There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome."
"And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody."
"And yours," he replied with a smile, "is wilfully to misunderstand them.
Tags: education hatred wit character dislike retort defects misunderstanding propensity repartee
[Presently, science undergraduates] do not learn to write clearly and briefly, marshalling their points in due and aesthetically satisfying order, and eliminating inessentials. They are inept at those turns of phrase or happy analogy which throw a flying bridge across a chasm of misunderstanding and make contact between mind and mind.
William Lawrence BraggTags: science writing happy learn misunderstanding aesthetically satisfying undergraduates
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
George Bernard ShawTags: misattributed communication misunderstanding
How often, you wonder, has the direction of your life been shaped by such misunderstandings? How many opportunities have you been denied--or, for that matter, awarded--because someone failed to see you properly? How many friends have you lost, how many have you gained, because they glimpsed some element of your personality that shone through for only an instant, and in circumstances you could never reproduce? An illusion of water shimmering at the far bend of a highway.
Kevin BrockmeierTags: life chance illusion personality misunderstanding
We're all born with selfish desires, so we can all relate to those feelings in others. But kindness is something made individually by each person...so it's easy to misunderstand when others are trying to be kind to you.
Natsuki TakayaTags: kindness misunderstanding fruits-basket
Fame is finally only the sum total of all the misunderstanding that can gather around a new name.
Rainer Maria RilkeTags: fame misunderstanding
As if on cue, Fiona appeared in another of the ballroom's multiple doorways. 'Beatrice! Oliver! How many times have I told you no skating in the house? I just had these floors refinished.'
'So that's why it's extra slippery today,' mused Oliver. 'Cool.
Tags: misunderstanding nagging stepmother skating
They have the unique ability to listen to one story and understand another.
Pandora PoikilosTags: assumptions gossip chaos misunderstanding
Most of the trouble in life comes from misunderstanding, I think,' said Anne.
L.M. MontgomeryTags: misunderstanding l-m-montgomery
As soon as we start putting our thoughts into words and sentences everything gets distorted, language is just no damn good—I use it because I have to, but I don’t put any trust in it. We never understand each other.
Marcel DuchampTags: language understanding misunderstanding
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