Being Wrong Quotes - Page 5

• Do I know I'm right? Judgements aren't the same as facts. Instinct is not science. I'm like any other human being as fallible and as capable of being wrong. I only know what I believe.

  Tony Blair

  Believe, Facts, Judgment

  Tony Blair's Labour Speech to the Conference in Brighton, www.theguardian.com. September 28, 2004.

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• Oliver Wendell Holmes said, "Think things, not words." In words, many see a need for "social justice" to override "the dictates of the market." In reality, what is called "the market" consists of human beings making their own choices at their own cost. What is called "social justice" is government imposition of the notions of third parties, who pay no price for being wrong.

  Thomas Sowell

  Party, Reality, Thinking

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• You'll have to learn that public life takes a lot of sweat; but it doesn't need to worry you. You won't always be right, but you mustn't suffer from being wrong. That's what kills people like us.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Confidence, Sweat, People

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• The humanity of famous intellectuals lies in being wrong with gracious courtesy when dealing with those who are not famous.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Lying, Humility, Humanity

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• To others, being wrong is a source of shame; to me, recognizing my mistakes is a source of pride.

  George Soros

  Mistake, Pride, Shame

  George Soros, Byron Wien, Krisztina Koenen (1995). “Soros on Soros: Staying Ahead of the Curve”, p.11, John Wiley & Sons

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• We must each learn to feel comfortable in our own uniqueness by rising above the fear of being wrong and the aversion to being different.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Being Different, Rising, Aversion

  FaceBook post by Iyanla Vanzant from Jul 13, 2015

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• There are surely worse things than being wrong, and being dull and pedantic are surely among them.

  Mark Kac

  Dull, Pedantic

  Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz (2009). “Discrete Thoughts: Essays on Mathematics, Science and Philosophy”, p.16, Springer Science & Business Media

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