Regret Avoidance Quotes

We regret the things we don't do more than the things we do.

I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.

You will have more regrets for the things you didn't try than the ones you tried and didn't succeed at.

Regret is useless in life. It's in the past. All we have is now.

The framework I found which made the decision incredibly easy was what I called — which only a nerd would call — a “regret minimization framework.” So, I wanted to project myself forward to age 80 and say, “Okay, now I’m looking back on my life. I want to have minimized the number of regrets I have.”

I believe leaving school early was the right decision to make, but at first, I wasn't sure. But my coaches told me to follow my heart and there wouldn't be any regrets, and that's exactly what I did.

If you are afraid to take a chance, take one anyway. What you don't do can create the same regrets as the mistakes you make.

I've no regrets. You take responsibility for your actions.

I'm never afraid to try something if I think it's funny. And I know I'll regret it if I don't.

Your greatest regret at the end of your life will be the lions you didn't chase. You will look back longingly on risks not taken, opportunities not seized, and dreams not pursued. Stop running away from what scares you most and start chasing the God-ordained opportunities that cross your path.

At this point in my life, I find myself obsessed with alternate paths I could've taken. I don't think about this with a sense of regret, but with a sense of wonder.

Here is a sovereign talisman against regret: never do that which might engender it.

I'd like to prove that if you take care of yourself, you can actually not regret the fact that you've become an old-timer, but you can just still improve and actually get better.

If you don't take risks, you'll have a wasted soul.

I wouldn't change a thing about what I've done in the past because what may have been bad choices have all led me to this moment.

At the end of my career, am I going to say I did well, but I didn't give it my all? I'd be very, very angry with myself if I didn't give 100 percent. If I gave my all and I got to whatever point in the world, I could look back and at least I say I did the best I could.

If you do the best you can, you never have to look back.

In this world second thoughts, it seems, are best.

Whatever you do, don’t wake up at 65 years old and think about what you should have done with your life.

The truth is I don't regret it. It was the right decision [not run for president] for my family, and the right decision for me.

Embrace a mistake and learn from it; don't regret them.

I so rarely turned down a role, that I can't say I have any regrets in that regard. There were many roles that I would rather not have done, but having a home and family requires that we sometimes do things we would rather not.

I came seriously close to getting married four times, and each time I backed off in fear or for one reason or another. Each occasion was different, but in hindsight when I look at the people involved, it wasn't a bad thing what I did. I think it may have been more complex had the marriage taken place.

I'd rather look a fool than be right and fail to act.

If she doesn't speak, she is making a choice. If she doesn't try, she can lose her chance forever. -An-mei