Skip to content
quotesby

About this quote

What does it mean?
Mistakes and choice create variety which the speaker values over monotony.
In plain terms
Making mistakes shows I have choices and freedom, which I love.
What can you take from it?
Freedom to make choices and mistakes is key to enjoyment.

Where it applies

  • decision making
  • personal freedom
  • career choices

Putting it to work

  • embrace mistakes
  • protect autonomy

Questions to consider

  • Is freedom worth the risk of errors?
  • Who should choose for you?

Another view

Unrestricted choice can lead to harmful consequences.

More from Bode Miller

  1. Fame is almost a poison. I couldn't care less, in fact I lived better when I was a nobody.

    Permalink to quote #4
  2. Sport is born clean and it would stay that way if it was the athletes who ran it for the pleasure of taking part, but then the fans and the media intervene and…

    Permalink to quote #6
  3. This year I just want to enjoy myself. I could give up tomorrow without having the slightest regret. I could keep away from this world for a year and then perh…

    Permalink to quote #3

Related quotes

  1. Do what you want to do, And go where you're going to. Think for yourself 'Cause I won't be there with you.

    George HarrisonGeorge Harrison quote #2
  2. I will begin with this confession: whatever I have done in the course of my life, whether it be good or evil, has been done freely; I am a free agent.

    Giacomo CasanovaGiacomo Casanova quote #5
  3. Oh, give me again the rover's life--the joy, the thrill, the whirl! Let me feel thee again, old sea! let me leap into thy saddle once more. I am sick of these …

    Herman MelvilleHerman Melville quote #5