Misconception Quotes

159 quotes by 150 authors

I'd like to get my public image nearer to my reality. People have a lot of misconceptions. — Jacqueline Bisset
People have lots of misconceptions about me. My mum, who is half French and half Spanish, gets outraged when I'm called quintessentially English. I owe… — Helena Bonham Carter
Criticism is a misconception: we must read not to understand others but to understand ourselves. — Emile M. Cioran
We brought the religious leaders and the secular development workers together in one room. We asked the religious leaders what are your reservations about development… — Abul Kalam Azad
There's a misconception about teamwork. Teamwork is the ability to have different thoughts about things; it's the ability to argue and stand up and say… — Tom Landry
...people think non-violence is really weak and non-militant. These are misconceptions that people have because they don't understand what non-violence means. Non-violence takes more guts,… — Cesar Chavez
The people cannot be all, and always, well informed. The part which is wrong will be discontented, in proportion to the importance of the facts… — Thomas Jefferson
We have the misconception that competitiveness means winning at all costs, but that's not what competition is. Competition is just doing your best and not… — Lisa Rainsberger
The separation of talent and skill is one of the largest misconceptions in modern society. Talent is something you born with, but skill can only… — Will Smith
I wanted to start a website for teenaged girls that was not kind of this one-dimensional strong character empowerment thing, because one thing that can… — Tavi Gevinson
The misconception that there is serious disagreement among scientists about global warming is actually an illusion that has been deliberately fostered by a relatively small… — Al Gore
The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm in control of every situation. I'm rarely in control of any situation. — Lauren Bacall
There's that popular misconception of man as something between a brute and an angel. Actually man is in transit between brute and God. — Norman Mailer
People think that Detroit is this barren wasteland. While there are parts that are not as nice as others, the misconception is not true. It… — Steven Yeun
Work-life balance is one of the biggest misconceptions people have, — Robert Herjavec
Rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me, I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and… — Neil Patrick Harris
Less so here, Iâ€™ve noticed. I can see why thereâ€™s a misconception that itâ€™s easier when your parents are actors, but it doesnâ€™t work out… — Max Irons
Itâ€™s easier to hold onto your own stereotypes and misconceptions, it makes you feel justified in your own ignorance. Thatâ€™s America. So the challenge for… — Michel'le
The biggest misconception people have is that quality is all that matters. The truth is that quality helps, but thereâ€™s a ton of high-quality things… — Jonah Peretti
There's a lot of things that there's misconceptions. Evidently it's a misconceptions that Americans believe that Muslims are terrorists. — George W. Bush

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