Admitting Faults Quotes

“If we misread the blueprint of our life, we need not be ashamed of backtracking on our chosen options. Admitting to mistakes may make us human and maybe great again. ("Sisyphus' hardship on the hill")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“It's especially hard to admit that you made a mistake to your parents, because, of course, you know so much more than they do.”
― Sean Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide

“Our government needs the church, because only those humble enough to admit they're sinners can bring democracy the tolerance it requires to survive”
― Ronald Reagan

“I will never have greater respect than for the man that realizes he was wrong and graciously admits it without a single excuse.”
― Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One

“What a man dares to do, he should dare to confess- unless he is a coward.”
― Rafael Sabatini, Scaramouche

“I spent the past two years fearing the worst, that I chose safe arms to hold me when his arms weren’t the arms I longed to be in, nor were they really safe. I thought it’s what I deserved. I thought I couldn’t belong in the arms I wanted to really hold me.”
― Andrea Michelle, Escape the Doubt

“... the transition from lost to found is never an easy one. It is never easy to be a prodigal son -- or daughter. It is never easy to say, 'I will arise and go to my father ...' (Luke 15:18, 19). This is never easy, because it is not until our situation becomes completely hopeless that we can humble ourselves to the extent of admitting that such a gross mistake was our own.”
― Robert L. Short, The Gospel According to Peanuts

“It's easier to say, "I don't remember" when you're wrong.”
― Anthony Liccione

“Apology is not about saying I'm sorry, but it is about the meaning you put behind the apology and admitting that you are the wrong part.”
― Unarine Ramaru

“Sometimes the hardest thing is admitting you were wrong. It’s hard to say you need to be forgiven.”
― Jane Casey

“Take a pinch of snuff, doctor, and acknowledge that I have scored over you in your example.”
― Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Complete Illustrated Novels of Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of the Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles & The Valley of Fear

“It may sound paradoxical, but strength comes from vulnerability. You have to ask the question to get the answer, even though asking the question means you didn't know.”
― Majid Kazmi, The First Dancer: How to be the first among equals and attract unlimited opportunities

“Sometimes it's harder to say sorry, then it is to say goodbye.”
― Michelle Blanchard

“You told me to tell the truth, and this is exactly why I didn’t want to. You want me to think I’m selfish.”
“I want you to own your thoughts and actions, and not be afraid of them. Accepting your limitations is every bit as important as embracing your strengths.”
― Dawn Jayne, Uprising

“Sometimes, the mistake is not the problem; the lack of remorse is the real mistake.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, The Book of Maxims, Poems and Anecdotes

“To become better, you have to admit your ignorance—at least to yourself.”
― William A. Pasmore

“I accept when I am wrong because that only makes me strong.”
― The Thoughtful Beast

“She dipped the spoon into a jar of sauce at random and shoved it in her mouth like cough syrup. Her treacherous taste buds lit up like firecrackers. Hoo boy, that did not taste anything like medicine. In fact, it tasted like failure. Not a single person in the audience would choose her sauce over that perfection.
Tangy and sweet, with a hint of fire. Delicious.
“Told you,” he said, and she realized she’d admitted it aloud.”
― Chandra Blumberg, Stirring Up Love

“Fessing up’ (confessing), admitting fault and directly seeking forgiveness from an aggrieved victim of our actions is a tough call requiring courage, humility and contrition. Simply being a fallible human being makes it extremely likely that everyone faces this dilemma sometime in their lives … and possibly on multiple occasions in some cases.”
― Roger Macdonald Andrew, Forgive: Finding Inner Peace Through Words of Wisdom