If you are terrified of making mistakes, you will be reluctant to acknowledge them when you do make them-and therefore you will not correct them.
It is one thing to make a mistake, and quite another thing not to admit it.
I don't like the blame game, though.
If you get honest feedback and do nothing about it, then the feedback will stop.
I also feel like I've done plenty of wrong things. I'm not innocent here, and I'm certainly not going to be righteous about that.
You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
I like people admitting they were complete stupid horses' asses. I know I'll perform better if I rub my nose in my mistakes. This is a wonderful trick to learn.
Dave couldn't remember the last time a grownup had apologized to him.
I don't enjoy eating humble pie.
More have repented speech then silence. [More have repented speech than silence.]
The worst thing that can happen to you is if you don't take responsibility for what you did wrong.
The three most difficult words to speak are, "I was wrong."
You can't undo the past... but you can certainly not repeat it.
Experience - the wisdom that enables us to recognise in an undesirable old acquaintance the folly that we have already embraced.
To acknowledge you were wrong yesterday is to acknowledge you are wiser today.
The truth is harsh." Anubis said. "Spirits come to the Hall of Judgement all the time, and they cannot let go of their lies. They deny their faults, their true feelings, their mistakes.......right up until Ammit devours their souls for eternity. It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
As a soldier, I know that the commander is responsible for every man and every thing. The words "I apologize" may sound banal. But I cannot find any other words.
The economy of Poland was in dire straits as the President resigned:
There are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble ... deny your responsibility.
When you're wrong admit it, when you're right, shut up.
I am humble enough to recognize that I have made mistakes, but politically astute enough to know that I have forgotten what they are.
Either you look back and deal with your hypocrisy, or you dismiss it.
Be willing to apologize. Proper apologies have three parts: 1) What I did was wrong. 2) I'm sorry that I hurt you. 3) How do I make it better? It's the third part that people tend to forget. Apologize when you screw up and focus on other people, not on yourself.
That's one of our biggest problems, it's always somebody else's fault instead of our own fault.
To err is human; to admit it, superhuman.
Anybody can get chewed out. It's the rare person who says, oh my god, you were right. As opposed to, no wait, the reason is... We've all heard that