Misunderstanding Quotes

317 quotes by 267 authors

Philosophers are capable of almost endless enjoyment of mutual misunderstanding. — Lyman Bryson
It's a strange thing that every human being has a sort of dignity or wholeness in him, and out of that develops relationships to other… — Ingmar Bergman
Without trying to clear up the degree of correctness of a qualification which no one, one must hope, will be asked to understand exactly, I… — Gustave Courbet
When you understand dharma, when you see its perfect perfection, shining both in and beyond all things, you will be freed from all misunderstandings. — Frederick Lenz
Men tighten the knot of confusion Into perfect misunderstanding. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Thus with most careful devotion Thus with precise attention To detail, interfering preparation Of that which is already prepared Men lighten the knot of confusion… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Living is easy with eyes closed Misunderstanding all you see It's getting hard to be someone but it all works out It doesn't matter much… — John Lennon
If acknowledging that racial misgivings and misunderstandings are still a part of politics and life in America, I plead guilty. — Ron Fournier
Every year is filled with good times and fights and struggles and misunderstandings. All of it adds up to being in a band over a… — Stone Gossard
It just seems like the most successful, iconic love stories are not so easy or escapist. I think the ones that stay with us and… — Claire Danes
Second, the resolution contains the blatantly false assertion that negotiating a timeline for bringing U.S. troops home with the Iraqi government undermines U.S. national security.… — Peter DeFazio
In minority communities there's a sensitivity, often a knee-jerk reaction, to critical representations. There's a misunderstanding of what an artist does. — Junot Diaz
A mistake is to commit a misunderstanding. — Bob Dylan
Not only the entire ability to think rests on language... but language is also the crux of the misunderstanding of reason with itself. — Johann Georg Hamann
If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding. — Zora Neale Hurston
There have been some friendships lost over this. That's the most difficult for me. I find it very uncomfortable to know that I was at… — Donald Johanson
Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when you cease to believe you… — Louis Kronenberger
Many seniors understand that Social Security is social insurance as opposed to a program where we put money aside for our own retirement. But most… — Richard Lamm
Change comes with both fear and some pain. Those two ingredients create mistrust, misunderstanding and misinformation. Such is the process of democracy. — David Mixner

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