I used to say to my auntie, 'You throw my fu*kin' poetry out, and you'll regret it when I'm famous,' and she threw the bast*rd stuff out. I never forgave her for not treating me like a fu*kin' genius or whatever I was when I was a child.
John LennonFrance, mother of arts, of warfare, and of laws (Les Regrets)
Joachim Du BellayOur performance during this World Cup has not been enough to progress further and both myself and all the players regret that and are hurt by that more than people realise
David BeckhamAsk me that again next month, when you're all in Dhaka and I'm in Rome, watching Chelsea playing Lazio! [Asked if he would regret retiring]
Alec StewartYou cannot just waste time. Otherwise you'll die to regret it.
Harriet DoerrThere have been loads of times I have regretted meeting Paul because I was so happy in my old life.
Heather MillsI regret what I did but it was in my personal time and I therefore hope that it does not reflect on the show
Richard BaconHe treated me like a son and I let him down. I must take some responsibility for him getting the sack. I regret letting him down so much.
Kieron DyerIt was a counter-attack and I had to take him down. I don't regret it and I would do it again if I had to.
Thomas GravesenOne of my regrets would be that I will never again have the pleasure of sneaking into a cafe, any cafe I like, sitting down and diving into my world and no one knowing what I am doing and no one bothering about me and being totally anonymous, that was fantastic
J K RowlingMy biggest regret is that I didn't teach my two children how to speak Spanish.
Henry DarrowI regret my choice of words which do not accurately reflect the process of the James committee, with which I have been closely involved and totally support.
Howard FlightI have often regretted my speech, never my silence. - Maxims
Publilius SyrusSpeak when you are angry - and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.
Laurence PeterIs it really so difficult to tell a good action from a bad one? I think one usually knows right away or a moment afterward, in a horrid flash of regret.
Mary McCarthyI regret the time and resources needed to undertake this but... it is right to lay this accusation to rest.
David BlunkettMy only regret in the theatre is that I could never sit out front and watch me!
John BarrymoreThe difference between a moral man and a man of honour is that the latter regrets a discreditable act, even when it has worked and he has not been caught.
Henry L MenckenThe only DIY haircut I would ever recommend is a crop woth the clippers: mess around with scissors and you'll regret it!
Charles WorthingtonMaybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.
Arthur MillerBecause they did not see merit where they should have seen it, people, to express their regret, will go and leave a lot of money to the very people who will be the first to throw stones at the next person who has anything to say and finds a difficulty in getting a hearing.
Samuel ButlerI have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.
Zachary TaylorTo regret the past is to forfeit the future.
Chinese ProverbThere is no defence for my actions which I sincerely regret. [on an affair with nanny Daisy Wright]
Jude LawLater in my life, I'm going to look back and smile and be very fulfilled. I know that if I don't give it my all right now I'll regret it later. That's very important to me, because I've worked all my life to have this.
Shania TwainA man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
John BarrymoreThe only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets, are our conquests over ourselves.
Napoleon BonaparteI've got a voice on each shoulder - one saying go home and stop being ridiculous, the other saying I might regret that decision. Golf and my body don't particularly go together, which is a bit of a bummer. I should have been England football captain
David HowellI'm not regretful about dropping acid, but I could have stopped it a little sooner.
David CarradineHe who spends time regretting the past loses the present and risks the future.
QuevedoI will always remember my playing career with fond memories and though there may be the odd regret the main feeling is one of immense pride.
Tom FinneyAs you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do.
Zachary ScottSpeak when you're angry,
and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.
Lawrence J PeterI would rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not
Lucille BallThere's a lot of regrets about last year - maybe turning up was the biggest regret about it [on Apprentice Series 2]
Alan SugarThe follies which a man regrets most in his life, are those which he didn't commit when he has the opportunity.
Helen Rowland'I want to wait to have sex until I'm married.' - the quote Britney apparently regrets most
Britney SpearsI didn't know Catalunya would be my last rally but I don't have any regrets because the party on the Sunday night was beautiful.
Carlos SainzI was recently on a tour of Latin America,and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people.
Dan QuayleDemocratic communities have a natural taste for freedom: left to themselves they will seek it, cherish it, and view any deprivation of it with regret. But for equality their passion is ardent, insatiable, incessant, invincible: they call for equality in freedom; and if they cannot obtain that, they still call for equality in slavery.
TocquevilleYes there are times when you regret your decisions but we all have to make them without the power of hindsight.
Roland GiftI made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.
Queen LatifahI have been stupid and regret making a silly mistake experimenting with drugs.
Richard BaconA man has cause for regret only when he sows and no one reaps.
Charles GoodyearIt is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions for just one lasting marital success.
J P GettyNature is cruel; therefore we are also entitled to be cruel. When I send the flower of German youth into the steel hail of the war without feeling the slightest regret over the precious German blood that is being spilled, should I also not have the right to eliminate millions of an inferior race that multiply like vermin.
Adolf HitlerI deeply regret the damage which recent publicity has brought to the Labour Party. However, I reject any suggestion of intentional wrongdoing on my part.
Wendy AlexanderThe bed is a bundle of paradoxes: we go to it with reluctance, yet we quit it with regret; we make up our minds every night to leave it early, but we make up our bodies every morning to keep it late.
Ogden NashOn Kevin Spacey (L.A. Confidential):
'He's the most charming man. He's the Oscar Wilde of our time. I only had one moment with him in that film and it's a great source of regret. I love spending time with him. He's always very open and effusive. His interest in you is genuine.'
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