look back and feel faintly embarrassed by anything I've done in the past. I think that's not a terrible thing, because if you don't do that, how are you growing and moving forward?