"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes; art, knowing which ones to keep" creator of the Dilbert cartoon, Scott Adams

The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style. (Fred Astaire)

Mistakes are healthy and allow for growth. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but making a mistake is the truest form of originality. (Georgia J. Bonesteel)

He who will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator. (Sir Francis Bacon)

Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts. (Nikki Giovanni)

The three foundations of judgement: Bold Design, Constant Practice, and Frequent Mistakes. (John Masefield)

My mother said that anyone learning to cook needed a large dog to eat the mistakes. As a sculptor of wood I have always tried to keep a fireplace. (Norman Ridenour)

The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing that you will make one. (Elbert Hubbard)

A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind (Albert Szent-Gyorgyi)