Missed Chances Quotes

• As mankind grew obsessed with its hours, the sorrow of lost time became a permanent hole in the human heart. People fretted over missed chances, over inefficient days; they worried constantly about how long they would live, because counting life’s moments had led, inevitably, to counting them down. Soon, in every nation and in every language, time became the most precious commodity.

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  Mitch Albom

  Heart   Long   People  

  Mitch Albom (2012). “The Time Keeper”, p.40, Hachette UK

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• Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.

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  Jack Canfield

  Inspirational   Life   Motivational  

  Twitter post from Oct 08, 2015

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• The past, for everyone, is full of missed chances, surviving to understand them, if not set them straight, is one of the things that makes the next breath worth taking.

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  Le Ly Hayslip

  Past   Next   Chance  

  Le Ly Hayslip (2012). “When Heaven and Earth Changed Places”, p.261, Anchor

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• ...stupidity is one of the two things we see most clearly in retrospect. The other is missed chances.

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  Stephen King

  Two   Stupidity   Retrospect  

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• I think I could look back through the past few years at missed opportunities and stuff, but one thing I have learned is not to dwell on missed chances or times where you have failed.

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  Michael Chang

  Past   Opportunity   Thinking  

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• I never miss a good chance to shut up

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  James Patterson

  Cowboy   Silence   Missing  

  James Patterson (2017). “Along Came a Spider: (Alex Cross 1)”, p.237, Random House

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