--- title: "8 Set Straight Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Set Straight quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Set Straight sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/jimmy-wales-4935_about-yourself_if-you-see-a-blatant-error-or-misconcept_300234.png" --- > [If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/if-you-see-a-blatant-error-or-misconception-about-yourself-you-really/) [Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/jimmy-wales-4935_about-yourself_if-you-see-a-blatant-error-or-misconcept_300234.png) > [Ten geographers who think the world is flat will tend to reinforce each other's errors ... Only a sailor can set them straight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ralston-saul/ten-geographers-who-think-the-world-is-flat-will-tend-to-reinforce/) [John Ralston Saul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ralston-saul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ba/john-ralston-saul-3128_errors_ten-geographers-who-think-the-world-is-f_309721.jpg) > [A smile is a curve that can set everything straight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-smile-is-a-curve-that-can-set-everything-straight/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/645/anonymous-1_curve_a-smile-is-a-curve-that-can-set-everythi_773052.jpg) > [The nine inches right here; set it straight and you can beat anybody in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-coe/the-nine-inches-right-here-set-it-straight-and-you-can-beat-anybody/) [Sebastian Coe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-coe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/sebastian-coe-8305_beats_the-nine-inches-right-here-set-it-straig_1859634.png) > [In the military, the reason you take the right path is they eliminate other choices. I needed that. They set me straight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-murphy/in-the-military-the-reason-you-take-the-right-path-is-they-eliminate/) [Charlie Murphy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-murphy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60b/charlie-murphy-6428_choices_in-the-military-the-reason-you-take-the_1923801.jpg) > [The best way to prove that a stick is crooked is to set a straight one beside it. No words need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aiden-wilson-tozer/the-best-way-to-prove-that-a-stick-is-crooked-is-to-set-a-straight/) [Aiden Wilson Tozer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aiden-wilson-tozer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c4/aiden-wilson-tozer-296_best-way_the-best-way-to-prove-that-a-stick-is-cr_3136679.png) > [We must be so careful of setting ourselves up as people who set others straight. There is a fine line of encouraging…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-must-be-so-careful-of-setting-ourselves-up-as-people-who-set/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c79/anonymous-1_careful_we-must-be-so-careful-of-setting-ourselv_3142672.jpg) > [I hate being wrong, but I love it when I'm set straight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harlan-ellison/i-hate-being-wrong-but-i-love-it-when-i-m-set-straight/) [Harlan Ellison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harlan-ellison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f1/harlan-ellison-2133_hate_i-hate-being-wrong-but-i-love-it-when-i_3211307.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/set-straight/#itemlist", "name": "Set Straight Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jimmy Wales" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/if-you-see-a-blatant-error-or-misconception-about-yourself-you-really/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/jimmy-wales-4935_about-yourself_if-you-see-a-blatant-error-or-misconcept_300234.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/jimmy-wales-4935_about-yourself_if-you-see-a-blatant-error-or-misconcept_300234.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/jimmy-wales-4935_about-yourself_if-you-see-a-blatant-error-or-misconcept_300234.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight.” — Jimmy Wales", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ten geographers who think the world is flat will tend to reinforce each other's errors ... 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