Backfire Quotes

22 quotes by 22 authors

Jane was my wicked stepmother: she was generous, affectionate and resourceful; she salvaged my schooling and I owe her an unknowable debt for that. One… — Martin Amis
When you're winning games, everyone thinks everything the manager says and does is fantastic. Then it goes the other way, and those earlier criticisms of… — Gary Lineker
I used to write things out beforehand. But sometimes it backfires — Todd Barry
Protecting underperformers always backfires. — Jack Welch
I think that there is a problem with rewards and consequences because in the long run, they rarely work in the ways we hope. In… — Marshall B. Rosenberg
Economists and workplace consultants regard it as almost unquestioned dogma that people are motivated by rewards, so they don't feel the need to test this.… — Albert Einstein
I think a strict vegetarian diet acts as a good cleansing program for people who come from a diet heavy in animal foods and processed… — Ann Louise Gittleman
Our intentions attract the elements and forces, the events, the situation, the circumstances and the relationships necessary to fulfill the intended outcome. We don't need… — Deepak Chopra
It is very difficult to know exactly what good should come out of a particular situation. To attempt to manipulate circumstances so your idea of… — Neem Karoli Baba
It's sort of the mixed blessing of being on television for so long in one thing; sometimes that backfires, in that you're not able to… — Katey Sagal
My publishers are wonderful because they have let me write what I wanted to. They're wise enough to know that, with any author who's not… — Elizabeth Kostova
Once you feel like you're being dictated by other people's expectations, it usually backfires. — Rob Zombie
Giving anyone anything takes courage, since so many presents backfire. A gift conspicuously at odds with your tastes serves only to betray that the benefactor… — Lionel Shriver
For the record, kid, Summoning a demon to kidnap her, not the best way to meet a woman. It usually backfires on you. — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Beyond all the other reasons not to do it, free speech assaults always backfire: they transform bigots into martyrs. — Glenn Greenwald
Observing and understanding the social media phenomenon is one thing-leveraging this trend for advertising purposes is quite another. While most companies recognize the value of… — Stephen Jin-Woo Kim
I try to stay away from the more schmaltzy side of things. That can backfire quickly. — James Wolk
Sometimes we do things we shouldn't have to do and end up with life time regrets so well my friend be aware of revenge while… — Sim
Some people are miserable so they want others to be miserable too. Try to make what they are doing backfire and they will know they… — Nadia Hamilton
I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to… — Sprhjror

Who Wrote These Backfire Quotes

22 authors contributed a total of 22 Backfire Quotes as follows: