Man can and must prevent the tragedy of famine in the future instead of merely trying with pious regret to salvage the human wreckage of the famine, as he has so often done in the past.
That is why with enormous regret I have tendered my resignation to the prime minister today.
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
No, I regret nothing, all I regret is having been born, dying is such a long tiresome business I always found.
I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end.
The only thing I regret about my past is the length of it. If I had to live my life again I'd make all the same mistakes - only sooner.
I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent.
I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.
The one thing I regret was that my work required an enormous amount of my time, and a lot of travel.
But I certainly made mistakes, for which I regret, I think most human beings in their lifetime make mistakes, mine ended up in two years prison - two very remarkable years from which I learnt a lot.
I do think it's important to live in the present because in that way you won't be living in a state of regret.
I'm often asked if I regret not going to Hollywood. I'm glad I didn't go, because if I had I wouldn't have my extended family, which is the fabric of my life. Only recently have I realised how special and unusual it is.
I think many experiences are bound to be failures, and sometimes I regret them before they even happen.
People only stutter at the beginning of the word. They're not afraid when they get to the end of the word. There's just regret.
I have a tendency to go through my life at full speed and as a one-man band, and so I don't generally stop and take in other people enough to develop many relationships. I'm starting to regret that a bit. I want to change it.