--- title: "23 Backfired Quotes by 23 authors" description: "Browse 23 Backfired quotes by 23 authors. Discover the best Backfired sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a13/j-c-reed-3424_quote_turns-he-didn-t-expect-when-the-plan-bac_1439309.jpg" --- > [“turns he didn’t expect. When the plan backfired, she disappeared. A shadow belonging”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-c-reed/turns-he-didn-t-expect-when-the-plan-backfired-she-disappeared-a/) [J.C. Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-c-reed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a13/j-c-reed-3424_quote_turns-he-didn-t-expect-when-the-plan-bac_1439309.jpg) > [If I've inadvertently become some sort of role model for failed comedians, then it's really backfired very badly on me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-dee/if-i-ve-inadvertently-become-some-sort-of-role-model-for-failed/) [Jack Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-dee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d8/jack-dee-14896_comedian_if-i-ve-inadvertently-become-some-sort-o_2579739.png) > [“My most memorable hikes can be classified as 'Shortcuts that Backfired'.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-abbey/my-most-memorable-hikes-can-be-classified-as-shortcuts-that-backfired/) [Edward Abbey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-abbey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd3/edward-abbey-254_hikes_my-most-memorable-hikes-can-be-classifie_2295629.png) > [Once again, the plan for the girls to prank us backfired. They should just stop before they really get hurt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pauly-d/once-again-the-plan-for-the-girls-to-prank-us-backfired-they-should/) [Pauly D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pauly-d/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a0/pauly-d-4262_prank_once-again-the-plan-for-the-girls-to-pra_1569660.png) > [I think that President Obama is beginning to realize that a lot of his plans have backfired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-krohn/i-think-that-president-obama-is-beginning-to-realize-that-a-lot-of/) [Jonathan Krohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-krohn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/jonathan-krohn-25700_plans_i-think-that-president-obama-is-beginnin_1857698.png) > [The love you were looking for backfired and turned into hatred...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melchor-lim/the-love-you-were-looking-for-backfired-and-turned-into-hatred/) [Melchor Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melchor-lim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/melchor-lim-61_facts_the-love-you-were-looking-for-backfired_2384727.jpg) > [If anyone can help these two crazy individuals, it be Sitch .. and I tried, but it backfired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-situation/if-anyone-can-help-these-two-crazy-individuals-it-be-sitch-and-i/) [The Situation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-situation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c58/the-situation-15177_quote_if-anyone-can-help-these-two-crazy-indiv_1240058.jpg) > [“everyone knows what He’s thinking when He retires to His bed at night: that one of His best gifts—the ability to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-eagleman/everyone-knows-what-he-s-thinking-when-he-retires-to-his-bed-at-night/) [David Eagleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-eagleman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9d/david-eagleman-2079_best-gift_everyone-knows-what-he-s-thinking-when-h_2654195.jpg) > [The whole Demon character was designed for people to hate me more and to be scared of me, and it kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/finn-balor/the-whole-demon-character-was-designed-for-people-to-hate-me-more-and/) [Finn Balor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/finn-balor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/finn-balor-6822_character_the-whole-demon-character-was-designed-f_142961.jpg) > [“They needn’t have worried. Three hundred men, it turned out, were not enough to massacre a man like Bussy.\* The assassination attempt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nancy-goldstone/they-needn-t-have-worried-three-hundred-men-it-turned-out-were-not/) [Nancy Goldstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nancy-goldstone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c64/nancy-goldstone-28539_famous_they-needn-t-have-worried-three-hundred_3081583.jpg) > [“No, I tried to use Lissie. But apparently you're more pigheaded than I gave you credit for. I thought for sure that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-derting/no-i-tried-to-use-lissie-but-apparently-you-re-more-pigheaded-than-i/) [Kimberly Derting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-derting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09a/kimberly-derting-2436_backfired_no-i-tried-to-use-lissie-but-apparently_642950.jpg) > [ “\[the car\] backfired a lot. Loud enough that when I drove in the wrong part of town and it let loose with… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrienne-wilder/the-car-backfired-a-lot-loud-enough-that-when-i-drove-in-the-wrong/) [Adrienne Wilder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrienne-wilder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/adrienne-wilder-23087_car_the-car-backfired-a-lot-loud-enough-that_721847.jpg) > [I think it backfired. It wasn't what I expected, it was difficult. I didn't expect them to throw somany mind games into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-anderton/i-think-it-backfired-it-wasn-t-what-i-expected-it-was-difficult-i/) [Sophie Anderton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-anderton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fee/sophie-anderton-63848_difficult_i-think-it-backfired-it-wasn-t-what-i-ex_2513501.jpg) > [I mean, I didn't - I should have demanded attention of the boss maybe, or something like that that might have backfired.