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“Who knows how fast a second-guess can travel? Who has ever measured the exact speed of regret?”

Knows Know How Regret Speed

Book:The Age of Miracles: A Novel

Source: The Age of Miracles: A Novel

“I don't know how to incorporate regret. But I'll say, like, "It affected me that way," "I learned this," "Next time maybe I'll do it differently".”

Knows Way Next Know How Regret Affected Next Time

Author:Tao Lin

“You know how sometimes when you're drunk you say something you sort of regret... to Ace Frehley?”

Knows Sometimes Know How Regret Drunk Aces

Author:Eugene Mirman

“I've been taught not to have any regrets. If we were to add up all of the hours spent regretting mistakes and use that time to develop new ideas, who knows how many brilliant new businesses would be created.”

Ifs Knows Ideas Use Would Be Hours Mistake Know How Taught Regret Add Brilliant New Ideas New Business

Author:Richard Branson

“I don't know how you can look back with regret if you're at a moment when everything seems fine.”

Ifs Knows Looks Moments Seems Know How Regret Fine

Author:Norman Lear

“Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.”

Knows Giving Wells Loses Kindness Know How Regret Treasure Acquire Be Kind No Regrets Hesitation Love And Kindness Meanness Kindness And Compassion Goodness And Kindness Inspirational Kindness

Author:George Sand

“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.”

“C'mon Pudge. I'm teasing. You have to be tough. I didn't know how bad it was-- and I'm sorry, and they'll regret it-- but you have to be tough.”

Knows Know How Regret Tough Sorry I'm Sorry Tease Pudge

Book:Looking for Alaska

Source: Looking for Alaska

“I forgot my watch. Minutes or hours later, when the panic subsides, that is what I most regret. Not coming here in the first place - that seemed like an obvious choice - but my bare wrist, which makes it impossible for me to know how long I have been sitting in this room. My back aches, which is some indication, but it is not definite enough.”

Knows Firsts Long Has Beens Enough Choices Hours Rooms Watches Know How Impossible Minutes Regret Sitting Obvious Panic Definite Ache Indication Wrists

Author:Veronica Roth

“You don’t know how lucky you are, my dear. Don’t waste it with regrets of the places and people you have lost. You have a lifetime to fill, so many good times and good years and great people ahead of you. You must rush to meet it.”

People Knows Years Lost Know How Regret Lucky Waste Lifetime Dear Good Times Great People Lucky You Lost You Good Years

Book:The Long Road Home

Source: The Long Road Home

“...the power of prayer can never be overrated. They who cannot serve God by preaching need not regret. If a man can but pray he can do anything. He who knows how to overcome with God in prayer has Heaven and earth at his disposal.”

Ifs Knows Men Needs Earth Heaven Can Do Prayer Know How Regret Praying Overcoming Preaching Serving God Godly Heaven And Earth Overrated God Prayer

Author:Charles Spurgeon

“We profoundly regret the suffering this has caused our fans, our business partners and the thousands of people who depend on our industry for their livelihoods.”

People Ifs Knows Want Inspirational Feels Motivational Suffering Know How Fans Regret Depends Industry Terrible Partners Hockey One Word Nhl Livelihood Business Partners

Author:Gary Bettman

“Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. Wikis give us a place where anyone who is kind, thoughtful and intelligent can come and join us in building a better and more rational world. Jimmy Wales Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.”