“I had a very big crush on Errol Flynn during 'Captain Blood.' I thought he was absolutely smashing for three solid years, but he never guessed. Then he had one on me but nothing came of it. I'm not going to regret that; it could have ruined my life.” YearsBigsThreeBloodRegretCrushCaptainsRuinedSmashing Author:Olivia de Havilland
“The life of a woman may be divided into three epochs; in the first she dreams of love, in the second she makes love in the third she regrets it.” LoveFirstsMayDreamThreeRegretThirdsDividedMaking Love Author:Prosper of Aquitaine
“I can never think of the time I spend idling in railway stations as lost; it's a waiting liberated from the three temporal vices of regret, anticipation or boredom, the weak echo of that bliss spent between lifetimes.” ThinkingI CanThreeLostWaitingRegretWeakLifetimeVicesBlissBoredomStationsAnticipationEchoesLiberatedTransportRailwayRailway Station Author:Eric Morecambe
“My father died very suddenly at sixty-three. Just dropped dead. For a long time afterward, I'd ask myself, Why didn't I ask him to play golf more? Why didn't I spend more time with him? But when you're off trying to get the brass ring, you forget and overlook those little things. It gives you a certain amount of regret later on, but there's nothing you can do about it. So you just forge on.” GivingTryingLittlesLongPlayCertainThreeAsksFatherCan DoForgetRegretAmountLong TimeDiedGolfRingsMore TimeLittle ThingsSixtyBrassFather DiedMy Father Died Author:Clint Eastwood
“Doubt, fear and regret are the three villains of success. If you close the door on the first two, you will never have to worry about meeting the third.” IfsFirstsTwoThreeWorryDoubtDoorsRegretThirdsMeetingsVillain Author:Suzy Kassem
“That happens to a lot of couples. I understand the black history in this country, and regret it, I wish it hadn't happened. See, I also know that it hasn't happened to African-Americans alive today. There isn't one African-American alive today who's treated as three-fifths of a person like it was in the past.” KnowsPersonsCountryHappensTodayPastThreeWishBlackAliveHappenedRegretCoupleTreatedAfrican AmericanBlack HistoryLive For Today Author:Rush Limbaugh
“But instead of taking the cue to leave, Patch crossed to Scott in three steps. He flung him around to face the wall. Scott tried to get his bearings, but Patch slammed him against the wall again, disorienting him further. “Touch her,” he said in Scott’s ear, his voice low and threatening, “and it’ll be the biggest regret of your life.” Before leaving, Patch flicked his eyes once in my direction. “He’s not worth it.” He paused. “And neither am I.” SaidEyeFacesThreeVoiceStepsRegretWallLowsEarsLeavingHis EyesWorth ItThreateningPatchesNot Worth It Book:Crescendo Source: Crescendo
“Jane Fonda, who divided her life into three acts, decided after her sixtieth birthday that she was now facing the final act, and came to the following conclusion: "I thought to myself, well if that's the case and if what I'm scared of isn't death, but getting to the end with regrets, then I've got to figure out what would be the things that I would regret when I got to the last act if I hadn't done them or achieved them by then. And they were: having an intimate relationship and having made a difference."” IfsWellsMadeEndsDoneWould BeLastsThreeDifferencesBusinessCasesFiguresRegretDecidedFinalsScaredFollowingConclusionIntimateDividedJaneIntimate Relationships Book:Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning Source: Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning
“Return to Shaoshan I regret the passing, the dying, of the vague dream: my native orchards thirty-two years ago. Yet red banners roused the serfs, who seized three-pronged lances when the warlords raised whips in their black hands. We were brave and sacrifice was easy and we asked the sun, the moon, to alter the sky. Now I see a thousand waves of beans and rice and am happy. In the evening haze heroes are coming home.” YearsTwoHomeDreamHandsThreeEasyBlackSunSacrificeSkyDyingRegretReturnHeroThousandMoonRedYears AgoBraveRaisedWavePassingPassingsEveningThirtyNativeTwo YearsComing HomeVagueRiceBeansWhipsI RegretBannerOrchardHazeTwo Years AgoSerfsWarlords Author:Mao Zedong
“I rarely come away from presenting the 'Today' programme without some sense of regret. There is always some question that I should have asked, or some point that I should have made. This is annoying but not surprising. Perfection is hard to achieve in a three-hour live programme.” ShouldMadeHardTodayThreeHoursAchieveRegretPerfectionShould HaveAnnoyingSurprisingPresentingProgrammes Author:Evan Davis