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On getting it wrong, and what came after.

This mistake quotes page ranges from a lighthearted dietary misstep to more serious reflections on management errors and misplaced priorities. See our Regret quotes for more.

Last Updated on Nov 07, 2020

Music
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Nov 07, 2020

I can't help what people write or think. If somebody thinks I'm a serious archivist, they're wrong. That's been a problem. It's a shame people take that attitude, because it affects how they listen to the music. It's a big mistake to treat any pop music that way.

Me
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Nov 07, 2020

Conceptually, I am open to mistakes - errors, actually. I do play lots of wrong notes while I am making some music, and a mistake or a wrong note is like a gift for me: 'Oh, wow, an unknown sound or an unknown harmony. I didn't know about this.'

Never
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Nov 07, 2020

To have someone who never makes a mistake, never finds her personal life in disarray, never worries about work-life balance? I think that would be unreal. What I'm writing is real.

Nov 07, 2020

When I am in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a drawing room full of dukes.

For quotes on moving past what went wrong, browse our Forgiveness and Pain collections.

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