Quotes About Getting Things Right

#1. Success Comes Through Rapidly Fixing our Mistakes Rather than Getting Things Right the First Time

Tim Harford

#2. Mathematics is good for the soul, getting things right enlivens a sense of truth, efforts to understand automatically purify desires.

Iris Murdoch

#3. Part of the writer's task is to recognize what he's done, then dive back in and make the connections clearer. I'm a strong believer in getting things right the ninth or tenth time.

David Lubar

#4. I want very much to communicate science to as wide an audience as possible, but not at a cost of dumbing down, and not at a cost in getting things right.

Richard Dawkins

#5. Impatience has a poor track record for perfection. Getting things right usually includes calming down!

Garrison Wynn

#6. Pianists don't argue too much generally because we have such a hard time just getting things right; arguing is for string players.

Emanuel Ax

#7. Each human being has the right to two blessings: getting things right and getting things wrong. In the latter case, there will always be a kind of apprenticeship that will lead him back to the right path.

Paulo Coelho

#8. Many people know what they want to have, but have no idea of who they want to be. Getting 'things' simply will not fulfill you. Only living and doing what you believe is 'the right thing' will give you that sense of inner strength that we all deserve.

Tony Robbins

#9. Things change and work changes. Right now I like the idea of enveloping a space and getting messages across that connect to the world in ways that seem familiar but are different.

Barbara Kruger

#10. I don't have regret about things I've done that are successful or not successful or what people perceive or don't know or whatever. I just know for me it had to be the right choice at the time. Sometimes that choice is just about getting a job.

Mark Harmon

#11. When Mr. Obama entered office, he said all the right things about getting Washington spending under control. He even promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. Obviously, that didn't happen.

Pete Hegseth

#12. Love isn't about saying cute things and being praised all the time. It's right after a long argument that drains the life out of both of you, and getting

over it the next day.

Auliq Ice

#13. She held out her right hand, palm up. "Duct tape." She did the same with her other hand. "M&M's. If I can't fix whatever's wrong with those two things, I'm going home and getting back into bed.

Sofie Kelly

#14. You might be [outshining me in many ways]. But if we get on a treadmill, there are two things: you're getting off first or I'm going to die. It's that simple, right?

Will Smith

#15. One of the things I do to stay healthy and fit is to make sure I exercise every single day. Aside from eating right and getting enough sleep, exercise keeps me trim and boosts my energy.

Martha Stewart

#16. We can give our children only two things in life which are essential. Strong roots and powerful wings. Then they may fly anywhere and live independently. Of all the luxuries in life, the greatest luxury is getting freedom of the right kind.

Sudha Murty

#17. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 am. It could be a right number.

Doug Larson

#18. This is democracy," she says. "It is strange. And it is messy. It's not about getting it right. It's about trying to get it right. Yes, it's a bit chaotic. Certainly we will get some things wrong.

Chuck Wendig

#19. I only felt that in spite of all the things I'd done wrong, in getting myself here, I'd done right. I

Cheryl Strayed

#20. Also, I think having a musicality about me that helps in identifying different things in languages and getting them right.

Toni Collette

#21. Jealous of the crazy gay kid. That doesn't sound right."
"Hey, Sol," she said, her tone getting serious for a second.
"Those are two things about you out of a million. Don't box yourself in.

John Corey Whaley

#22. I'm a warrior if you try to hurt my family. And anybody I see getting it in the neck out there, I'm right there to protect them. I'm a big, strong guy who knows what he's doing. I've stopped a lot of things in the street, stopped a lot of people from getting hurt.

Paul Sorvino

#23. They had some really cool rigged cars and things that were different that they would tow behind the camera car that were actually on these trailers that manipulated side to side and stuff like they were getting hit, and actually put the actor right in the middle of the chase.

David R. Ellis

#24. I have worried about getting pigeon-holed, but now I think I've done enough weird, offbeat stuff not to be. And I also know that I do things for the right reasons: I've made my money, so I don't have to say yes to anything.

Christopher Meloni

#25. Very much of what we call the progress of today consists in getting rid of false ideas, false conceptions of things, and in taking a point of view that enables us to see the principles, ideas and things in right relation to each other.

William D. Hoard

#26. I knew I was getting into one of the most illegal things in the world. It was the right thing to do.

Jack Kevorkian

#27. I enjoy the cleaning up - something about the getting of things in order for winter - making the garden secure - a battening down of hatches perhaps ... It just feels right.

David Hobson

#28. I think the biggest problem we have is taking too long over things. Not in terms of getting it right, but sometimes we do things quickly that are really good.

Colin Greenwood

#29. The more I support with my economic plans the building of a middle class, the quicker they're going to turn around and say, 'Hey, we want a bigger say in things.' So, I knew what I was getting into right at the beginning. It's the right thing to do.

Abdallah II Of Jordan

#30. You just go around getting hung up on all the least convenient things
and if the only obstacle in your way is a little extra work, then that's the wonderful gift right there.

Elif Batuman

#31. Getting over her had been impossible. A day hadn't gone by that he hadn't thought of her, yearned for her. Sometimes he felt as if he couldn't breathe if he didn't see her again. He'd had to come back to make things right no matter how it ended.

