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Being Wrong Quotes (page 3)

Eleanor Roosevelt quote: "Confidence comes not from always being right but from not..."
Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong. Eleanor Roosevelt
J. K. Rowling quote: "Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others..."
Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right. J. K. Rowling
Isaac Asimov quote: "It is not so much that I have confidence in scientists being..."
It is not so much that I have confidence in scientists being right, but that I have so much in nonscientists being wrong. Isaac Asimov
An insane person believes his world is consistent. If hebelieves the government is trying to kill him, he will seeample evidence of his belief in the so-called real world. Hewill be wrong, but his evidence is no better or worse thanyour evidence that it rained this morning. Both of you willbe converting evidence of the present into impressionsstored in your minds and you will both be certain your evidenceis solid and irrefutable. Your mind will mold the factsand shape the clues until it all... Scott Adams
He believed in Communism the way most people believed in God: he would not be greatly surprised or disappointed if he turned out to be wrong, and meanwhile it made little difference to the way he lived. Ken Follet
Bjarne Stroustrup quote: "It's easy to win forgiveness for being wrong; being right is..."
It's easy to win forgiveness for being wrong; being right is what gets you into real trouble. Bjarne Stroustrup
Anger may be foolish and absurd, and one may be wrongly irritated, but a man never feels outraged unless in some respect he is fundamentally right. Victor Hugo
If you trust yourself, any choice you make will be correct. If you do not trust yourself, anything you do will be wrong.- Kung Fu, The Legend Continues - David Carradine
The polite thing would be to go back inside, give you privacy when you read it. But, I’m just not that mature.' 'It’s nothing. Fine.' Feeling foolish, Laurel opened the envelope. You might think this is over, but you’d be wrong. I’ve taken your shoes hostage. Contact me within forty-eight hours, or the Pradas get it. Nora Roberts
Edward de Bono quote: "It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be..."
It is better to have enough ideas for some of them to be wrong, than to be always right by having no ideas at all. Edward de Bono
We are one of those couples I used to watch, thinking to myself that I'd never be on the inside of something so special. I remember reassuring myself that it probably looked nicer that it actually was. I am happy to be wrong about that. Emily Giffin
Igor Stravinsky quote: "Silence will save me from being wrong (and foolish), but it..."
Silence will save me from being wrong (and foolish), but it will also deprive me of the possibility of being right. Igor Stravinsky
I think it's much more interesting to live not knowing than to have answers which might be wrong. I have approximate answers and possible beliefs and different degrees of uncertainty about different things, but I am not absolutely sure of anything and there are many things I don't know anything about, such as whether it means anything to ask why we're here. I don't have to know an answer. I don't feel frightened not knowing things, by being lost in a mysterious universe without any purpose,... Richard P. Feynman
The feeling of righteousness is the core mood alteration among religious addicts. Religious addiction is a massive problem in our society. It may be the most pernicious of all addictions because it’s so hard for a person to break his delusion and denial. How can anything be wrong with loving God and giving your life for good works and service to mankind? John Bradshaw
Marcus Tullius Cicero quote: "I would rather be wrong, by God, with Plato than be correct..."
I would rather be wrong, by God, with Plato than be correct with those men. Marcus Tullius Cicero

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