Being Wrong Quotes

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

I'm pretty good at sticking to what I know. You don't see me social commentating on health-care or presidential debates. I talk about what I know because I'm petrified of being wrong.

Not only does "orthodox" no longer mean being right, it practically means being wrong.

We can be almost certain of being wrong about the future, if we are wrong about the past.

Being wrong on facts, that's something you have a real responsibility to correct. But being wrong in the fun sports way is part of the interplay.

I read a lot, almost anything and everything. I make an effort to use any knowledge I attain and express my opinions even at the risk of being wrong at times.

There are literally several levels of SCO being wrong. And even if we were to live in that alternate universe where SCO would be right, they'd still be wrong.

Being wrong about important things is exhausting.

Anyone can possess, anyone can profess, but it is an altogether different thing to confess.

Let's be honest about journalists: We find a lot of ways of being wrong.

The word 'heresy' not only means no longer being wrong

For a scientist, this is a good way to live and die, maybe the ideal way for any of us - excitedly finding we were wrong and excitedly waiting for tomorrow to come so we can start over.

To live a creative life we must first lose the fear of being wrong.

To make mistakes or be wrong is human. To admit those mistakes shows you have the ability to learn, and are growing wiser.

When is it too right but too wrong to be right?

There is a way of being wrong which is also sometimes necessarily right.