B. J. Daniels

#32. I am devoting some time to music. I'm finding a balance in my life right now so that when I'm not acting I'm really working on the music side of things ... producing and writing and recording and also getting to do some live shows. It's a really exciting thing.

Steven Bauer

#33. I saw [Ronald] Reagan. I've watched Jimmy Carter and his selflessness, getting involved in things like votes in African countries, but also putting his foot right into the whole Israel-Palestine crisis. Sometimes into places where people are going, "Why are you doing that?" .

David Mandel

#34. You ... can ride a bike, can't you?"
"Sure I can," I said, getting onto one of the squeaky things. "At least I used to be able to. Haven't done it in years, but it's like riding a bike, right?"
"Technically, yes.

Brandon Sanderson

#35. People are dying to tell you their secrets; it's just a matter of getting the conversation going in the right direction. If you just let people fill the silence, they will let you the most extraordinary things. I sometimes wonder if afterward they remember what they've said.

Charles McCarry

#36. Mankind has got to start getting the big things right.

H.G.Wells

#37. The most important thing about getting somewhere is starting right where we are.

Bruce Barton

#38. Western civilization has not yet learned the lesson that the energy we expend in 'getting things done' is less important than the moral strength it takes to decide what is worth doing and what is right to do.

Sydney J. Harris

#39. Getting the big things right that make all the money, that's long cycle, really executing in a way that allows you to do it, that's short cycle.

Steve Ballmer

#40. It's all about getting the hand of things. Easy does it; take it easy. You'll figure everything out in time. But for right now, just keep trying. Pay attention and avoid the temptation to go further than you're ready. Talk less. And listen more.

Kate Jacobs

#41. When we take time to notice the things that go right - it means we're getting a lot of little rewards throughout the day.

Martin Seligman

#42. I have this fantasy of my older days, painting or sculpting or making things. I have this fantasy of a bike trip to Chile. I have this fantasy of flying into Morocco. But right now, it's about getting the work done and getting home to family. I have an adventure every morning, getting up.

Brad Pitt

#43. You need someone to tell you how to do things like hitting your marks, or driving a car so it looks right or getting out of a car so it doesn't take a million years of screen time.

Gary Cole

#44. The rain fluctuates between drizzle and torrential. It messes with your mind. It makes you think things will always be like this, never getting better, always letting you down right when you though the worst was over.

Susane Colasanti

#45. How could I possibly keep my cool while getting sweaty with him? What if I screamed out something horrifying, like "I love you?" What if I had an epileptic attack and started drooling or spitting right in the middle of things?

Jeaniene Frost

#46. Exercise for the joy of feeling good and getting better. Eat right with the intention of fueling your body with the things it needs to perform.

Tony Horton

#47. I didn't feel sad or happy. I didn't feel proud or ashamed. I only felt that in spite of all the things I'd done wrong, in getting myself here, I'd done right.

Cheryl Strayed

#48. Not this again," I moaned. "Jonathon, there are more important things in this world than me."
He looked thoughtful. "You're right," he said and I thought I might finally be getting through to him. He continued, "Chocolate gelato," he grinned.

Micalea Smeltzer

#49. You don't want to do what your parents want you to do. You got your own things. And the whole idea of getting a job because of who your father is - that didn't isn't right.

Jeff Bridges

#50. Saturday was a sweet and sunny day, the kind that made people think about getting it together once and for all
health, kids, jobs, personal appearance, doing things right this time.

Richard Price

#51. Maybe I've lost a little, but I think everyone does over time. People have been writing that I'm getting old every year, and eventually they're going to be right. There's nobody in this game that's doing the same things they once did in the peak years of their career.

Randy Johnson

#52. But I enjoyed getting sick, I didn't mind it at all. So in that short amount of time, I did actually go from 121 right back up to 180, which is way too fast obviously. And that resulted in some doctors visits to get things sorted out.

Christian Bale

#53. When things go wrong, you'll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go on getting better and better.

C.S. Lewis

#54. Given a test question, every wrong answer you eliminate from options A - E increases your chances of getting the right answer by 20percent.
The more you identify what you should not be doing, the closer you get to the things you should do.

Olaotan Fawehinmi

#55. More important than efficiency is effectiveness - getting the right things done. In other words, productivity is not first about getting more things done faster. It's about getting the right things done.

Matt Perman

#56. I'm too obsessed that the people who say critical things about me are right, even though I'm getting to do something I love.

Sam Raimi

#57. I would have gone right ahead but the only thing, the only phenomenon that's going on now of course, which is different in my experiences, is that you are getting things planted in the Net by people about the Woman in White on the Net. That's not a nice change.

Andrew Lloyd Webber

#58. I've had great opportunities to show different sides of myself, but the challenge will always be getting either people to let you do it or finding the right things to do in order to do it.

Kelli O'Hara

#59. (T)here are worse things than falling on your face right out of college ... Like instant, unearned success. Like getting your first novel accepted by the first publisher you send it to. Like getting your first rejection slip at the age of thirty-five.

Jincy Willett

#60. When I go home to Pennsylvania, my cousins who live in small towns and are twenty-three with kids are like 'Krysten, when are you getting married?' 'When are you having a kid?' Honestly, those aren't the most important things to me right now.

Krysten Ritter