“All film directors, whether famous or obscure, regard themselves as misunderstood or underrated. Because of that, they all lie. They're obliged to overstate their own importance.” FilmLyingDirectorsImportanceRegardObscureMisunderstoodObligedUnderratedFilm Directors Author:Francois Truffaut
“That it has pleased God to make Holy Scripture obscure in certain places lest, if it were perfectly clear to all, it might be vulgarized and subjected to disrespect or be so misunderstood by people of limited intelligence as to lead them into error.” PeopleIfsMightCertainClearHolyErrorsScriptureObscureMisunderstoodDisrespectHoly Scriptures Author:Pope Gregory VII
“I've reported murders, scandals, marriages, premieres and national political conventions. I've been amused, intrigued, outraged, enthralled and exasperated by Chicago. And I've come to love this American giant, viewing it as the most misunderstood, most underrated city in the world. There is none other quite like my City of Big Shoulders.” WorldBigsPoliticalCitiesMurderShouldersGiantsChicagoConventionsScandalMisunderstoodIntriguedAmusedOutragedUnderratedPremieresCities In The World Author:Irv Kupcinet
“Turkeys are misunderstood. Once I adopted turkeys, I understood this large bird to be a great companion.” BirdUnderstoodCompanionThanksgivingAdoptedMisunderstoodTurkeys Author:Linda Blair
“The tools I handle are words. They may be unappreciated or misunderstood, but they tell us who we are.” MayToolsHandleCraftsWho We AreMisunderstood Author:Tina Howe
“The least known among the virtues and also the most misunderstood is the virtue of humility. Yet, it is the very groundwork of Christianity. Humility is a grace of the soul that cannot be expressed in words and is only known by experience. It is an unspeakable treasure of God, and only can be called the gift of God. Learn, He said, not from angels, not from men, not from books; but learn from My presence, light, and action within you, that I am meek and humble of heart, and you shall find rest to your souls.” MenHeartSaidBookSoulLightActionKnownChristianityVirtueGraceHumilityAngelHumbleTreasureYour SoulWithin YouMisunderstoodGift From GodMeekUnspeakableGroundwork Author:William Bernard Ullathorne
“The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention. It is the most important product of his creative brain. Its ultimate purpose is the complete mastery of mind over the material world, the harnessing of the forces of nature to human needs. This is the difficult task of the inventor who is often misunderstood and unrewarded. But he finds ample compensation in the pleasing exercises of his powers and in the knowledge of being one of that exceptionally privileged class without whom the race would have long ago perished in the bitter struggle against pitiless elements. . . .” MenWorldNeedsMindHumansLongImportantPurposeForceDifficultRaceBrainClassStruggleCreativeMaterialsProductsDevelopmentExerciseElementsTasksUltimateInventionBitterDependentProgressiveMasteryLong AgoPrivilegedMisunderstoodCompensationInventorHuman NeedsMaterial WorldForces Of NatureDifficult Tasks Book:My Inventions Source: My Inventions
“I never stopped being attracted to women. Bisexuality is misunderstood; the adage is that you're either straight or gay or lying, but that's not my experience. To call me anything other than bisexual would be inaccurate.” Would BeLyingGayCall MeMisunderstoodAdagesBisexualBisexuality Author:Clive Davis
“Emo: e-mo 1. A much-maligned, mocked, and misunderstood term for melodic, expressive, and confessional punk rock.” TermRocksPunkMisunderstoodPunk RockExpressiveEmo Author:Andy Greenwald
“If, anywhere, brethren of a particular religious belief have been excluded from this Degree [18° Knight Rose Croix], it merely shows how gravely the purposes and plan of Masonry may be misunderstood. For whenever the door of any Degree is closed against him who believes in one God and the soul's immortality, on account of the other tenets of his faith, that Degree is Masonry no longer.” IfsBelieveMayHas BeensSoulShowsPurposeBeliefReligiousPlansDoorsParticularDegreesAccountsRoseImmortalityMisunderstoodKnightsReligious BeliefBrethrenExcludedMasonry Author:Albert Pike
“Our forbearance should never be misunderstood. Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will. When action is required to preserve our national security, we will act.” ShouldActionPoliticsSecurityConflictPreservesNational SecurityMisunderstoodReluctanceForbearance Author:Ronald Reagan
“To set us on a clear path, it is important to communicate well, at least with ourselves. To know what we want, to know what we mean, and to learn to express ourselves clearly, with as little confusion as possible. If you are confused about yourself, you can expect to be misunderstood by those around you. You have to set your mind straight, and that is a task that no one else can undertake for you.” IfsKnowsWantMindWellsMeanLittlesImportantSelfPathClearTasksCommunicateConfusionConfusedAbout YourselfMisunderstood Author:Rosemary Altea
“I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at large.” PeopleIfsShouldBelieveI BelievePrideMisunderstoodScorned Author:Tony Hawk
“If you lack the power to demoralize yourself along with the age, to go as low and as far, do not complain of being misunderstood by it.” IfsAgeLowsComplainingMisunderstoodBeing Misunderstood Author:Emile M. Cioran
“The best that can be said for anybody is probably that you misunderstood him favorably.” SaidUnderstandingMisunderstoodUnderstanding Others Author:William Saroyan
“Natural Born Killers is really a misunderstood romantic comedy.” BornNaturalComedyKillersMisunderstood Author:Woody Harrelson
“If one had to worry about one's actions in respect of other people's ideas, one might as well be buried alive in an antheap or married to an ambitious violinist. Whether that man is the prime minister, modifying his opinions to catch votes, or a bourgeois in terror lest some harmless act should be misunderstood and outrage some petty convention, that man is an inferior man and I do not want to have anything to do with him any more than I want to eat canned salmon.” PeopleIfsMenWantShouldWellsIdeasMightActionOpinionWorryAliveMarriedVoteTerrorMinistersPrimeBuriedConventionsAmbitiousInferiorsPrime MinisterPettyMisunderstoodOutrageBourgeoisSalmonViolinistModifying Author:Aleister Crowley
“It's great that ballroom dancing is being recognised. For many years ballroom dancers were misunderstood and other dance forms didn't want anything to do with us.” WantYearsFormDancingDancerMisunderstoodBallroomBallroom DanceBallroom Dancing Author:Anton du Beke
“Sometimes I can be misunderstood. I'm really competitive.” I CanSometimesMisunderstood Author:Ed Belfour
“Yeah, but if you're not doing what everyone else is doing then you're going to be misunderstood. People are going to wonder why you're trying to be different; it's just a natural instinct.” PeopleIfsTryingDifferentNaturalWonderYeahInstinctMisunderstoodNatural Instinct Author:Kid Cudi
“Scientology is probably one of the most misunderstood things, and it's sad that it's so misunderstood.” MisunderstoodScientology Author:Stanley Clarke
“Anyone who agrees to be interviewed must decide where to draw the line between what is public and what is private. But the line can shift, depending on who is asking the questions. What puts someone on guard isn't necessarily the fear of being 'found out.' It sometimes is just the fear of being misunderstood.” SometimesFoundLinesDrawsAskingAgreeMisunderstoodBeing Misunderstood Author:Terry Gross