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George Washington Military Leader, Politician
Regret

"I regret exceedingly that the disputes between the protestants and Roman Catholics should be carried to the serious alarming height mentioned in your letters. Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause; and I was not without hopes that the enlightened and liberal policy of the present age would have put an effectual stop to contentions of this kind."

Religious Spring Regret
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Pablo Neruda Poet, Diplomat
Regret

"Tell me, is the rose naked or is that her only dress? Why do trees conceal the splendor of their roots? Who hears the regrets of the thieving automobile? Is there anything in the world sadder than a train standing in the rain?"

Regret Rain Roots
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Brian Johnson Musician
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"If we want happiness, I think we should follow classic Greek wisdom and live with areté. The word directly translates as 'excellence' or 'virtue,' but has a deeper meaning — something closer to 'expressing the highest version of ourselves.' When we're showing up fully moment to moment, there's no room for regret/anxiety/disillusionment, just a whole lot of happiness. Here's to getting our areté on!"

Thinking Regret Meaning Something
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Anne Lamott Author, Essayist
Regret

"If you always dreamed of writing a novel or a memoir, and you used to love to write, and were pretty good at it, will it break your heart if it turns out you never got around to it? If you wake up one day at eighty, will you feel nonchalant that something always took precedence over a daily commitment to discovering your creative spirit? If not--if this very thought fills you with regret--then what are you waiting for?"

Writing Heart Regret
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Jim Rohn Author, Motivational Speaker
Regret

"If you spend five minutes complaining, you have just wasted five minutes. If you continue complaining, it won't be long before they haul you out to a financial desert and there let you choke on the dust of your own regret."

Long Regret Dust
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Augusten Burroughs Author, Memoirist
Regret

"But feelings, no matter how strong or “ugly,” are not a part of who you are. They are the radio stations your mind listens to if you don’t give it something better to do. Feelings are fluid and dynamic; they change frequently. Feelings are something you HAVE, not something you ARE. Like physical beauty, a cold sore, or an opinion. Admitting you feel rage or terrible pain or regret or some old, rotten blame does not mean these feelings are part of who you are as a person. What these feelings mean is, you have to change your thinking to be free of them."

Strong Pain Regret
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Nhat Hanh Zen Master, Author
Regret

"Anger is like a flame blazing up and consuming our self-control, making us think, say, and do things that we will probably regret later."

Thinking Regret Anger
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Tupac Shakur Rapper, Actor, Activist
Regret

"The eyes of mortal men, threaten you with doom They regret to see you, set, but it is time, for the moon"

Eye Regret Moon
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Nhat Hanh Zen Master, Author
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"It is best if we do not listen to or look at the person whom we consider to be the cause of our anger. Like a fireman, we have to pour water on the blaze first and not waste time looking for the one who set the house on fire. "Breathing in, I know that I am angry. Breathing out, I know that I must put all my energy into caring for my anger." So we avoid thinking about the other person, and we refrain from doing or saying anything as long as our anger persists. If we put all our mind into observing our anger, we will avoid doing any damage that we may regret later."

Thinking Regret Caring
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George Carlin Comedian, Actor
Regret

"Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next county, to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is."

Country Regret Guilt
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Groucho Marx Actor, Comedian, Writer
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"I was born at a very early age. Before I had time to regret it, I was four and a half years old."

Years Age Regret
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Jim Carrey Actor, Comedian
Regret

"If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret."

Pain Regret Karma
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Jim Rohn Author, Motivational Speaker
Regret

"We are all affected by five things. But the most important thing that affects us is our dreams--our ability to see the future. But here's why we don't reach into the future. We're trapped either by regret of the past or the routine of the present. So make sure that the greatest pull on you is the pull of the future."

Dream Motivational Regret
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Mike Tyson Professional Boxer
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"There are not many regrets that I have. There are a few things that I wish I'd changed in my life, but they are not so dramatic that I'd go out of my way to change them. But I go back and think about my life so far periodically in my head."

Thinking Wish Regret
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