Correction Quotes

A person with 'oppositional conversational style' is a person who, in conversation, disagrees with and corrects whatever you say. He or she may do this in a friendly way, or a belligerent way, but this person frames remarks in opposition to whatever you venture.

It is wonderful to hear what account we at present give ourselves of the punishment of criminals. No "revenge"--O Heavens, no; all preachers on Sunday strictly forbid that; and even (at least on Sundays) prescribe the contrary of that. It is for the sake of "example," that you punish; to "protect society" and its purse and skin; to deter the innocent from falling into crime; and especially withal, for the purpose of improving the poor criminal himself,--or at lowest, of hanging and ending him, that he may not grow worse. For the poor criminal is, to be "improved" if possible:

Human beings were given a left foot and a right foot to make a mistake first to the left, then to the right, left again and repeat.

When we lose, we don't have to change everything but correct things by working hard.

The resentment that criticism engenders can demoralize employees, family members and friends, and still not correct the situation that has been condemned.

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition, there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.

We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.

The readiest and surest way to get rid of censure, is to correct ourselves.

Even if one’s whole life were a mistake, there is always time to change.

The pendulum will swing back.

I always rewrite each day up to the point where I stopped. When it is all finished, naturally you go over it. You get another chance to correct and rewrite when someone else types it, and you see it clean in type. The last chance is in the proofs. You're grateful for these different chances.

Despite the encouraging and wonderful gains and the changes for women which have occurred in my lifetime, there is still room to advance and to promote correction of the remaining deficiencies and imbalances.

Prison works.

We have to pull back, and we have to recognize it.

I've always been the type to know that if I'm getting off the track, I know, 'OK, it's time to tighten up.' I feel like I can see it before it comes.

A child correct behind and not before.

There is precious instruction to be got by finding we were wrong.

Life is like a typographical error: we're constantly writing and rewriting things over each other.

If I know somebody's right about something I take it from them.

Any man is liable to err, only a fool persists in error.

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.

Truth is error burned up.

I lay back and see how I can do things the right way.

Every time I reform in one direction I go overboard in another.

We do not correct the man we hang; we correct others by him.