Misunderstanding Quotes

317 quotes by 255 authors

We insist on being Someone, with a capital S. We get security from defining ourselves as worthless or worthy, superior or inferior. We waste precious… — Pema Chodron
Facts we would always place before our readers, whether they are palatable or not, and it is by placing them constantly before the public in… — Mahatma Gandhi
understanding' is merely the sum total of our misunderstandings, — Haruki Murakami
It was not death she feared. It was misunderstanding. — Zora Neale Hurston
If we do anything to further the kingdom of God, we may expect to find what Christ found on that road abuse, indifference, injustice, misunderstanding,… — Elisabeth Elliot
There's an awful lot of misunderstanding here about what being poor actually means. I don't think people understand that being poor means you have to… — Emma Thompson
Three quarters of the miseries and misunderstandings in the world would finish if people were to put on the shoes of their adversaries and understood… — Mahatma Gandhi
Friendship must never be buried under the weight of misunderstanding. — Sri Chinmoy
Never waste your time trying to explain who you are to people who are committed to misunderstanding you. — dream hampton
But let there be no misunderstanding. The war against terror is every bit as important as our fight against fascism in World War II. Or… — Jim Bunning
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors… — Carl Sagan
The prison industrial complex is perhaps, at least domestically, the most striking example of us putting profit before people. It all stems from one basic… — Eugene Jarecki
I think the New Aesthetic is a series of observations. I think most of the trouble people have had with it comes from a misunderstanding… — Warren Ellis
My family was very conservative, and I had a traditional upbringing. I was not brought up to be a sex symbol, nor is it in… — Raquel Welch
Whenever I see a forecast written out to two decimal places, I cannot help but wonder if there is a misunderstanding of the limitations of… — Barry Ritholtz
Music is supposed to create an associate level, wherein I and you and you and I can associate without any misunderstanding. — Burning Spear
We are infected by our own misunderstanding of how our own minds work. — Kevin Kelly
What I would like to be remembered for is that Walter Washington changed the spirit of the people of this city, that he came in… — Walter Washington
The fact is that much misunderstanding is often caused by our modern attempts to limit too strictly the meaning of a Greek word. — Gilbert Murray
There is far more misunderstanding of Islam than there is, I think, of the other religions of the world. So many things are said of… — Annie Besant

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