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I wish this was some kind of a mistake. – Nobuo Kimoto	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
It’s unusual for me to finish 23rd but things like this happen from time to time and I knew it would be hard for me to stay in contention after such a mistake. – The American	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Make no mistake about it - consumers must come first in this process, not the bottom-line of retailers. This drawn-out fight should put on notice those members of Congress who insist upon interfering with the free market. – Richard Hunt	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I thought 1:01 to 1:02 was going to be good enough to win, but Estrada just ran a phenomenal race, i saw the pace, and thought maybe there was room for him to make a mistake and tried to close the gap. Once I got past seven miles, I knew he was going to have a day and not going to be able to close the gap. – Meb Keflezighi	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
The bank manager said they made a mistake, and they were not supposed to open accounts for those people involved in high-risk industries, which the gun industry and ammunition industry is one of those. – Mike Schuetz	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I have concluded that my office's request to have an arrest warrant issued was a mistake under the circumstances, i regret this having taken place and will do everything in my power to avoid this type of mistake in the future. – Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Terror groups like the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban, the Haqqani network, Lashkar-e Taiba, and other groups, continue to pose a threat to Pakistan, to its neighbors, and to the United States, and all of us have a responsibility to ensure that these groups do not gain a foothold but rather are pushed back into the recesses of (Pakistan’s) memory. ... Make no mistake. The task is a difficult one and it is not done. – John Kerry	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Make no mistake, the task is a difficult one and it is not done. – John Kerry	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
He [Petraeus] made a bad mistake, he lost his job as the CIA director. And at some point enough is enough. – Diane Feinstein	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
When Museveni referred the LRA to the ICC he made a mistake ... Ongwen should be tried here and not anywhere else. – Christopher Acire	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
There are several reasons for the drop of the price of oil but Saudi Arabia can take a step to have a productive role in this situation, if Saudi does not help prevent the decrease in oil price ... this is a serious mistake that will have a negative result on all countries in the region. – Hossein Amir Abdollahian	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
If Saudi does not help prevent the decrease in oil price ... this is a serious mistake that will have a negative result on all countries in the region. – Hossein Amir Abdollahian	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
One of the many groups that I spoke to regarding this critical legislation was a group whose views I wholeheartedly condemn. It was a mistake I regret. – Steve Scalise	Found on CNN 10 years ago
We believe this to be a strategic mistake. – Vitaly Churkin	Found on FOX News 10 years ago
They (Gaza authorities) thought that Israel wants to exploit these children, and that's a mistake. – Malek Freij	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
It is not right for a 16-year old to stay in jail even for a minute. It is a good thing that a mistake is rectified, although belatedly. – Kemal Kilicdaroglu	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
I very much regret about what happened. I'm very sorry to those who support me, like me or even know me personally, i just want to tell them I'm really sorry. I've set the worst example, which had the most terrible influence. And this is a huge mistake. – Jackie Chan	Found on CNN 10 years ago
President Obama has made a mistake, this is going to benefit the Cuban government, strengthening and equipping its repressive machine. – Berta Soler	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
Seeing Walled City fall into disuse was sort of melancholic, every city realizes too late to start caring about their architectural heritage -- it's a mistake that gets repeated everywhere. By the time you start caring about it, it's too late to save it. – Greg Girard	Found on CNN 10 years ago
I made a mistake there and it could have cost us, i felt like we deserved the two points, but things happened. The most important thing is, we never gave up here. We kept working hard and I think we deserved this one. – Henrik Lundqvist	Found on FOX News 10 years ago
This is my best ever start to a World Cup season, but I still have Kjetil in front of me. He skies incredibly well in speed races, he never makes a mistake. – Marcel Hirscher	Found on CNN 10 years ago
Everybody makes mistakes. After this whole situation, you would think that we lived in a country full of people who never made a mistake. – Janay Rice	Found on CNN 10 years ago
I think they made a mistake, nOT CAVED IN. – Barack Obama	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
I think they made a mistake, we cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship here in the United States. – Barack Obama	Found on Reuters 10 years ago

I wish this was some kind of a mistake.

