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1. Which well-known politician who was the 26th President of the USA from 1901 to 1909 said, "The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything"?
2. This poet whose works include, "Paul Revere's Ride" and "The Song Of Hiawatha" is quoted as saying, "Sometimes we may learn more from a man's errors, than from his virtues". Can you name him?
3. Which Canadian-American movie actress, who co-founded United Artists with Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith and her future husband, Douglas Fairbanks, said, "If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down"?
4. Known for his novel, "The Picture Of Dorian Gray" and his play, "The Importance Of Being Earnest", this Irish author is quoted as saying, "Mistakes, life would be dull without them". Who is he?
5. "Mistakes are merely steps up the ladder" is a quotation attributed to a German-born American activist. Best remembered for his radical efforts against the US war in Vietnam in the 1960s and 1970s. Who is he?
6. This American professor of physics was involved in the "Manhattan Project" that developed the first nuclear weapons in the 1940s. He is quoted as saying, "Any man whose errors take ten years to correct is quite a man". Can you name him from the following list?
7. Which American, who was the principal author of the US Declaration of Independence and the third President of the USA said, "It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself"?
8. The man credited with inventing the first mechanical computer and considered as "The Father Of The Computer" is quoted as saying, "Errors using inadequate data are much less than using no data at all". Who was he?
9. Born as Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu in Skopje in 1910, this Roman Catholic Sister was recognised for her charitable work, particularly in India, with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. She is reported as saying, "I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness". Can you identify her more common name?
10. Which early cinema sex symbol, known for her one-liners and star of "I'm No Angel" (1933) and "My Little Chickadee" (1940) said, "Don't ever make the same mistake twice, unless it pays"?
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