"There should be no shame in admitting to a mistake; after all, we really are only admitting that we are now wiser than we once were."

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Source : "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less". Book by Greg McKeown, April 15, 2014.

Greg McKeown

#Mistake Quotes #Admitting Quotes #Shame Quotes

“Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers.”
“It would be easy to abuse a person when they never recognized it as abuse.”

Source : Marissa Meyer (2013). “Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles Book 2)”, p.142, Penguin UK
“It's not surprising that truly humanitarian manifestos originate frequently in minority circles or with people whose consciences are troubled by the problems of minorities.”
“Before anything can break your heart, it must first own your heart. Stop handing your heart to dunya-it'll stop breaking it.”
“I've approached music with the understanding that knowledge is available regarding tones and their effect upon the body. I think the father of that knowledge was the mathematician Pythagoras who lived several thousand years ago. Pythagoras was also a fine musician and he knew specifically what tones would affect which parts of the body.”
“Instead of friends, I see in Washington only mortal enemies. Instead of loving the old flag of the stars and stripes, I see in it only the symbol of murder, plunder, oppression, and shame.”
“There are places where the mind dies so that a truth which is its very denial may be born.”
“Thatâ€™s it,â€ she said, balling her hands in fists. â€œIâ€™m not letting you out of it this time. I insist that you take me to Scotland. I demand you ruin me. As a point of honor.”

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