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The one big strategic error - which was a political error and an economic error of grand proportions - was the prescription drug bill.

~David Keene

Topics: Big Bill Economic Error Grand Political Prescription Proportions Strategic Which

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I am indeed willing to acknowledge what I have done, an error and presumption. I will call it an error and presumption because I swerved from the accustomed flowery paths of female delicacy.

~Deborah Sampson

Topics: Accustomed Acknowledge Am Because Call Delicacy Done Error Female Indeed Paths Presumption Will Willing I Am

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I used to sleep in the T-shirt I wore during the day and whatever ratty old gym shorts I could find on the floor. But one year for Christmas, someone gave me a very chic, comfortable pair of pajamas from Brooks Brothers, and I realized the error of my ways.

~Derek Blasberg

Topics: Brooks Brothers Chic Christmas Comfortable Could Day Error Find Floor Gave Gym Me Old Pair Pajamas Realized Shorts Sleep Someone Used Very Ways Whatever Wore Year T-Shirt

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There is an environment where someone is always looking for someone to make an error. They're always looking not for the good things, the wonderful things the president and first lady are doing, they're looking for an error or to criticize. And it's not conducive to good work.

~Desiree Rogers

Topics: Always Conducive Criticize Doing Environment Error First First Lady Good Good Things Good Work Lady Looking Make President Someone Things Where Wonderful Wonderful Things Work

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To me, error analysis is the sweet spot for improvement.

~Donald Norman

Topics: Analysis Error Improvement Me Spot Sweet

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Be precise. A lack of precision is dangerous when the margin of error is small.

~Donald Rumsfeld

Topics: Dangerous Error Lack Margin Precise Precision Small

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In politics, every day is filled with numerous opportunities for serious error. Enjoy it.

~Donald Rumsfeld

Topics: Day Enjoy Error Every Every Day Filled Numerous Opportunities Politics Serious

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Ironically, the more intensive and far-reaching a historian's research, the greater the difficulty of citation. As the mountain of material grows, so does the possibility of error.

~Doris Kearns Goodwin

Topics: Difficulty Does Error Greater Grows Historian Intensive Ironically Material More Mountain Possibility Research

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The only protection as a historian is to institute a process of research and writing that minimizes the possibility of error. And that I have tried to do, aided by modern technology, which enables me, having long since moved beyond longhand, to use a computer for both organizing and taking notes.

~Doris Kearns Goodwin

Topics: Beyond Both Computer Enables Error Having Historian Institute Long Longhand Me Modern Modern Technology Moved Notes Only Organizing Possibility Process Protection Research Since Taking Technology Tried Use Which Writing

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Error is part of the game. I never, ever second-guessed myself on a call and don't believe good umpires ever should.

~Doug Harvey

Topics: Believe Call Error Ever Game Good Myself Never Part Should Umpires

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