Top 80 Something You Regret Quotes
#1. If I lost your respect ... I'm just hope you don't look at me as something you regret.
J. Cole
#2. When you've done something terrible, something you regret, it gives you this special insight, like you can detect other people's bad behavior.
Amber Dermont
#3. Regret is something you've got to just live with, you can't drink it away. You can't run away from it. You can't trick yourself out of it. You've just got to own it.
Anthony Bourdain
#4. Regret has a purpose. It's like the oil light on the dashboard of your life, telling you something needs to be fixed. So fix it. And feel better.
David D. Burns
#5. You shouldn't never regret something that made you smile
Bei Maejor
#6. Have you ever hoped for something? And held out for it against all the odds? Until everything you did was ridiculous?
Ali Shaw
#7. Do you still believe that if you truly want something enough it can happen? I ask. I think of all the times I wanted to stop the world from spinning, all the times I wanted to go back and start over again. All the things I've wanted to undo or take back. Did I not want them enough?
Carrie Ryan
#8. Don't live to regret not doing something you've always wanted to do. Just do it!
Julie Whitley
#9. Sometimes over things that I did, movies that didn't turn out very well - you go, 'Why did you do that?' But in the end, I can't regret them because I met amazing people. There was always something that was worth it.
Robin Williams
#10. Never say that you regret something, because at one point in your life, you wanted it.
Drake
#11. Young people believe that regret is something you will never feel if you simply do as you please, but sometimes it is a matter of degree.
Alice Hoffman
#12. I ... Why do you want me to?"
There was a flicker of something in Greta's look. I couldn't tell whether it was a flicker of love or regret or meanness, and then she said, "Why wouldn't I want you to?"
Because you hate me, I thought, but I didn't say it.
Carol Rifka Brunt
#13. In life you find pleasure. In life you find pain. Pain and pleasure is an example of the duality in life. Enjoy them both, they are part of the ride. The key is to not turn the pain into something else - regret.
J.R. Rim
#14. If you find something you are passionate about, you've got to try. Even if something doesn't quite work out, disappointment is a temporary thing. Regret lasts forever.
Gemma Chan
#15. Never do today what you can do tomorrow. Something may occur to make you regret your premature action.
Aaron Burr
#16. How has being "realistic" or "responsible" kept you from the life you want? How has doing what you "should" resulted in subpar experiences or regret for not having done something else?
Timothy Ferriss
#17. Regret is what you should fear the most. If something is going to keep you awake at night, let it be the fear of not following your dream.
Chris Guillebeau
#18. We didn't win a Super Bowl together, and that's something I'll always regret - not knowing what that feels like. But you and I have won more games together than any quarterback and coach combination in the history of the NFL.
Dan Marino
#19. Appreciate what you have instead of regret ting for something you don't have.
Rah_U
#20. I crossed my arms. "You're saying I'm not usually polite?"
He staged a sigh. "It's amazing how quickly I can regret saying something with you ... "
"I'm polite. I'm very fucking polite.
Lani Diane Rich
#21. If there's something you dream of achieving, it's better to give it a go than to regret not having tried.
Allan Walsh
#22. But you know all about that, being sorry and having no words to say something when you know you should but you just can't
Heather Gudenkauf
#23. I guess you always regret the choices you didn't make, because you imagine that they would have been better choices, that's the thing. But in the end, you just have to choose something and get on with it. Because if you hedge your bets forever, well, you end up with nothing, don't you?
Nick Alexander
#24. If you summon your courage to challenge something, you'll never be left with regret. How sad it is to spend your life wishing, "If only I'd had a little more courage." Whatever the outcome may be, the important thing is to step forward on the path that you believe is right.
Daisaku Ikeda
#25. You didn't get it. Sacrifice is a part of life. It's supposed to be. It's not something to regret. It's something to aspire to. Little sacrifices. Big sacrifices.
Mitch Albom
#26. And I don't regret the rain
Or the nights I felt the pain
Or the tears I had to cry
Some of those times along the way.
Every road I had to take,
Every time my heart would break,
It was just something that I had to get through,
To get me to you.
Lila McCann
#27. Never say anything you'll regret. It's easier to say nothing at all than to say something you can't take back.
Nikki Sex
#29. Instead of blaming yourself for something you cannot undo, let it define you.
