It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.

A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views not even kindness.

President Obama's call for nearly a half-trillion dollars in more government stimulus when America has more than $14 trillion in debt is guided by his mistaken belief that we can spend our way to prosperity.

The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep trying to correct them.

Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents.

Marriage is a very good thing but I think it's a mistake to make a habit out of it.

Our intentions may be very good but because the intelligence is limited the action may turn out to be a mistake - a mistake but not necessarily a sin for sin comes out of a wrong intention.

I am glad that I paid so little attention to good advice had I abided by it I might have been saved from some of my most valuable mistakes.

When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me 'Did you sleep good?' I said 'No I made a few mistakes.'

I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess.