Mistake

Mistake(s) may refer to:

  • An Error
  • Mistake (contract law), an erroneous belief, at contracting, that certain facts are true
  • Mistake (criminal law), or mistake of fact, a defense to criminal charges on the grounds of ignorance of a fact
  • Mistake of law, a defense to criminal charges on the grounds of ignorance of law

In music:

  • "Mistake" (Stephanie McIntosh song)
  • "Mistake" (Mike Oldfield song)
  • "Mistake" (Moby song)
  • "Mistake", a song Demi Lovato from Unbroken
  • "Mistakes" (Brian McFadden song), featuring Delta Goodrem
  • "Mistakes" (Don Williams song)
  • "Mistakes", a song by Blue October UK from Preaching Lies to the Righteous
  • "Mistakes", a song by Kutless from Hearts of the Innocent

Famous quotes containing the word mistake:

    ... it is a great mistake to confuse conventionality with simplicity ... it takes a good deal of intelligence and a great many inhibitions to follow a social code.
    Katharine Fullerton Gerould (1879–1944)

    The actions of each dancer were scrutinized with great care and any little mistake noted and remembered. The strain upon a dancer was consequently so great that when a fine dancer died soon after a feast it was said, “The peoples’ looks have killed him.”
    Merle Colby, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)