Shaun Hick
#30. Never regret something, because at one point everything you did was exactly what you wanted to do. And sometimes that's the hardest thing to realize.
Kid Cudi
#31. You are full of wonderful possibilities. Do something with them. The most painful regrets, those which never go away, are regrets of things not done, things never attempted.
Ralph Marston
#32. ... everyone regrets something, but you can't change the past. You've got to let go and make new memories until the old ones fade enough that they don't hold any power over you.
Olivia Arran
#33. Do what you want, if it is something you did regret the next day, sleep in late.
Wiz Khalifa
#34. If someone you love asks you to give up something you love, don't do it.
James Anderson
#35. Do I regret taking the company public? Yes and no. Yes, because it put us under enormous pressure for a young company to go public at that point in its history, something you never could have done in the old days.
David Talbot
#36. Even if someone does something that brings bad to you,do something good for them and make them feel shy for what they have done to you
Thiruvalluvar
#37. The time to be upset is during the race, when you can actually do something about it. Nothing could be done now. A thousand times I'd told them: the key to racing is to come off the water regretting nothing.
Brad Alan Lewis
#38. SO DO THE THING. TAKE THE LEAP. TRY SOMETHING RIDICULOUS, OR CRAZY, OR BRAVE. NO MATTER HOW IT TURNS OUT, YOU WILL NEVER REGRET CHOOSING TO LIVE - WILD, BOLD, AND FREE.
Mandy Hale
#39. Well done, Darren!" Master Byron was full of praise for the prince. "What did you use to cast it?"
Darren's eyes found mine. "Something I don't regret.
Rachel E. Carter
#40. People say, 'Well don't you regret not having kids?' And I go, 'No, not really.' And then if they keep asking, I always say this, 'Well, you know, maybe I'll adopt.' But I don't mean that. It's just something I say to make me sound like a nicer person.
Wanda Sykes
#41. I'm far from perfect. There's a lot of times you'll say something that you regret or do something that you regret and wish you wouldn't have said it or done it.
Matt Kenseth
#42. Ever catch yourself in the middle of saying something you know you'll regret? Something so mean you know you should stop immediately but some part of your brain kicks in and won't let you stop?
Charles Yu
#43. That's not a real answer.'
Says who?'
Says me. I mean real fear, like of failure, of death, of regret. Like that. Something that keeps you awake nights, questioning your very existence.'
Clowns.
Sarah Dessen
#44. Never go for someone that represents something that is more of a fantasy than reality in this crazy world of lonely people, unless it is for the shortest time possible, and unless you have clearly figured out an exit strategy.
Janvier Chouteu-Chando
#45. When you regret something, what you aren't seeing is that someday, later, or maybe sooner, you're going to see why you didn't get the thing you wanted. So often, something better is just around the corner.
Bethenny Frankel
#46. The world changes too fast. You take your eyes off something that's always been there, and the next minute it's just a memory.
Michel Faber
#47. When traveling abroad if you see something you yearn for if you can afford it at all, buy it. If you don't you'll regret it all your life.
Ilka Chase
#48. If you can play guitar and sing, you can probably get a gig down the road playing at a restaurant, but don't throw your life away chasing something that is so elusive it will only lead you to regret and may turn you bitter.
Cliff Richard
#49. I've done some stinkers in the cinema. You can't regret it; there are always reasons for doing something, even if it's just the location.
John Hurt
#50. If you see something that speaks to you and you can swing it, don't question. I don't regret anything that I've ever bought, only the things that slipped away.
Bryan Batt
#51. Even if it doesn't alter or change the end result even in the slightest... making decisions based on convictions that you believe in... and walking your own path... has it's own merit and worth. There's something to be said for not having... even on regret.
Tite Kubo
#52. I don't regret anything. I feel like I've made what I would call mistakes. I picked the wrong movie, or I didn't pursue a character, but everything you do is part of you and you get something from it.
Al Pacino
#53. Don't do something that you'll regret later.
Kim Tae-yeon
#54. Live your life like the novels that you love to read. Only do the things that when you look back, you are proud of what you accomplished, feel good about how you treated others and didn't regret not doing to trying something. Every day is a new chapter, write something.
Taylor Berke
#55. Regret is a pointless emotion unless you learn something from it.
