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That Stonehouse told the story to That Stonehouse sister, but she isn't sure how the mistake occurred, maybe That Stonehouse was wearing French shoes to start with but they got ruined, so That Stonehouse changed them at a safe house. Either way, That Stonehouse was lucky to escape. – Philip Athill	Found on CNN 10 years ago
On the triage priority list, he would be well down that list, i don't think it's a case of a failure or a mistake. I just think it's a case of the harsh reality of dealing with this kind of threat. – Greg Barton	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
Make no mistake. Our coalition isn't just going to degrade this barbaric terrorist organization. We're going to destroy it. – President Barack Obama	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
Heien is not appealing a brake-light ticket, he is appealing a cocaine-trafficking conviction as to which there is no asserted mistake of fact or law. – Chief Justice John Roberts	Found on FOX News 10 years ago
That part of Poland needs an airport, but not there, it's a complete mistake. – Jacek Krawczyk	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
That was the biggest mistake, for which we’re now paying the price, the local governments decided, 'I’m a prince in my domain, the government doesn’t tell me what I’m supposed to do, we do what we want.’. – Andrzej Korzeniowski	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
But I also hope she doesn't make the mistake of failing to make way for a successor in time, helmut Kohl (CDU chancellor 1982-1998) did that and we lost the next election. – Wilhelm Gunkel	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
I made a mistake, nobody forced me to do what I did, and I did it willingly. – Tchamy Yala	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
Argentina needs to get to the end of this administration in peace. Breaking with the democratic, constitutional system at this moment would be a mistake. Everybody should work together in this and then elect a new government. – Pope Francis	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
Trust is like a eraser. It gets smaller and smaller after every mistake.” – Unknown.	added by anonymous 10 years ago
I made a mistake, and I own this, i took Adderall and take full responsibility for doing this. I am deeply sorry and broken up over this. – Haloti Ngata	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
Everybody makes mistakes, you would think that we lived in a country of people who have never made a mistake, who've never sinned ever in their life. – Ray Rice	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
I made an inexcusable mistake and accept full responsibility for my actions, i am thankful that there was a proper appeals process in place to address this issue. – Janay Rice	Found on CNN 10 years ago
If people see me holding a poisonous plant they will mistake it for being edible, some people are so keen and quick on the trigger to collect that they will pick up anything. – Jorgen Stoltz	Found on CNN 10 years ago
In France, we have long favored the diesel engine. This was a mistake, and we will progressively undo that, intelligently and pragmatically. – Manuel Valls	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
We are examining how this mistake was made, and will be working with our regulators as we do so. – Royal Bank	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
We're considering a variety of options, But make no mistake. When the newly elected representatives of the people take their seats, they will act. – Mitch McConnell	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
A father believed he had the right to discipline his children. He made a mistake. In unintended consequences, his son was hurt, He pled to a court and accepted punishment and wanted to resume his career, and now the NFL has decided they’re going to be the arbiter of what’s appropriate discipline for a child and whether a person is or is not feeling significant remorse. – Rusty Hardin	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
He sent information saying he doesn't remember how or where, doesn't know what his mistake may have been in getting infected. – Jorge Perez	Found on Reuters 10 years ago
Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl. – Stephen Leacock	added by anonymous 10 years ago
It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. – Arthur Conan Doyle	added by anonymous 10 years ago
I once told you that I am not a saint, and I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake. So I will close with another confession. Frequently, along the tortuous road of recent months from this chamber to the Presidents House, I protested that I was my own man. Now I realize that I was wrong. I am your man, for it was your carefully weighed confirmation that changed my occupation. The truth is I am the peoples man, for you acted in their name, and I accepted and began my new and solemn trust with a promise to serve all the people and do the best that I can for America. – Gerald Ford	added by anonymous 10 years ago
He who doesn't know and doesn"t know that he doesn't know doesn"t know that he is a fool the man who never makes a single mistake is the man who never tries – itsekor damilola	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Do not make the mistake of thinking that the soul is inside you, because if the soul is inside you, you will be outside it. – Swami Krishnananda	added by anonymous 10 years ago

That Stonehouse told the story to That Stonehouse sister, but she isn't sure how the mistake occurred, maybe That Stonehouse was wearing French shoes to start with but they got ruined, so That Stonehouse changed them at a safe house. Either way, That Stonehouse was lucky to escape.

