Misleading Quotes

129 Misleading quotes by 112 unique authors

We have to do away with a false and misleading dualism, one which abstracts man on the one hand and technology on the other, as… — Unknown Author
The most misleading assumptions are the ones you don't even know you're making. — Douglas Adams
To say that 'wealth in America is so unfairly distributed in America,' as Ronald Dworkin does, is grossly misleading when most wealth in the United… — Thomas Sowell
Has the word propitiation any place in your Christianity? In the faith of the New Testament it is central. The love of God, the taking of human form… — J I Packer
I use the word 'fat'. I use that word because that's what people are: they're fat. They're not bulky; they're not large, chunky, hefty or… — George Carlin
Why should ANYTHING go right; even observation and deduction? Why should not good logic be as misleading as bad logic? They are both movements in… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
It is often falsely assumed, even by feminists, that sexuality is the enemy of the female who really wants to develop these aspects of her… — Germaine Greer
The whole procedure [of shooting rockets into space] . . . presents difficulties of so fundamental a nature, that we are forced to dismiss the… — Richard van der Riet Woolley
Everyone has a right to change their consciousness, but ultimately the whole process is misleading. — Robyn Hitchcock
The Left/Right scale is a misleading way of comparing political systems. It doesn't measure anything. — Marshall Fritz
One of the worst things to come out of the Consumer Protection Board's misleading claims is the impression that government resources are to hard to… — Matthew Lesko
Islam will be destroyed by the mistakes of scholars, the arguments of the hypocrites who misinterpret the Qur’an to support their views and misleading rulers. — Unknown Author
That name was a kind of joke, and not a very good one. An author, Leon Lederman, wanted to call it 'that goddamn particle' because… — Peter Higgs
I like, though, that people have a hunger to connect with other people. They're desperate to know that you're not lying to them or misleading… — Augusten Burroughs
The work on [polio] prevention was long delayed by... misleading experimental models of the disease in monkeys — Albert Sabin
The lower classes are such fools. They waste their money on the pools. I bet, of course, but that's misleading. One must encourage bloodstock breeding. — Unknown Author
The entire Islamic world condemned Iran. Nowadays, because of the unwarranted invasion of Iraq by Bush and Blair, which was a completely unjust adventure based… — Jimmy Carter
When your troops go to war, the prime minister or the president change overnight from an administrator, dealing with taxation and welfare and health and… — Jimmy Carter
The World War broke out with such elemental violence, and with such resort to all means for leading or misleading public opinion, that no time… — Hjalmar Branting
Tapes, as we all know, are very powerful evidence. Tapes that are altered are powerfully misleading. — Brendan Sullivan
I believe it is possible that we can turn today's breakdown into a planetary breakthrough on one condition. We can do it if we can… — Frances Moore LappÃ©
It is misleading to imagine that we are developed in spite of our circumstances, for we are developed because of them. It is mastery in… — Oswald Chambers
It's a pity we don't whistle at one another, like birds. Words are misleading. — HalldÃ³r Laxness
The first step is to measure whatever can easily be measured. This is OK as far as it goes. The second step is to disregard… — Charles Handy
I don't like the word 'superstar'. It has ridiculous implications. These words - star, stupor, superstar, stupid star - they're misleading. It's a myth. — Barbra Streisand

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