BJ Harvey
#56. If you're gonna do something tonight that you'll regret tomorrow morning, sleep late
Henny Youngman
#57. How do you sort the treasure from the trash? When does something move from sentimental to disposable? And if you think you are ready to part with it, are you really? If you throw it away today, will you regret it tomorrow? Or will it be something you never think about again?
Wendelin Van Draanen
#58. You ever flown something before?" (Christopher)
"I hold the highest score at A.S.U. for Star Wars: Starfighter." (Kitty)
"I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I'm going to regret this." (Christopher)
Gini Koch
#59. Sometimes things come out of your mouth that you regret later on. Or no, not regret. You say something so razor-sharp that the person you say it to carries it around with them for the rest of their life.
Herman Koch
#60. Grief was something you could work through, but regret lived forever, tormenting you with everything you might have done differently.
Kit Rocha
#61. You only get so many days on this earth, everyday that you live try to redeem yourself for something that you regret.
Austin V. Songer
#62. It's better to regret something you have done than to regret something you HAVEN'T done.
The Butthole Surfers
#63. Do not regret the things you didn't do," Tamika said. "If you're going to regret something, it has to be the things you have done. We are not made up of the inverse of our experiences. If we were what we didn't do, I would be a ballerina.
Rose Christo
#64. Hands up if you're ready to do something you'll regret this weekend. Go forth! You have my blessing.
Florence Welch
#65. We all have to make choices," Joan said. "Since we can't have two lives, only one. But, most of those choices we make fresh every day, not just once. So, if you regret something, if you want to change your mind, you usually can.
Menna Van Praag
#66. She considers for a minute before saying, I should have been more kind. That is something a person will never regret. You will never say to yourself when you are old, Ah, I wish I was not good to that person. You will never think that. I should have been more kind.
Khaled Hosseini
#67. Holding anger is a poison.
Never regret something that made you smile.
Do not do unto others what you do not want others to do unto you.
John Green
#68. Do you ever see someone doing something cool and you say to yourself, "I could do that" ... And then you don't? Ask yourself, why not? Honestly, why not? You really may not have a reason to do it, but if you'd regret not doing it? That's a whole other story.
Richie Norton
#69. You only get so much time to do something that you enjoy or love to do. If you can continue doing it, you might as well, because I don't want to live in regret. I don't want to be the person sitting behind a desk, wondering, 'Did I do it right, did I finish it off, did I really give it my all?'
Troy Dumais
#70. It's yad that propels us, like a motor, onward. Yad is like envy, but it's not simply that. It's like spite, rage, anger, but more elegant, more complicated. It's like pity for someone, regret for something you did or did not do, for a chance you missed, for an opportunity you squandered.
Miroslav Penkov
#71. Regret isn't going to get me anywhere. It's like being obsessed with something. It doesn't bring you anywhere.
Stanley Kubrick
#72. I see something between you two. I do not see it often. You have something rare and precious. You must treat your love like the most valuable thing you will ever own. Don't ever let it get away from you. You will regret it your entire life, I assure you.
Andrea Laurence
#73. When you look to the past, don't sit and dwell on your regrets. Instead, focus on the things you learned from each experience and how they may enrich your future. Use the past not as something to hold you back, but as a method for reaffirming the drive to move forward on your chosen path.
Jack Davenport
#74. You don't have to have had something to want it or need it but when you have something you liked ... very much ... and it is taken away, and you want it back, it can become a hunger.
Kristen Ashley
#75. I never even heard her voice."
And after a while:
"It is a strange grief."
Softly:
"To die of nostalgia for something you never lived.
Alesandro Bariko
#76. Give your best, not your all.
If you give your best and you lost, you still have something left in you.
But if you give your all, you will lose everything and be left with pain and regret.
Anonymous
#77. You don't want to depend on an editor. If you want to regret something for the rest of your life, you want to make sure you're responsible for it.
Robert Stone
#78. In a serious sense, wanting to change something from the past doesn't work for me - change something you don't enjoy now rather than regretting it later.
Rory McIlroy
#79. Never regret something that once made you smile.
Amber Deckers
#80. Might paint something I might want to hang here someday, might write something I might want to say to you someday, might do something I'd be proud of someday. Mark my words, I might be something someday.
Sara Quin
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