I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.
Zachary TaylorMaybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.
Arthur MillerA man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
John BarrymoreFrance, mother of arts, of warfare, and of laws (Les Regrets)
Joachim Du BellayThere is no defence for my actions which I sincerely regret. [on an affair with nanny Daisy Wright]
Jude LawThe only possible regret I have is the feeling that I will die without having played enough tennis.
Jean BorotraWhen men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.
Edgar Watson HoweOne 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 Rowling'I want to wait to have sex until I'm married.' - the quote Britney apparently regrets most
Britney SpearsBecause 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'm not regretful about dropping acid, but I could have stopped it a little sooner.
David CarradineTo regret the past is to forfeit the future.
Chinese ProverbAsk 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 StewartHe 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 DyerSpeak when you are angry - and you will make the best speech you'll ever regret.
Laurence PeterI 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 AlexanderI 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 FinneyThe follies which a man regrets most in his life, are those which he didn't commit when he has the opportunity.
Helen RowlandThere's a lot of regrets about last year - maybe turning up was the biggest regret about it [on Apprentice Series 2]
Alan SugarI 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 GettyLater 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 TwainYou cannot just waste time. Otherwise you'll die to regret it.
Harriet DoerrIt 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 GravesenMy only regret in the theatre is that I could never sit out front and watch me!
John BarrymoreIt is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Is 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 McCarthyAs you grow older, you'll find the only things you regret are the things you didn't do.
Zachary ScottThe 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 MenckenThey always say it is better to have loved and lost and all that, so no I don't think I have any regrets, and I have always been there for all of my kids no matter what.
Mark GoddardI would rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not
Lucille BallThe only conquests which are permanent and leave no regrets, are our conquests over ourselves.
Napoleon BonaparteNature 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 HitlerOur 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 BeckhamA man has cause for regret only when he sows and no one reaps.
Charles GoodyearI made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody else.
Queen LatifahI 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 QuayleI'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 HowellRegrets and recriminations only hurt your soul.
Armand HammerDemocratic 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.
TocquevilleI 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 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 SainzMake it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy, you can't build on it it's only good for wallowing in.
Katherine MansfieldOn 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.'
Russell CroweYes there are times when you regret your decisions but we all have to make them without the power of hindsight.
Roland GiftI 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 LennonI have been stupid and regret making a silly mistake experimenting with drugs.
Richard BaconI regret what I did but it was in my personal time and I therefore hope that it does not reflect on the show
Richard BaconI regret the time and resources needed to undertake this but... it is right to lay this accusation to rest.
David BlunkettThe 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 NashThe only DIY haircut I would ever recommend is a crop woth the clippers: mess around with scissors and you'll regret it!
Charles Worthington
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