Misconception Quotes

159 quotes by 150 authors

Education should prepare our minds to use its own powers of reason and conception rather than filling it with the accumulated misconceptions of the past. — Bryant H. McGill
The biggest misconception about me is the bad-boy image that everyone stuck me into due to my tattoos, drug days and the constant changes I… — A J McLean
People always assume that I'm some sort of party girl, and that's such a misconception because I like staying home. — Sarah Jessica Parker
When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder the year I turned 50, it was certainly a shock. But as a journalist, knowing a little bit… — Jane Pauley
I do look for openings where I can overturn popular misconceptions, but unlike Christopher Hitchens, I am neither a contrarian nor a lone heretic. I… — Steven Pinker
There's a misconception that survival of the fittest means survival of the most aggressive. The adjective 'Darwinian' used to refer to ruthless competition; you used… — Steven Pinker
Stupidity is a talent for misconception. — Edgar Allan Poe
I think the biggest misconception about me is people really don't know who I really am. They see the party side of me, they see… — Nicole Polizzi
I'm amazed by the misconceptions about Muslim women and the Arab world that I hear, and that really does hurt me. — Queen Rania of Jordan
The misconception is that standup comics are always on. I don't know any really funny comics that are annoying and constantly trying to be funny… — Joe Rogan
Stock market bubbles don't grow out of thin air. They have a solid basis in reality, but reality as distorted by a misconception. — George Soros
It is remarkable how many misconceptions there are here about life in the developing world and I think that that knowledge gap has done a… — Emma Thompson
If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight. — Jimmy Wales
Generally young men are regarded as radicals. This is a popular misconception. The most conservative persons I ever met are college undergraduates. The radicals are… — Woodrow Wilson
It is an awfully sad misconception that librarians simply check books in and out. The library is the heart of a school, and without a… — Jarrett J. Krosoczka
The single biggest misconception about games is that they're an escapist waste of time. — Jane McGonigal
It is not a sudden leap from sick to well. It is a slow, strange meander from sick to mostly well. The misconception that eating… — Marya Hornbacher
It was not their irritating assumption of equality that annoyed Nicholai so much as their cultural confusions. The Americans seemed to confuse standard of living… — Trevanian
We have such a terrible, terrible misconception of science. We think it involves the definite, the precise, the known; it is a horrid series of… — Anne Rice
You aren't even angry with me anymore, Stefan, so let me up." He didn't budge. "It would be a misconception on your part, little Tanya,… — Johanna Lindsey

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