Regretful Quotes

I don't care about failing because I do not want to sit down in my older years and say, 'How come I didn't try?'

The thing that I regret is not having better relationships with a lot of people. Being the hard-nosed guy that I was, I think I could've come off a little bit better in my relationships with a lot of people, and I didn't.

Feeling no remorse must be a blessing when all you have are your memories

He went like one that hath been stunn'd, And is of sense forlorn: A sadder and a wiser man He rose the morrow morn.

I play piano very badly. That's my great regret.

I was trying to convince myself I could learn to be gay - but no. That's one of my great regrets.

I thought I was the center of the world and that my parents had nothing to do with me, and I regret that. I wish I had been a little kinder to my family and been friends with them and let them into my life and shared with them the things I was doing rather than feel like I needed to do my life in secret.

I saw my whole life flash before my eyes, boss. It was horrific. I haven’t done anything to regret yet and it’s been way too brief. I at least want a license before I check out, you know?

I don't spend a lot of time thinking about regrets because there's nothing I can do.

A hasty judgment is a first step to recantation.

Time is given us that we may take care for eternity; and eternity will not be too long to regret the loss of our time if we have misspent it.

You don't want to miss out on something and feel like an idiot.

I can't re-examine work I did in the past with pride.

Don't you want to take a leap of faith? Or become an old man, filled with regret, waiting to die alone!

There's tons of stuff where you're like, "God, I wish I could take that back."

I believe in education and wish I had a better one.

Nothing could be worse than the fear that one had given up too soon, and left one unexpended effort that might have saved the world.

Before I could figure out how to apologize for being such an idiot, she tackled me with a hug, then pulled away just as quickly. "I'm glad you're not a guinea pig." "Me, too." I hoped my face wasn't as red as it felt.

I'm not regretful about dropping acid, but I could have stopped it a little sooner.

No trouble ever got fixed late at night," he said. "Midnight is for regrets.

Words will not be able to ever express how sorry I am for this, and I have profound regret and sorrow for the multitude of mistakes and harm I have caused.

I'd let my golden chances pass me by.

To think that an old soldier should come to this.

Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind.

I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy.