Bible Quote by Willis Regier

Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that…

— Hesketh Pearson

I improve on misquotation.

— Cary Grant

I improve in misquotation.

— Cary Grant

I've been really upset sometimes when I've been misquoted. And it's the one thing they use in big print. Or it's taken out of…

— Daphne Guinness

Misquotations are the only quotations that are never misquoted.

— Hesketh Pearson

A writer can get into a vast deal of trouble through misquotation. If you ever want to receive lots of mail, I recommend you…

— Joseph Epstein

Misquotation is the pride and privilege of the learned.

— Hesketh Pearson

The most familiar quotations are the most likely to be misquoted. Some misquotations are still variable, some have settled down to false versions that…

— Carl Clinton Van Doren

In the world of speeches and orations, especially historical ones, the persistent misquotation is understandable. You hear a speech. You misremember or mishear a…

— Maria Konnikova

To mis-quote is the very foundation of original style. The success of most writers is almost entirely due to continuous and courageous abuse of…

— Natalie Clifford Barney

It is intensely frustrating to be misquoted.

— Stuart Pearson Wright

When you see yourself quoted in print and you’re sorry you said it, it suddenly becomes a misquotation.

— Laurence J. Peter