“I left for the same reasons everyone leaves jobs that are no longer fulfilling their hopes and aspirations. I didn't see myself spending the rest of my life being a strummer for someone else's dreams. Whatever the opposite of regret is best describes how I've always felt about that decision - it opened me up to a million creative opportunities I needed to experience away from the bullshit and distorting mirrors that fame engenders.” ReasonDreamJobsOpportunityLeftFeltDecisionMillionsCreativeRegretNeededFameOppositesMirrorsSpendingAspirationBullshitFulfilling Author:Mark Knopfler
“I've - that I regret. That was stupid and ignorant on my part. I went to a party as a guest of a friend of mine, a lawyer. And he had a client who I didn't know, except - maybe I'm pretending I didn't know, but he was a big investor in The New Yorker. And as I found out later in a book about The New Yorker, this guy was very unhappy about [Bill] Shawn.He thought Shawn was spending out - spending too much money on writers.” KnowsBookBigsGuyFoundPartyToo MuchStupidMinesRegretBillsSpendingLawyerUnhappyIgnorantPretendingInvestorsGuestsClientsThis GuyNew YorkersI Regret Author:Nat Hentoff
“I notice the silvery hair at his temples with a tinge of sadness. Why do parents grow old? Life is a castle of lies slowly dismantled by the passage of time. I regret not spending more time looking at the people I love.” PeopleLife IsLyingGrowsParentSadnessRegretHairSpendingTemplesMore TimePassagesCastlesI RegretPassage Of TimeOld Life Author:Shan Sa
“~As a mom, you have to look at how much time you're spending with your kids. There is nothing you will regret more in your life - nothing - than not being present for your children.~” LooksChildrenKidsRegretMomOur ChildrenParentingSpendingYour ChildrenYou Will Regret Author:Jamie Lee Curtis
“I regret, as much as any member, the unavoidable weight and duration of the burdens to be imposed; having never been a proselyte to the doctrine, that public debts are public benefits. I consider them, on the contrary, as evils which ought to be removed as fast as honor and justice will permit.” GovernmentEvilJusticeRegretOughtHonorMembersBenefitsWeightBurdenDebtSpendingContraryDoctrinePermitI RegretDurationGovernment Spending Book:The Writings of James Madison: 1787-1790 Source: The Writings of James Madison: 1787-1790
“'He's the most charming man. He's the Oscar Wilde of our time. I only had one moment with him in that film and it's a great source of regret. I love spending time with him. He's always very open and effusive. His interest in you is genuine.'” MenMomentsFilmInterestRegretSourceSpendingGenuineOur TimeCharmingOscarsSpending TimeWildeCharming Man Author:Russell Crowe