WIST Quotations

Nelson, Horatio -- Letter to Andrew Hamond (1797)

Dave — Mon, 05 Oct 2020 17:47:18 +0000

Success covers a multitude of blunders, and the want of it hides the greatest gallantry and good conduct.

Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) British admiral
Letter to Andrew Hamond (1797)
(Source)

Often misattributed to George Bernard Shaw.

Oliver, Mary -- “The Poet With His Face in His Hands,” New Yorker (4 Apr 2005)

Dave — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:37:47 +0000

You want to cry aloud for your
mistakes. But to tell the truth the world
doesn’t need any more of that sound.

Mary Oliver (1935-2019) American poet
“The Poet With His Face in His Hands,” New Yorker (4 Apr 2005)
(Source)

Collected in New and Selected Poems, Vol. 2 (2005), and The Best American Poetry, 2006.

Adams, Scott -- The Dilbert Principle (1996)

Dave — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 13:22:25 +0000

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.

Scott Adams (b. 1957) American cartoonist
The Dilbert Principle (1996)

Sometimes misquoted as "Design is knowing which ones to keep." Sometimes misattributed to Douglas Adams or Ricky Gervais. More information here.