– Philip Athill

Found on CNN
10 years ago

On the triage priority list, he would be well down that list, i don't think it's a case of a failure or a mistake. I just think it's a case of the harsh reality of dealing with this kind of threat.

– Greg Barton

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

Make no mistake. Our coalition isn't just going to degrade this barbaric terrorist organization. We're going to destroy it.

– President Barack Obama

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

Heien is not appealing a brake-light ticket, he is appealing a cocaine-trafficking conviction as to which there is no asserted mistake of fact or law.

– Chief Justice John Roberts

Found on FOX News
10 years ago

That part of Poland needs an airport, but not there, it's a complete mistake.

– Jacek Krawczyk

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

That was the biggest mistake, for which we’re now paying the price, the local governments decided, 'I’m a prince in my domain, the government doesn’t tell me what I’m supposed to do, we do what we want.’.

– Andrzej Korzeniowski

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

But I also hope she doesn't make the mistake of failing to make way for a successor in time, helmut Kohl (CDU chancellor 1982-1998) did that and we lost the next election.

– Wilhelm Gunkel

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

I made a mistake, nobody forced me to do what I did, and I did it willingly.

– Tchamy Yala

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

Argentina needs to get to the end of this administration in peace. Breaking with the democratic, constitutional system at this moment would be a mistake. Everybody should work together in this and then elect a new government.

– Pope Francis

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

Trust is like a eraser. It gets smaller and smaller after every mistake.”

– Unknown.

added by anonymous
10 years ago

I made a mistake, and I own this, i took Adderall and take full responsibility for doing this. I am deeply sorry and broken up over this.

– Haloti Ngata

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

Everybody makes mistakes, you would think that we lived in a country of people who have never made a mistake, who've never sinned ever in their life.

– Ray Rice

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

I made an inexcusable mistake and accept full responsibility for my actions, i am thankful that there was a proper appeals process in place to address this issue.

– Janay Rice

Found on CNN
10 years ago

If people see me holding a poisonous plant they will mistake it for being edible, some people are so keen and quick on the trigger to collect that they will pick up anything.

– Jorgen Stoltz

Found on CNN
10 years ago

In France, we have long favored the diesel engine. This was a mistake, and we will progressively undo that, intelligently and pragmatically.

– Manuel Valls

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

We are examining how this mistake was made, and will be working with our regulators as we do so.

– Royal Bank

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

We're considering a variety of options, But make no mistake. When the newly elected representatives of the people take their seats, they will act.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

A father believed he had the right to discipline his children. He made a mistake. In unintended consequences, his son was hurt, He pled to a court and accepted punishment and wanted to resume his career, and now the NFL has decided they’re going to be the arbiter of what’s appropriate discipline for a child and whether a person is or is not feeling significant remorse.

– Rusty Hardin

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

He sent information saying he doesn't remember how or where, doesn't know what his mistake may have been in getting infected.

– Jorge Perez

Found on Reuters
10 years ago

Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole girl.

– Stephen Leacock

added by anonymous
10 years ago

It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.

– Arthur Conan Doyle

added by anonymous
10 years ago

I once told you that I am not a saint, and I hope never to see the day that I cannot admit having made a mistake. So I will close with another confession. Frequently, along the tortuous road of recent months from this chamber to the Presidents House, I protested that I was my own man. Now I realize that I was wrong. I am your man, for it was your carefully weighed confirmation that changed my occupation. The truth is I am the peoples man, for you acted in their name, and I accepted and began my new and solemn trust with a promise to serve all the people and do the best that I can for America.

– Gerald Ford

added by anonymous
10 years ago

He who doesn't know and doesn"t know that he doesn't know doesn"t know that he is a fool the man who never makes a single mistake is the man who never tries

– itsekor damilola

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Do not make the mistake of thinking that the soul is inside you, because if the soul is inside you, you will be outside it.

– Swami Krishnananda

added by anonymous
10 years ago

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