"We must each lead a way of life with self-awareness and compassion, to do as much as we can. Then, whatever happens we will have no regrets."
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"As simplistic as this may sound, commitment is still the common denominator separating those who live their dreams from those who live in regret."
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"I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both."
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"Everybody has anger or regret in them one way or another. They all try different things to get it out. Some people go to psychiatrists. Some paint pictures. Some people talk it out."
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"There is much in the Bible against which every instinct of my being rebels, so much that I regret the necessity which has compelled me to read it through from beginning to end. I do not think that the knowledge which I have gained of its history and sources compensates me for the unpleasant details it has forced upon my attention."
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"Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live."
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"I have no regrets. I wouldn't have lived my life the way I did if I was going to worry about what people were going to say."
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"Differences in political opinions are as unavoidable as, to a certain point, they may perhaps be necessary; but it is exceedingly to be regretted that subjects cannot be discussed with temper on the one hand, or decisions submitted to without having the motives, which led to them, improperly implicated on the other; and this regret borders on chagrin when we find that men of abilities, zealous patriots, having the same general objects in view, and the same upright intentions to prosecute them, will not exercise more charity in deciding on the opinions and actions of one another."
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"If you think about the long term then you can really make good life decisions that you won’t regret later."
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"A learning experience is one of those things that says, 'You know that thing you just did? Don't do that."
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"That's always been my philosophy: I try to just be as straightforward as possible, and then I don't really have to question what I said or regret anything."
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"Men become cannibals of their own hearts; remorse, regret, and restless impatience usurp the place of more wholesome feeling: every thing seems better than that which is."
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"Guilt, regret, resentment, sadness & all forms of nonforgiveness are caused by too much past & not enough presence."
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"My only regret in life is that I did not drink more wine."
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"You'd think, 'What if I make a mistake today, I'll regret it'. I don’t believe in regret, I feel everything leads us to where we are and we have to just jump forward, mean well, commit and just see what happens."
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"To regret one’s own experiences is to arrest one’s own development. To deny one’s own experiences is to put a lie into the lips of one’s own life. It is no less than a denial of the soul."
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"Did not one spend the first half of one's days in dreams of happiness and the second half in regrets and terrors?"
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"If you teach a poor young man to shave himself, and keep his razor in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his life than in giving him a thousand guineas. This sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it; but in the other case, he escapes the frequent vexation of waiting for barbers, and of their sometimes dirty fingers, offensive breaths, and dull razors."
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"Don't cry over spilt milk."
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"If I should die tomorrow, I will have no regrets. I did what I wanted to do. You can't expect more from life."
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