No one ever became great except through many and great mistakes.

No man ever became great or good except through many and great mistakes

I've made some great mistakes in my life, but, you know, they were honest mistakes.

There are certain things in life that you'll be forgiven for, no matter how thoughtless or stupid or reckless, but if you do that same thing twice, you're on your own.

Some time when the river is ice ask memistakes I have made. Ask me whetherwhat I have done is my life. Othershave come in their slow way intomy thought, and some have tried to helpor to hurt: ask me what differencetheir strongest love or hate has made.

We're definitely in a position now where we can't afford to have older guys make mistakes, ... As much as people have made about how young we are ... we can't keep missing these opportunities.