“Writing is not something you can do or you can't. It's not even something that 'other people do' or 'for smart people only' or even 'for people who finished school and went to University'. Nonsense. Anyone can do it. But no-one can do it straight off the bat. Like plastering, brain surgery or assembling truck engines, you have to do a bit of training - get your hands dirty - and make some mistakes.” PeopleWritingHandsSchoolBitsCan DoMistakeBrainSmartTrainingUniversityFinishedDirtyNonsenseEnginesBatsSurgeryTruckSmart PeopleAssemblingBrain SurgeryFinished School Author:Jasper Fforde
“Upon graduation, go out into the world and try to find yourself. What do I mean by that? Read Socrates, no. Get a job? Not yet. Go out and do some crazy stuff. Don't hurt anybody including yourself, but take some risks. Travel a little bit. Make big mistakes that you have to apologize for. Do stuff that will make you relatable to the world. And whatever jobs you settle into, you will be better at it, for it.” WorldTryingMeanLittlesBigsJobsStuffBitsHurtMistakeRiskCrazyLittle BitIncludingSettlingFinding YourselfApologizingRelatableBig Mistake Author:Megyn Kelly
“In terms of style, too, I think I've been working with a somewhat limited -- although intentionally limited -- set of tools. So I'm attempting to be a bit looser as I start stories off. To digress. To make interesting mistakes.” ThinkingStoriesBitsTermInterestingMistakeStyleToolsAttempting Author:Kelly Link
“When you have success on the field, you're more popular and you have that fame that comes with it. You realize you're in the public eye more and you've got to be a little bit more careful about some of the things you're doing out in public and make sure you're smart about the things you say. You're still going to make mistakes from time to time, but you represent an even greater population and people are that much more looking for you to be in the wrong place at the wrong time or fall down or say something really stupid that's going to get you in trouble.” PeopleLittlesStillsEyeFallBitsRealizingMistakeGreaterTroubleStupidFieldsFameLittle BitSmartPopulationCarefulMaking MistakesFalling DownPublic EyeWrong TimeReally Stupid Author:Aaron Rodgers
“A computer is a wonderful and friendly machine, because it's always just a little better than you are. You're always a little bit behind, but it stays right there with you anyway. It allows you to make the mistakes, and then to try to find out what the mistakes are, and then to repair the mistakes. It's always your friend. It quits on you, but it doesn't leave the apartment.” TryingLittlesBitsBehindsMistakeWonderfulComputerLittle BitMachinesQuittingFriendlyApartmentBetter Than You Author:Frederick Barthelme
“I always found the appeal to the market gods a bit odd. Why would the market fix mistakes instead of aggravating them?” FoundBitsMistakeAppealsOddAggravating Author:Dan Ariely
“Made no mistake: America is a Christian nation. The bedrock of our theo-democracy is our Judeo-Christian values. that term, by the way, is a bit of a misnomer. It implies that Christianity and Judaism are equal.” WayMadeChristianAmericaReligionValuesNationsBitsTermMistakeChristianityDemocracyEqualJudaismBedrockChristian NationChristian ValuesChristianity And Judaism Author:Stephen Colbert
“I became a manager very young. My first sous chef job I was, maybe, 25. It was a bit too early for me. But it's on-the-job training. You really just get stuck in there and it's trial and error. You learn by your mistakes, and hopefully you don't keep making them. And if you do, you just keep trying to fix it.” IfsTryingFirstsJobsYoungBitsMistakeTrainingErrorsStuckTrialsHopefullyManagersChefKeep TryingTrial And ErrorJob Training Author:April Bloomfield
“The Bible contains legendary, historical, and ethical contents. It is quite possible to consider them separately, and one doesn't have to accept the legends in order to get the ethics. Fundamentalists make a grave mistake to insist on the letter of the writings, because they drive away many who can't swallow the Adam-and-Eve bit.” WritingReligionOrderBitsMistakeAcceptingEthicsLettersHistoricalGravesEthicalLegendsAdamLegendaryAdam And Eve Book:Yours, Isaac Asimov: A Lifetime of Letters Source: Yours, Isaac Asimov: A Lifetime of Letters
“I know I made plenty of mistakes in my tenure. But one of the things that you learn is to be very careful and to protect yourself down the road a little bit, which is to say you've got to think ahead and think where is the story going to go? What are all the possible outcomes? And how do I protect the president from unexpected twists and turns in the road?” ThinkingKnowsLittlesMadeStoriesTurnsBitsPresidentMistakeProtectLittle BitCarefulPlentyOutcomesUnexpectedTwistsDown The RoadTenureProtect YourselfTwists And TurnsTurns In The Road Author:Dee Dee Myers
“In the '90s, when I started, it was still a rough-and-tumble, physical league. You take the hook and holding and a little bit of the physicality out of the game, and the speed ratcheted up two-fold. Now you have a split second to make a hit, or decide to pull up. When there's indecision, you're going to make a mistake.” LittlesStillsTwoGamesBitsMistakeLittle BitSpeedLeagueRoughSplitsHookFoldsIndecisionPhysicalityPull Ups Author:Chris Pronger