“Most people who are on the road are pretty damaged. It's an escapist's life. It's not a life that forces you to look in the mirror at where you're at and what you're doing. It's one where you leave the mirror behind. I think that appeals to something in all of us. On the open road, all of your regrets are out the window.” PeopleThinkingLooksForceBehindsRegretWindowMirrorsAppealsEscapistsOpen Road Author:Gavin Rossdale
“I don't regret not coming out early. A lot of people felt that I could have been a lottery pick, but we'll never know.” PeopleKnowsHas BeensFeltRegretPicksComing OutCould Have BeenLotteryDon't Regret Author:Michael Finley
“I did some things I regret, and I know there are people who think they know me. I've heard the things they say, and some of them are hurtful.” PeopleThinkingKnowsHeardRegretKnow MeI RegretHurtful Author:Lamar Odom
“Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct. Instinct is a lifesaver for sharks and entrepreneurs alike. Most people can recall times they ignored their gut only to regret it later. Learning to actually listen to your instinct is a great form of self-preservation. It's both incredibly easy and tough at the same time, but worth the effort to master.” PeopleSelfFormEasyEffortMastersRegretToughEntrepreneurInstinctDareAll TimeGutsRecallsIgnoredUnderestimatePreservationSharksSelf Preservation Author:Barbara Corcoran
“I regret that I must so continually use the word genius, as if that should apply only to a caste as well defined from those below as income-tax payers are from the untaxed. The word genius was very probably invented by a man who had small claims on it himself; greater men would have understood better what to be a genius really was, and probably they would have come to see that the word could be applied to most people. Goethe said that perhaps only a genius is able to understand a genius.” PeopleIfsMenShouldWellsSaidUseAbleGreaterRegretGeniusTaxesUnderstoodClaimsIncomeDefinedIncome TaxI RegretCastes Author:Otto Weininger
“I can't figure out how they decide on those things. So I don't have any regrets about anything that I did that didn't get a lot of people to see it.” PeopleI CanFiguresRegret Author:William Petersen
“People say, 'Well don't you regret not having kids?' And I go, 'No, not really.' And then if they keep asking, I always say this, 'Well, you know, maybe I'll adopt.' But I don't mean that. It's just something I say to make me sound like a nicer person.” PeopleIfsKnowsWellsMeanPersonsKidsSoundRegretAskingHaving Kids Author:Wanda Sykes
“I don't talk about my past; people ask me about it. I've done things I'm ashamed of, but one thing I can honestly say is that things I've done that I regret, I've never done twice. I work really hard at that.” PeopleI CanHardDonePastAsksOne ThingRegretHonestlyAsk MeAshamedMy PastI Regret Author:Art Alexakis
“I don't regret my past, I just regret the time I've wasted on the wrong people.” PeoplePastRegretMy PastDon't RegretBehind Your BackPast RegretsDon't Regret Anything Author:Wiz Khalifa
“I'm genuinely curious about people, and I'm always interested when people do share with me. But I would not want someone to share something with me and then after the fact feel uncomfortable or regret it.” PeopleWantFeelsFactsShareRegretCuriousUncomfortable Author:Alison Rosen
“My characters tend to be people who are looking back on a life lived, their joys, their regrets.” PeopleCharacterJoyRegretLooking Back Author:Peter Orner
“I regret that there aren't more short stories in other magazines. But in a certain way, I think the disappearance of the short-story template from everyone's head can be freeing. Partly because there's no mass market for stories, the form is up for grabs. It can be many, many things. So the anthology is very much intended for students, but I think we're all in the position of writing students now. Very few people are going around with a day-to-day engagement with the short story.” PeopleThinkingWayWritingStoriesFormCertainPositionStudentsRegretMassMagazinesShort StoryEngagementDay To DayI RegretAnthologyDisappearance Author:Lorin Stein
“I am so grateful for One Day At A Time, even though for years and years and years people would go, "Oh, you were on One Day At A Time." I [am on the show] for about seven months and then this haunts me for the rest of my life. No, I had no regrets.” PeopleYearsShowsRegretMonthsOne DayGratefulSevenNo RegretsOne Day At A TimeSo GratefulSeven Months Author:Richard Masur
“When I was young I had this blonde haircut that was shaved on one side with a rat tail and tram lines in it, but I don't really regret that. It was really elaborate but I was 12 and it looked cool. It was like what people in Iceland do.” PeopleYoungSidesLinesRegretTailsRatsBlondeHaircutsIcelandTrams Author:Kemp Muhl
“Think about food on a full stomach and you find you don't care about taste. Think of lust after making love, and you find you don't care about sex. Therefore, if people always reflect on the regret they will feel afterward to forestall folly at the moment, they will be stable and will not err in action.” PeopleIfsThinkingFeelsMomentsCareActionSexRegretTasteDon't CareLustFollyTaoismStomachStableMaking Love Author:Zicheng Hong
