33 Quotes About Misinterpretation

It is easy to do that with the past, even with the blessing of the full visions of the history.

I have both the violent turbulence of the storm and the quiet promises of God in the storm. And what I must work to remember is that something is not necessarily stronger simply because it’s louder.

I'd say you pass muster" "Past master? I'm the present master." "...Yes. Of course.

To an atheist all writings tend to atheism: he corrupts the most innocent matter with his own venom.

It is often said that I "misinterpret everything" but the truth is, I can interpret perfectly what is hidden with perfect diplomacy.

I am not pretty; I am not ugly. I am not true, and I am not false. I am just me—a reality, a conception, and not a misinterpretation.

Never trust the translation or interpretation of something without first trusting its interpreter. One word absent from a sentence can drastically change the true intended meaning of the entire sentence. For instance, if the word 'love' is intentionally or accidentally replaced with 'hate' in a sentence, its effect could trigger a war or false dogma.

Ideas are not dangerous. It is the deliberate or accidental misinterpretation and misapplication of them that makes them unstable and a starting point for morally-questionable behaviour.

In the forbidden zone of interpretation, the tyranny of language becomes the poisoned-tip of the bureaucratic spear.