– Nobuo Kimoto

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

It’s unusual for me to finish 23rd but things like this happen from time to time and I knew it would be hard for me to stay in contention after such a mistake.

– The American

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Make no mistake about it - consumers must come first in this process, not the bottom-line of retailers. This drawn-out fight should put on notice those members of Congress who insist upon interfering with the free market.

– Richard Hunt

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I thought 1:01 to 1:02 was going to be good enough to win, but Estrada just ran a phenomenal race, i saw the pace, and thought maybe there was room for him to make a mistake and tried to close the gap. Once I got past seven miles, I knew he was going to have a day and not going to be able to close the gap.

– Meb Keflezighi

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

The bank manager said they made a mistake, and they were not supposed to open accounts for those people involved in high-risk industries, which the gun industry and ammunition industry is one of those.

– Mike Schuetz

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I have concluded that my office's request to have an arrest warrant issued was a mistake under the circumstances, i regret this having taken place and will do everything in my power to avoid this type of mistake in the future.

– Kootenai County Prosecutor Barry McHugh

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Terror groups like the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban, the Haqqani network, Lashkar-e Taiba, and other groups, continue to pose a threat to Pakistan, to its neighbors, and to the United States, and all of us have a responsibility to ensure that these groups do not gain a foothold but rather are pushed back into the recesses of (Pakistan’s) memory. ... Make no mistake. The task is a difficult one and it is not done.

– John Kerry

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Make no mistake, the task is a difficult one and it is not done.

– John Kerry

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

He [Petraeus] made a bad mistake, he lost his job as the CIA director. And at some point enough is enough.

– Diane Feinstein

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

When Museveni referred the LRA to the ICC he made a mistake ... Ongwen should be tried here and not anywhere else.

– Christopher Acire

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

There are several reasons for the drop of the price of oil but Saudi Arabia can take a step to have a productive role in this situation, if Saudi does not help prevent the decrease in oil price ... this is a serious mistake that will have a negative result on all countries in the region.

– Hossein Amir Abdollahian

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

If Saudi does not help prevent the decrease in oil price ... this is a serious mistake that will have a negative result on all countries in the region.

– Hossein Amir Abdollahian

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

One of the many groups that I spoke to regarding this critical legislation was a group whose views I wholeheartedly condemn. It was a mistake I regret.

– Steve Scalise

Found on CNN
10 years ago

We believe this to be a strategic mistake.

– Vitaly Churkin

Found on FOX News
10 years ago

They (Gaza authorities) thought that Israel wants to exploit these children, and that's a mistake.

– Malek Freij

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

It is not right for a 16-year old to stay in jail even for a minute. It is a good thing that a mistake is rectified, although belatedly.

– Kemal Kilicdaroglu

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

I very much regret about what happened. I'm very sorry to those who support me, like me or even know me personally, i just want to tell them I'm really sorry. I've set the worst example, which had the most terrible influence. And this is a huge mistake.

– Jackie Chan

Found on CNN
10 years ago

President Obama has made a mistake, this is going to benefit the Cuban government, strengthening and equipping its repressive machine.

– Berta Soler

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

Seeing Walled City fall into disuse was sort of melancholic, every city realizes too late to start caring about their architectural heritage -- it's a mistake that gets repeated everywhere. By the time you start caring about it, it's too late to save it.

– Greg Girard

Found on CNN
10 years ago

I made a mistake there and it could have cost us, i felt like we deserved the two points, but things happened. The most important thing is, we never gave up here. We kept working hard and I think we deserved this one.

– Henrik Lundqvist

Found on FOX News
10 years ago

This is my best ever start to a World Cup season, but I still have Kjetil in front of me. He skies incredibly well in speed races, he never makes a mistake.

– Marcel Hirscher

Found on CNN
10 years ago

Everybody makes mistakes. After this whole situation, you would think that we lived in a country full of people who never made a mistake.

– Janay Rice

Found on CNN
10 years ago

I think they made a mistake, nOT CAVED IN.

– Barack Obama

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

I think they made a mistake, we cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship here in the United States.

– Barack Obama

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

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