Misunderstood Quotes

379 quotes by 313 authors

Death is the most misunderstood phenomenon. People have thought of death as the end of life. That is the first, basic misunderstanding. — Rajneesh
While many people like the idea of exercising unconditional love, most eventually find it too draining and impossible to sustain, often because the attempt to… — Aberjhani
The best reason to be assigned, in this case, for not having made the Constitution more free from a charge of uncertainty in its meaning,… — James Madison
The separation of talent and skill is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel, who have dreams, who want… — Will Smith
The relative importance of the white and gray matter is often misunderstood. Were it not for the manifold connection of the nerve cells in the… — Edward Anthony Spitzka
If I do something I think is new, it will be misunderstood, but if people like it, I will be disappointed because I haven't pushed… — Rei Kawakubo
I'd rather be loud and misunderstood than quiet and bored — Adam Levine
In a new interview, Newt Gingrich says he cheated on two of his wives because he was too consumed with love for his country. Yeah,… — Conan O'Brien
My greatest fear is to be misunderstood. — Elliott Gould
My favorite thing about New York is the people, because I think theyâ€™re misunderstood. I donâ€™t think people realize how kind New York people are. — Bill Murray
Peter (Parker) is not that evolved. Peter wants to tell the world heâ€™s a good guy: â€˜ Like me, Iâ€™m nice.â€™ Heâ€™s a 19 year-old… — Andrew Garfield
And here, I believe, the wit is generally misunderstood. In reality, it lies in desiring another to kiss your a-- for having just before threatened… — Henry Fielding
As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it, so reasonable arguments, challenges to magnanimity, and appeals to sympathy… — William James
I'm just a soul whose intentions are good. Oh lord please don't let me be misunderstood. — Regina Spektor
I live in terror of not being misunderstood. — Oscar Wilde
Did you ever have a conversation with someone who misunderstood everything you had to say? It's exhausting, and the ironic part is that the more… — Francois Mauriac
Without approval and without scorn, but carefully studying the sentences word by word, one should trace them in the Discourses and verify them by the… — Gautama Buddha
The man who stands by and says nothing, when the peril of his government is discussed, can not be misunderstood. If not hindered, he is… — Abraham Lincoln
SADNESSES OF THE INTELLECT: Sadness of being misunderstood [sic]; Humor sadness; Sadness of love wit[hou]t release; Sadne[ss of be]ing smart; Sadness of not knowing enough… — Jonathan Safran Foer
I feel Aleister Crowley is a misunderstood genius of the 20th century. Because his whole thing was liberation of the person, of the entity, and… — Jimmy Page

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