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-stockdale/i-mean-i-didn-t-i-should-have-demanded-attention-of-the-boss-maybe-or/) [James Stockdale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-stockdale/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6eb/james-stockdale-20298_attention_i-mean-i-didn-t-i-should-have-demanded-a_85986.jpg) > [“She taught me to challenge authority and question the system. The only way it backfired on her was that I constantly challenged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-noah/she-taught-me-to-challenge-authority-and-question-the-system-the-only/) [Trevor Noah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-noah/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b21/trevor-noah-1603_apartheid_she-taught-me-to-challenge-authority-and_684959.jpg) > [“We could have ended it all, and I foolishly let it go. How can you even bear to look at me now?”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vivienne-savage/we-could-have-ended-it-all-and-i-foolishly-let-it-go-how-can-you-even/) [Vivienne Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vivienne-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4f/vivienne-savage-906_sigh_we-could-have-ended-it-all-and-i-foolish_2816607.jpg) > [They're the bigots and they're the intolerant ones. There is a way for them, if they wanted to convey a message to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rush-limbaugh/they-re-the-bigots-and-they-re-the-intolerant-ones-there-is-a-way-for/) [Rush Limbaugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rush-limbaugh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e19/rush-limbaugh-28_administration_they-re-the-bigots-and-they-re-the-intol_919515.jpg) > [You know what? I did a lot of things that were deliberate, and they all backfired. I was trying desperately to become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dax-shepard/you-know-what-i-did-a-lot-of-things-that-were-deliberate-and-they-all/) [Dax Shepard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dax-shepard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77a/dax-shepard-15581_adam_you-know-what-i-did-a-lot-of-things-that_3149624.jpg) > [“Everything in his life backfired. First that rocket at Waterloo. Then his engagement. Now this whole blasted arrangement with Emma. Despite the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tessa-dare/everything-in-his-life-backfired-first-that-rocket-at-waterloo-then/) [Tessa Dare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tessa-dare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/tessa-dare-564_historical-romance_everything-in-his-life-backfired-first-t_3198727.png) > [ Everything was meant to wind people up \[in Make It Big \]. I don't know why we had this great pleasure in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-michael/everything-was-meant-to-wind-people-up-in-make-it-big-i-don-t-know/) [George Michael](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-michael/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/george-michael-1332_bigs_everything-was-meant-to-wind-people-up-i_3041225.png) > [We Americans only voted for George Bush to prove to the British that Americans understand irony. Unfortunately, it kinda backfired.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-capurro/we-americans-only-voted-for-george-bush-to-prove-to-the-british-that/) [Scott Capurro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-capurro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d9/scott-capurro-81712_america_we-americans-only-voted-for-george-bush_349146.png) > [I think the whole Flawless thing backfired in my face. I'm just like, 'oh, man! We're out here calling ourselves Flawless, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-mccool/i-think-the-whole-flawless-thing-backfired-in-my-face-i-m-just-like/) [Michelle McCool](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-mccool/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fd/michelle-mccool-10894_face_i-think-the-whole-flawless-thing-backfir_281756.jpg) > [My mom would tell me, 'You speak your mind and you say what you have to say. Don't back down and don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianna-pena/my-mom-would-tell-me-you-speak-your-mind-and-you-say-what-you-have-to/) [Julianna Pena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianna-pena/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51d/julianna-pena-6648_boss_my-mom-would-tell-me-you-speak-your-mind_1995908.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/backfired/#itemlist", "name": "Backfired Quotes", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“turns he didn’t expect. When the plan backfired, she disappeared. A shadow belonging”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "J.C. 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