“When asked, "What do you think love is?" a lot of people speak of things that are painful or lingering. I wanted to talk about various sides to love. Things such as the excitement, happiness, parting, pain, regret regarding love.” PeopleThinkingWantedPainSpeakSidesLove IsRegretPainfulVariousExcitementPartingLingering Author:Seungri
“I do think it's strange that I get associated with Iraq more than the people who were Foreign Secretary or Defence Secretary. It's because of my closeness to Tony [Blair], which I don't regret at all. I think that was a privilege.” PeopleThinkingStrangeRegretIraqPrivilegeSecretaryDefenceClosenessBlairDon't Regret Author:Alastair Campbell
“There have been many articles about the top regrets that people have when they're dying. They are always, "I missed the ordinary moments." We miss those ordinary moments, and yet, that's what we're trying to distract ourselves from at the same time.” PeopleTryingHas BeensMomentsDyingMissingRegretOrdinaryArticlesOrdinary Moments Author:Geneen Roth
“If the participants regret participating, then you won't have something that reveals some greater truth about human condition or allow some other perspective. You need people to want to be there so they can talk at length and want to continue talking to you.” PeopleIfsWantNeedsHumansTalkingGreaterConditionsRegretPerspectiveLengthHuman ConditionParticipantsParticipating Author:Rod Blackhurst
“People expect those in authority to take on big problems and to solve them. We had an opportunity to reform Social Security in a way that would have protected people's benefits and created a solvent system. Younger workers would be confident that the money they were putting into the system would be available to them when they retired. It was a missed opportunity. I regret that.” PeopleWayProblemBigsWould BeOpportunitySocialSecurityRegretAuthorityBenefitsWorkersAvailableSolveReformProtectedSocial SecurityRetiredI RegretBig ProblemsBe ConfidentMissed Opportunity Author:George W. Bush
“The end of Students for a Democratic Society is viewed by me and a lot of other people as a terrible sorry in many ways, tragic event even though I participated in it and played some role in it. But I regret a lot of that.” PeopleWayEndsRolesEventsStudentsRegretTerribleDemocraticSorryTragicI RegretDemocratic SocietyTragic Events Author:Bill Ayers
“Somtimes I regret [that debut album was titled "Bad Azz" ], because people take it the wrong way. Everybody got a bad ways, and I'm a 'Bad Ass'... whenever I'm not good, so that's what I'm talkin' about.” PeopleWayRegretAlbumsAssBad AssI RegretWrong WayDebut Author:Lil Boosie
“The time is going to come when [people] are going to really regret this, and they're gonna want to be within [Donald] Trump's orb at some point, 'cause this country's gonna take off.” PeopleWantCountryCausesRegretTrumpOrbs Author:Rush Limbaugh
“There are people who are saying that they voted twice for Mr. Obama and they are now feeling a great sense of regret, not only over Guantanamo, etc., but now perhaps the entry into a new war in West Asia.” PeopleWarFeelingsRegretWestEtcAsiaEntryGuantanamo Author:Vijay Prashad
“I reached the point in my life now that I understand as human beings we've all done some very horrible things to other human beings, and at some point, I came to grips with the fact that whoever murdered my friend is now an adult, and all I can truly hopefully pray for is that in murdering my friend it bettered their life. And I don't mean that they gained things, but just that they grew up, they regret their decision, they found a place of spirituality or God or whatever people call it.” PeopleHumansMeanI CanDoneFactsSpiritualityFoundHuman BeingsDecisionRegretGrewPrayingGrew UpMy FriendsAdultsHorribleHopefullyHorrible Things Author:Killer Mike
“I don't regret the fervor, because I do believe, in the African American community but also for other communities, and I know from talking to people, for communities around the world, the election of an African American to the most powerful office on Earth meant things had changed, and not just in superficial ways. That in some irreversible way the world was different.” PeopleKnowsWorldWayBelieveDifferentEarthCommunityPowerfulTalkingChangedRegretOfficeElectionAround The WorldAfrican AmericanMost PowerfulSuperficialDon't RegretFervorIrreversible Author:Barack Obama
“I don't regret at all saying that if I saw Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons on his people that that would change my assessments in terms of what we were or were not willing to do in Syria.” PeopleIfsTermSawsWillingRegretWeaponsAlsChemicalsSyriaAssessmentAssadDon't RegretChemical WeaponsBashar Al Assad Author:Barack Obama
