We all experience regret at some point in our lives. Whether it’s for something we said or did, or for something we didn’t do, regret is never fun. But sometimes, looking back on our regrets can help us learn and grow from our experiences. That’s why today, I’ve compiled a list of regret quotes from successful entrepreneurs and business leaders.

The best regret quotes

1. ‘regret isn’t real, ” Tuck said. ”It’s something invented to punish ourselves.’ — Robin Bielman, Blame it on the Kiss

2. Happiness is waking up in the morning with no regrets or worries for the present or future — it is having peace in the moment.

3. I regret losing certain women, but it was always my fault. — Scott Baio

4. You aren’t old enough to have such regrets.”Pain doesn’t respect age, my lady. — Sherrilyn Kenyon, Styxx

5. In history as in human life, regret does not bring back a lost moment and a thousand years will not recover something lost in a single hour. — Stefan Zweig

6. I, myself, deeply regret what happened between me and President Clinton. Let me say it again: I. Myself. Deeply. Regret. What. Happened. — Monica Lewinsky

7. You will never know how valuable a thing or a person is…until its not with You anymore, then You`ll regret…its not my fault.its urs.. — aismj

8. Never pass up the chance to be kissing someone. It’s the worst kind of regret. — Patrick Ness, Release

9. I made decisions that I regret, and I took them as learning experiences… I’m human, not perfect, like anybody else. — Queen Latifah

10. I am sure I have summer depression — the heat makes me instantly regret being alive.

11. I regret all of my books. — Zora Neale Hurston

12. As you can see, I am immersing myself in color–I’ve held back from that until now; and I don’t regret it. — Vincent Van Gogh

13. Action isn’t my forte. I’m an expert on contemplation and mild regret. — Robert Sheckley, Immortality, Inc.

14. Neglected dreams become regrets. — Stephen Richards, Success is Only One Thought Away: Motivational and Inspirational Quotes from Mind Power Professional Stephen Richards

15. I was going to kiss him, and I was going to regret it. But at that moment, I couldn’t bring myself to care. — Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

16. I never sort of really regret anything because you make your choices and I like to stand by them. — Tim Burton

17. Regrets are born of paths never taken. — Michael Dell

18. Somebody asked me what do you regret. I said, well I was offered the role of Maverick in ‘Top Gun’ and I turned it down. — Scott Baio

19. Ask God for forgiveness, and leave your regrets in the past. — Rihanna

20. Happiness is waking up in the morning with no regrets or worries for the present or future — it is having peace in the moment.

21. That is the one thing in my public career that I regret––my work to secure the enactment of the Federal Reserve Law. — William Jennings Bryan

22. But then one regrets the loss even of one’s worst habits. Perhaps one regrets them the most. They are such an essential part of one’s personality. — Oscar Wilde

23. Decisions made quickly were almost always regretted quickly. — Nora Roberts

24. Men didn’t have any idea about regretbefore God felt so once after created us. — Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

25. Human, Allen, is an adjective, and its use as a noun is in itself regrettable. — William S. Burroughs

26. Actions undertaken in anger, only result in pain, sorrow, and regret. — Rajen Jani, Once Upon A Time: 100 Management Stories

27. I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. — Nathan Hale

28. The body sins once, and has done with its sin, for action is a mode of purification. Nothing remains then but the recollection of a pleasure, or the luxury of a regret. — Oscar Wilde

29. Get a bicycle. You will not regret it, if you live. — Mark Twain

30. I don’t believe in fear–I live my life without regrets. — Puff Daddy

31. I have never once regretted missing a business opportunity so that I could be with my children and grandchildren. — Mitt Romney

32. I have never regretted erring on the side of withholding information. — Mindy Kaling

33. Live healthy NOW, You won’t regret it — Thomas Arnalsteen

34. Looking back on my life, I sigh. The caprice of youth goes with the wind, I’ve no regrets. — Roman Payne, Rooftop Soliloquy

35. In the end, we only regret the chances we didn’t take. — Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

36. On your deathbed, in the twilight of your life, it will not be all the risks you took that you will regret the most. — Robin S. Sharma

37. I don’t regret my past, I just regret the time I’ve wasted on the wrong people. — Wiz Khalifa

38. ‘in life, you would regret definitely, either you become good person or the bad one, but being good is better to regret for”–Samar Sudha’ — Samar Sudha

39. I thought of all the hardships and people that I had lost in the past few days alone, but, most of all, I thought of how I didn’t regret any of it. — Shannon A. Thompson, November Snow

40. I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me. — Zachary Taylor

41. Never regret your past. You have to move on and learn from it. — Taylor Swift

42. It is regrettable that house intelligence commIttee chairman [ adam ] adam schiff and sen. schumer have chosen to polIticize the issue. — Mitch Mcconnell

43. Truly there are different kinds of pain.  But the most agonizing is the pain of regret, for which there is no lasting relief and no remedy. — Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway

44. Regret is the strongest anchor that latches on to the ground, and you carry it within you, it is a feeling quite unlike others for it is despair mingled with hope. — Saim .A. Cheeda

45. I have no regrets because I know I did my best–all I could do. — Midori Ito

46. Move towards your dreams inch by inch or suffer the pain of regret. — Matthew Donnelly

47. She was certain this trip would be a landslide of regret, anger and resentment, crumbling around a day of sadness. — Shannyn Leah, Lakeshore Secrets

48. In the long–run, regrets consist less of bad choices and more of choices not made at all. Little do we realize, those were choices too. — Ryan Lilly

49. Let us not bankrupt our today’s by paying interest on the regrets of yesterday and borrowing in advance the troubles of tomorrow. — Ralph Washington Sockman

50. Regret is a form of punishment itself. — Nouman Ali Khan

Conclusion

We all experience regret at some point in our lives, but it is important to remember that we can learn from our mistakes and use them to become better people. Quotes about regret can help us to learn from our experiences and to find peace with the past. These quotes remind us that regret has the potential to be a source of growth and understanding.