“We regret not having the courage to make such and such decision; we regret much more having made one — any one. Better no action than the consequences of an action.”

“Right actions for the future are the best apologies for wrong ones in the past – the best evidence of regret for them that we can offer, or the world receive.”

“IN THE END… We only regret the chances we didn’t take, the relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we waited too long to make.”

“It's better to have something to remember than anything to regret.”

“the better you think, the better decisions you make. the better decisions you make, the better actions you take. the better actions you take, the better results you get”

“You will have more regrets for the things you didn't try than the ones you tried and didn't succeed at.”

“When a specific desired end is attained we shall say that the action is "effective." When the unsought consequences of the action are more important than the attainment of the desired end and are dissatisfactory, effective action, we shall say, is "inefficient." When the unsought consequences are unimportant or trivial, the action is "efficient.”

“perhaps grief is as much regret for what we have never had as sorrow for what we have lost.”

“At the end of your life you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict, or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child or a parent.”

“Life is made up of constant calls to action, and we seldom have time for more than hastily contrived answers.”