Hindsight Quotes

“History is a tangled skein that one may see rightly only in retrospect.”

“When you look back on it, you can't help but see the mistakes.”

“It is the event that enlightens the preceding time.”

“In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.”

“The real force of moral judgement is applied retrospectively.”

“We foolishly did not realize he was stupid.”

“You can only predict things after they have happened.”

“It is the customary task of the social sciences to be wise after the event.”

“There are things I could have done better. I'm not brilliant at everything. With hindsight, I should have said 'No' to more.”

“There's a curious law of history. It's impossible to predict, but in retrospect it's inevitable.”

“Righteousness is easy in retrospect.”

“One always has pious sayings ready for the deed, but only after things have gone wrong.”

“The best time to plan an experiment is after you've done it.”

“I don't think we ever sat down and debated the merits of de-Baathification.”

“I didn't think, and nobody else did, that the Iraqis were going to take all of Kuwait.”

“Obviously, I didn't realize that he was going to invade Kuwait two days later.”

“Hindsight is always 20/20.”

“I thought we were making an album like any other album. I didn't know it was going to be my last.”

“Most of the big breakthrough technologies/companies seem obvious in retrospect, but are not obvious at the time.”

“I didn't really think about the legacy of Doctor Who at the time. We were just making a television programme.”