104 Best Regret Quotes

Sadly, sadly, the sun rose; it rose upon no sadder sight than the man of good abilities and good emotions, incapable of their directed exercise, incapable of his own help and his own happiness, sensible of the blight on him, and resigning himself to let it eat him away.
A Tale of Two Cities Regret Despair Waste self-destruction
If you hear in my voice any resemblance to a voice that once was sweet music in your ears, weep for it, weep for it!
A Tale of Two Cities Regret Loss Past Suffering
What and how much had I lost by trying to do only what was expected of me instead of what I myself had wished to do?
Invisible Man conformity Expectation self-determination Regret
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out. – Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill Words Speech Discipline Regret
A heart weighed down by regret cannot beat to its full potential.
Grand Master Oogway Kung Fu Panda Regret Heart Potential
How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over them mountains? – Uncle Rico
Napoleon Dynamite Regret Past delusion
I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them. – Andy Bernard
The Office Nostalgia Time Regret Life
I hope you’re happy. I hope you’re happy now. – Elphaba
Wicked Regret Consequence bitterness
I'm not gonna sit here and tell you that death doesn't hurt, 'cause it does. But what hurts more is not taking the chance when you had it. – Dom
Fast and Furious Life Regret Risk Love
So, love your family and friends. Because in the end, they're all that you have. – Michael Corleone
The Godfather Family Love Regret
Blessed are the forgetful, for they get the better even of their blunders. – Dr. Howard Mierzwiak
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Memory Forgetfulness Regret Acceptance
I erase you and I'm miserable. – Mary
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Memory Regret Pain Consequence
I wish I had stayed. I wish I had done a lot of things. – Joel
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Regret Memory Past Longing
You had the whole rest of your life to be happy with me. You chose to be happy with her for a couple of months. – Carrie
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Love Choice Regret Time
I'm not a cat. I was a boy. A young, foolish boy. – Thackery Binx
Hocus Pocus curse Regret Transformation Immortality
She's heard me say 'I love you' a thousand times. She's never heard me say 'I'm sorry.' – John McClane
Die Hard Love Regret Family
I promise I'll never even think about going to another party as long as I live. – John McClane
Die Hard Regret Humor Resolution
You’re my sister. I’ll never leave you. Not again. – Vi
Arcane Family Promise Regret
We lost ourselves. Lost our dream. In the pursuit of great, we failed to do good. – Viktor
Arcane Ambition Morality Regret
Sometimes, the past is better left buried. – Marcus
Arcane Regret secrets Past
I'm sorry for what I done. I've thought about it a powerful lot. – Karl Childers
Sling Blade Regret atonement Past
I've caused a powerful lot of trouble. – Karl Childers
Sling Blade Guilt Regret Consequence
There's no such thing as a mistake. There's only what you do and what you don't do. – Hank Moody
Californication Regret Life Choices Morality Consequences
Why, oh why, didn't I take the blue pill? – Cypher
The Matrix Regret Truth Illusion Comfort
I coulda made somethin’ of myself. – Curley's Wife
Of Mice and Men Dreams Regret gender
I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog. – Candy
Of Mice and Men Regret mercy uselessness
I meant no harm. I most truly did not. But I had to grow bigger. So bigger I got. – The Once-ler
The Lorax Regret Consequences Ambition
Now all that was left 'neath the bad-smelling sky was my big empty factory... the Lorax... and I. – The Once-ler
The Lorax Regret desolation Consequence
I built my first Thneed factory and things just got out of hand. – The Once-ler
The Lorax Consequences greed Regret
For 40 years, not a soul has come to hear my story. Not a single, living soul. – The Once-ler
The Lorax Isolation Regret loneliness
Then I got a sad feeling, and I felt sort of sick. And I knew, just as he'd said, my career was a flop. – The Once-ler
The Lorax Regret Realization Consequence
I picked a hell of a day to quit drinking. – Marty Gilbert
Independence Day Humor Apocalypse Regret
I remember you was conflicted. Misusing your influence. – Ray
The Princess and the Frog Regret Power Shadow Man
I guess in this case, telling the truth kinda backfired, huh? – Patrick Verona
10 Things I Hate About You Honesty Regret Consequences
I'm not sorry that I met you. I'm not sorry that knowing you has made me question everything. I'm not sorry that I'm in love with you. I'm only sorry for how I left things. – Elena Gilbert
The Vampire Diaries Love Regret apology Change
You're like the thief who isn't the least bit sorry he stole, but is terribly, terribly sorry he's going to jail. – Rhett Butler
Gone with the Wind Regret Consequences Morality Hypocrisy
I'm so sorry. – Donnie Darko
Donnie Darko Love sacrifice Regret Finality
You are my son. I should have been there for you. – Poseidon
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Family Regret Parenthood gods
I never got to say goodbye to my father. There's questions I would have asked him. I would have asked him how he felt about what his company did. – Tony Stark
Iron Man Family Legacy Regret Fatherhood
I'm the best there is at what I do. But what I do isn't very nice. – Bruce Banner (referencing Wolverine)
The Incredible Hulk Hulk Skill Regret Nature
I should have killed you when I had the chance! – Wolverine
The Wolverine Wolverine Regret Anger villain Viper
I love you, but I never should have married you. – Mrs. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox Love Regret Consequence Family
I said I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! It was an accident! – Hiccup
How to Train Your Dragon apology Regret Consequence clumsiness
I'm not gonna be remembered as the man who invented the finglonger! A device which lets you... FING... LONGER... – Dr. Aloysius Pines "Ford"
Gravity Falls Science Legacy Regret Humor
You should have just been a good daddy. – Genesis
Knock Knock Regret Consequence manipulation Family
It was free pizza. – Evan Webber
Knock Knock justification Temptation mistake Regret
You had a perfect life. And you threw it away for pizza. – Genesis
Knock Knock Irony Regret Consequence triviality
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed. – Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Failure Courage Effort Regret
Lost time is never found again. – Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin Time Value Regret Productivity
My mother always taught me never to look back in regret but to move on to the next thing. – Richard Branson
Richard Branson Regret Progress Mindset forward
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