“An intelligent man said that the world felt Napoleon as a weight, and that when he died it would give a great oof of relief. This is just as true of Byron, or of such Byrons of their days as Kipling and Hemingway: after a generation or two the world is tired of being their pedestal, shakes them of with an oof, and then - hoisting onto its back a new world-figure - feels the penetrating satisfaction of having made a mistake all its own.” MenWorldGivingFeelsMadeSaidTwoFeltMistakeGenerationsFiguresWeightDiedIntelligentTiredSatisfactionShakesReliefNew WorldMade A MistakePedestalIntelligent ManByronKipling Author:Randall Jarrell
“By accident Jeb Bush announced that he was running for president. And then he said, 'No, not yet. OK, I made a mistake.' And then later in the day, by accident, he called Hillary and congratulated her.” MadeSaidRunningPresidentMistakeAccidentsMade A MistakeI Made A Mistake Author:David Letterman