Eric Ries

It was 1999, and we were building a way for college kids to create online profiles for the purpose of sharing... with employers. Oops. I vividly remember the moment I realized my company was going to fail. My co-founder and I were at our wits' end. By 2001, the dot-com bubble had burst, and we had spent all our money.

American Businessman

Frank Deford

The Masters is not greedy. You wanna buy a Masters souvenir logo shirt? Sure, let's go over to the nearest Ralph Lauren boutique. Oops, you can only purchase Masters memorabilia at the Masters, this one week of the year.

American Writer

Nina Hagen

I sing 'All Apologies' with my own lyrics. People want to sing along, but then, oops, they realize it's a different story.

German Musician

Linus Torvalds

The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it.

Finnish Businessman

Say 'oops' when you do something slightly wrong, but it's not a big problem.

Minor Mistake

'Oops' is casual and typically used in informal or friendly settings, not formal ones.

Informality

Use 'oops' right after a small accident happens to acknowledge it.

Immediate Reaction

'Oops' expresses that you are surprised by your own mistake or forgetfulness.

Surprise Admission

Use 'oops' to show a calm recognition of something gone wrong, rather than panic.

Mild Dismay

Say 'oops' when you've done something you didn't mean to do.

Unintentional Action

 scratch wherever I want. But as soon as you walk in, I go, "Oops! Lil' spaghetti sauce there." Napkin in my lap, half-bites, chew with my mouth closed, no scratching. Now, what I'm doing is fulfilling your expectations of how I should live my life.

Dan Phillips: Creative...

 he laid the papers out on the table and at that time i was still guilty in their eyes this isn't you either until the pictures don't match and they left them on the table and they looked at each other like oops police released williams later that

The Battle for the Soul...

 people think of you but we also have articles like oops I'm figuring it out if you use that you can get away with anything we also have articles called how to look like you weren't just crying in less than five minutes so all of that being said I

A teen just trying to...

 found the boreal forests that must go completely dormant Eli yes they do and many other poisonous plants you said you animals each tambuti leaves they do eat tambuti leaves I'm coming through dead oops no you're not coming through that

Safari Live - Day 142 PIPE...

 And then also, like it said in the video, you can turn it left or right just by putting the lift under one wing or another. So I can do it -- oops, that was going to be a right turn.

Paul MacCready: Flying...

 okay he's definitely not oops where the hyenas he's just dropped it he's going down quickly my enas might come rushing yeah the hyenas are running in oh dear Oh Komori

Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...

 so ritual you've seen ritual change over time oops and and maybe is it fair to say that ritual helps a culture deal with change we think of we think of we

Storytellers Summit Day...

 of the arboreal scrambled never-failing to know exactly which branch will support its weight yeah oops well then almost never failing

Big Cats: Leopard vs....

 on dry land now it's cows tournament oops oh I think you've come up too soon that baby's gonna struggle

The Cutest Elephant...

 not sure if this will work but the can be a bit temperamental oops I guess this

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Informality

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