“Nobody ever left the presidency with less regret, less disappointment, fewer heart burnings, or any general content with the result of his term (in his own heart, I mean) than I do. Full of difficulty and trouble at first, I now find myself on smooth waters and under bright skies.” FirstsHeartMeanLeftTermWaterResultsTroubleSkyRegretDifficultyDisappointmentBurningFewerSmoothPresidency Author:Rutherford B. Hayes
“I'm really glad that our young people missed the Depression and missed the great big war. But I do regret that they missed the leaders that I knew, leaders who told us when things were tough and that we'd have to sacrifice, and that these difficulties might last awhile. They didn't tell us things were hard for us because we were different, or isolated, or special interests. They brought us together and they gave us a sense of national purpose.” PeopleDifferentWarHardBigsMightTogetherLastsYoungPurposeInterestLeaderSacrificeSpecialRegretToughDifficultyGladIsolatedSpecial Interests Author:Ann Richards
“Meditation is not meant to help us avoid problems or run away from difficulties. It is meant to allow positive healing to take place. To meditate is to learn how to stop—to stop being carried away by our regrets about the past, our anger or despair in the present, or our worries about the future.” HelpingProblemRunningPastHealingWorryLearningMeditationRegretFutureDespairDifficultyAngerRunning AwayCarried Away Book:Walking Meditation Source: Walking Meditation
“It's not my story anymore: whenever I speak about the past now, I feel as if I were talking about something that has nothing to do with me. All that remains in the present are the voice, the presence, and the importance of fulfilling my mission. I don't regret difficulties I experienced; I think they helped me to become the person I am today, I feel the way a warrior must feel after years of training; he doesn't remember the details of everything he learned, but he knows how to strike when the time is right.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayFeelsYearsPersonsStoriesTodayPastRememberSpeakVoiceTalkingKnow HowRegretTrainingImportanceDifficultyRemainsDetailsMissionsStrikesWarriorFulfillingDon't RegretAll That Remains Author:Paulo Coelho
“She wasn't afraid of difficulties, what frightened her was having to choose one particular path. Choosing a path meant missing out on others. She had a whole life to live and she was always thinking that, in the future, she might regret the choices she made now.” ThinkingMadeWholeMightChoicesPathMissingParticularRegretDifficultyWhole LifeFrightenedAlways ThinkingMissing Out Author:Paulo Coelho
“There was a golden period that I look back upon with great regret, in which the cheapest of experimental animals were medical students. Graduate students were even better. In the old days, if you offered a graduate student a thiamine-deficient diet, he gladly went on it, for that was the only way he could eat. Science is getting to be more and more difficult.” IfsWayLooksScienceDifficultAnimalStudentsRegretPeriodsDifficultyMedicalExperimentsGoldenDietsGraduatesOld DaysGraduate Students Author:George Wald