Misunderstanding Quotes

317 quotes by 255 authors

If you ask the question of Americans, should we pay our bills? One hundred percent would say yes. There's a significant misunderstanding on the debt… — Peter Welch
Wherever a story comes from, whether it is a familiar myth or a private memory, the retelling exemplifies the making of a connection from one… — Mary Catherine Bateson
The boy and girl going hand in hand through a meadow; the mother washing her baby; the sweet simple things in life. We have almost… — Edward Steichen
Suppose that a person writes what she must. That is only the first step of becoming a writer. The work must survive the moment of… — Marge Piercy
Of all the inventions that have helped to unify China perhaps the airplane is the most outstanding. Its ability to annihilate distance has been in… — Soong May-ling
I can't tell you why a particular athlete would leave a certain coach, but I can tell you there could be many reasons. They could… — Alberto Salazar
Friction and misunderstandings often occur when communicating across generations. It gets even more challenging when working across virtual settings. — Raymond Arroyo
Worrying that banning flag desecration would inhibit free speech reveals a misunderstanding of the flag's fundamental nature. — Adrian Cronauer
Long term I do believe internationally there is a huge misunderstanding of Russia. — Oleg Deripaska
I think there's a big misunderstanding on the value of migrants. — Vicente Fox
I believe only in French culture and consider everything in Europe that calls itself 'culture' a misunderstanding, not to speak of German culture. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I think most of the time when people have big disagreements and big misunderstandings, when time lessens that blow it creates a deeper understanding for… — Amos Lee
The death of a friendship was usually slow and insidious, like the wearing away of a hillside after years of too much rain. A handful… — Karen Kingsbury
The fundamental misunderstanding of humanity is believing that we can achieve all our desires without limitation. — Momofuku Ando
There is no better test as to whether a man is really preaching the New Testament gospel of salvation than the fact that some people… — Martyn
I have to be clear with myself and very conscious of what I am trying to say. Misunderstandings will always take place; it's unavoidable. — Jose Padilha
The notion that artists flourish upon adversity and misunderstanding, that they are able to function to the utmost in an atmosphere of indifference or hostility… — H. L. Mencken
At the same time I think it is absolutely necessary that there be no confusion, no misunderstanding that if the Iraqis.. do not comply, then… — Colin Powell
Perhaps the most widespread misunderstanding of economics is that it applies solely to financial transactions. Frequently this leads to statements that "there are noneconomic values"… — Thomas Sowell
There are no 'good' or 'bad' people. Some are a little better or a little worse, but all are activated more by misunderstanding than malice.… — Tennessee Williams

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