“I can't leave India helpless. This responsibility must be taken and I will continue to do so. For all good and bad things, it is my responsibility. I do not regret anything. I believe, people of the country have given me the responsibility and I must fulfill it.” PeopleBelieveI CanCountryGivenI BelieveResponsibilityTakenRegretIndiaBad ThingsHelplessGood And Bad Author:Narendra Modi
“After Hurricane Katrina, many people said that the levees were not as effective as the natural vegetation that had been removed at the coast. So that means as we develop these seaside land masses, we need to have enough knowledge to not regret in the future. We know that the US government is literally buying these lands back to allow them to be rehabilitated.” PeopleKnowsNeedsMeanSaidEnoughGovernmentNaturalLandRegretMassBuyingCoastHurricanesKatrinaVegetationHurricane KatrinaLevees Author:Wangari Maathai
“People are terrified of other people or difficult projects because they tell themselves that they could fail or be rejected. Failure can lead to sorrow, regret, frustration and annoyance - all healthy, negative feelings without which people couldn't exist. But then they add, "I absolutely must succeed and must be loved by significant persons, and if I don't, it's terrible and I'm no good." Those are irrational beliefs. As long as people keep them, they'll be terrified of life and will put themselves down when they get rejected.” PeopleIfsPersonsLongFeelingsBeliefDifficultFailingRegretTerribleSorrowHealthySucceedProjectsNegativeAddSignificantFrustrationRejectedIrrationalTerrifiedAnnoyanceNegative FeelingsIrrational Beliefs Author:Albert Ellis
“One of my biggest regrets was the fact that as an institution and an international community we could not stop the war in Iraq. That really was very difficult and very painful. Every fibre in my body felt it was wrong. I spoke to leaders, we spoke to people, we tried... we couldn't stop it... and we see the results.” PeopleWarFactsBodyFeltDifficultCommunityResultsLeaderRegretInstitutionsInternationalIraqPainfulSpokesInternational Community Author:Kofi Annan
“No regrets, it's always moving forward and feeling like I did the right things for the right reasons. It's good music with good people, that's what I'm about.” PeopleReasonFeelingsMovingRegretMoving ForwardRight ThingGood PeopleNo RegretsAlways MovingAlways Moving Forward Author:Salaam Remi
“To this day people will say, "What do you think about doing Playboy?" I feel honored to be a part of that bit of history with Hugh Hefner. No regrets.” PeopleThinkingRegretThis DayHonoredNo RegretsPlayboy Author:Gena Lee Nolin
“Have no regrets. Every relationship leads you to where you're meant to be. Learn to be comfortable with being alone. Learn to be comfortable with saying no to people; we put everybody else before ourselves. Read great literature; don't get all your information from TV. Define your moral code - nobody else is going to give you that. Find it yourself. Keep asking questions, keep challenging. You don't have to conform. Rebellion creates character. And, as my mother always said to me, "Don't let anyone break your spirit!"” PeopleGivingCharacterSpiritMotherLiteratureChallengesMoralBreakRegretCodeRebellionMeant To BeConformNo RegretsHave No RegretsGreat Literature Author:Nicole Kidman
“In music so many people who have been addicts or suicidal are legends. People have this mentality, still, of thinking that if they go take care of themselves then they won't be as creative as they used to be. But I think that's bullshit. I bought into that one for years and I regret it because when I first went on medications, I thought I wouldn't be funny anymore. I thought I'd have to figure out a new life path but at least I'd be alive. But it turns out that I'm actually way more funny and organized and able to have a career now that I'm able to have my head on straight.” PeopleThinkingCareCreativePathRegretTake CareMentalityBullshitNew LifeAddictSuicidalI Regret Author:Chris Gethard
“I was a risk-taker as a young man, and I don't regret it. I'm not adventurous in quite the same way now, but I still love the challenge of testing myself to the limits, flying around the world, or seeing if I can be the first to fly a balloon across the Atlantic, or trying to take people into space at an affordable price in an environmentally friendly way. I'll be going into space with three generations of my family!” PeopleMenWorldTryingChallengesRegretMy FamilyFlyingFriendlyAdventurousAffordable Author:Richard Branson
“I've realized that when I've done things that I actually regret, it's been the people that I've been around that have either not stopped me or have influenced me in that direction. So I think it's really just truly evaluating your friendships. If you're around people who are negative and are just sycophants... and steal your light, then that's a bad person, and you need to truly cut them out. It's hard to cut them out but you will feel so much better after.” PeopleThinkingDoneCuttingRegretNegativeStealing Author:Chloe Grace Moretz
