“Sometimes the only way to fix a mistake- is to make it twice.”

“We tell our young managers: 'Don't be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don't make the same mistake twice.”

Akio Morita (1921–1999) Japanese businessman

“After you think, you act. After you act, you learn. Make decisions, but decisions will have risks of mistakes. But make sure you avoid disastrous mistakes and avoid making the same mistake twice.”

Sukanto Tanoto (1949) Indonesian businessman

“A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous.”

Alexander Hamilton (1757–1804) Founding Father of the United States

“The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas.”

Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity

“I don't want to make the same mistake twice. I don't want to tell myself it's over when it's not.”

Jodi Picoult My Sister's Keeper

“It would be so great if it were possible to go through life without making a single mistake but there is no such path. Falling, tripping, losing the way, making mistakes, little by little, walking one step at a time, this is the only way.”

Natsuki Takaya (1973) Manga artist

“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.”

Gautama Buddha (-563–-483 BC) philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism

“There is no such thing as making a mistake. Only one thing is compulsory, only one mistake: and that is not realizing your mistakes.”

Robert Fripp (1946) English guitarist, composer and record producer

“Just do something. You might make a mistake, then you can fix it. But if you do nothing, you can't fix anything. And your life might turn out full of regrets.”

Jenny Colgan (1972) British writer