“I don't encourage people to litigate when facing discrimination: It is so hard - painful and difficult. It's draining financially, emotionally, and professionally. But when you see that you could be the person who impacts the conversation in a meaningful way - or that you could inspire a few people to feel better about themselves, to speak up, to inspire others, to create this broader wave of change - I don't regret that at all.” PeopleSpeakDifficultInspireRegretWavePainfulMeaningfulDiscriminationFeel Better Author:Ellen Pao
“When you build a big empire, you become the persona that people think they know. So when you try to show them who you are, to help them discover you, they just want what they think they know about you. I would have been smarter to build some relationships when I was younger, a private love or something. Today it is more difficult. But it's the price to pay. I never regret anything, because every choice I made for a reason, but I'd love personal love.” PeopleThinkingTryingReasonHelpingTodayChoicesDifficultRegretWho You AreOver YouPersonaNever RegretNever Regret Anything Author:Olivier Rousteing
“I don't do too much looking back and regretting things - not that I haven't made tons of mistakes. But I do think people are in our lives so we can learn lessons and evolve as better human beings.” PeopleThinkingMistakeRegretEvolveLooking Back Author:Idina Menzel
“Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life. Do you want to be happy tomorrow? Then sow seeds of happiness today -count blessings, memorize Bible verses, pray, sing hymns, spend time with encouraging people. Do you want to guarantee tomorrow's misery? Then wallow in a mental mud pit of self-pity or guilt or anxiety today assume the worst, beat yourself up, rehearse your regrets, complain to complainers.” PeopleThinkingRunningTodayWorstRegretPrayingTomorrowBlessingAnxietyGuiltAssumingMiseryCarefulComplainingBe CarefulVersesEnd TimesSpend TimeWant To Be HappyComplainers Author:Max Lucado
“It's so much worse to regret something you never did. It's often worth running through your fears to their logical conclusion to help disperse them. One footnote - if life has taught me anything it's to trust the shy people. Popularity means a lot of people like you a bit, you have broad appeal. But who wants broad appeal? Interesting people are always a bit niche. Remember what Steven Patrick Morrissey said: "It takes guts to be gentle and kind.".” PeopleKindMeanHelpingRunningRememberInterestingRegretLike YouConclusionGentleGutsShyLogicalPopularityNiche Author:John Robins
“It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don't regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn't save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. I'm not naive, and I don't romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job.” PeopleI CanWarMomentsJobsEnemyClearWorstRegretDutyConscienceSoldierNaiveMarineBuddySealsDon't RegretClear ConscienceWorst Moments Author:Chris Kyle
“I don't regret anything I ever do or say. I don't like to live my life being censored. I like to say what I feel, and I think people respect that because you're honest.” PeopleThinkingFeelsHonestRegretRespectLiving My LifeDon't RegretCensoredDon't Regret Anything Author:Eva Longoria
“One of my great regrets, and I don't have many, is that I spent too long putting people's status and reputation ahead of their more important qualities. I learned far too late in life that a long list of letters after someone's name is no guarantee of compassion, kindness, humour, all the far more relevant stuff.” PeopleLongImportantNamesStuffQualityCompassionKindnessHumourRegretLateLettersListsReputationGuaranteesToo LateRelevant Author:Bill Nighy
“Every comedian dreams of hosting 'The Tonight Show' and, for seven months, I got to. I did it my way, with people I love, and I do not regret a second.” PeopleWayShowsDreamRegretMonthsSevenMy WayComedianTonightSeven Months Author:Conan O'Brien
“People always ask me, 'What is it that you regret?' And I say, 'nothing, because I could not buy what I've learned.' And I apply those things to my life I learn. And hopefully, hopefully it helps me to be a better human in the future and make better choices.” PeopleHumansHelpingChoicesAsksRegretHopefullyAsk MeI've LearnedHelp Me Author:Katy Perry
“People always tell me I'm going to regret not having kids. But what if I have one and then I regret having it? Has anyone thought of that option?” PeopleIfsKidsRegretWhat IfI RegretHaving Kids Author:Karl Pilkington
“I had a friend who worked at a hospice, and he said people in their final moments don't discuss their successes, awards or what books they wrote or what they accomplished. They only talk about their loves and their regrets, and I think that's very telling.” PeopleThinkingSaidBookMomentsSuccessRegretFinalsAccomplishedAwardsHospice Author:Brad Pitt
“I have no regrets. I wouldn't have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to say.” PeopleIfsWayMotivationalWorryRegretMemorialNo RegretsI RegretHave No RegretsLife RegretLive Without Regrets Author:Ingrid Bergman