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Wrong Quotes

What people call out as simply wrong.

These wrong quotes are mostly about calling things out plainly, from a customer frustrated with how a major company sets its priorities to a musician who felt placed with the wrong group entirely. The Like collection covers a related lighter comparison.

Do I believe in plastic surgery? Yes, if something is wrong and you can modify it. For certain people, it's right.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

Ninety percent of the time when I'm working, there's this very palpable sensation that I'm doing everything wrong and should just give up.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

One of the things I learned in law school is that there's nothing wrong or undesirable or dishonorable or destructive about amending the Constitution.

Quotes by Adrian Cronauer

The public is never wrong.

Quotes by Adolph Zukor

Always Quotes

A footballer who says they don't want to start games is in the wrong job.

Quotes by Adebayo Akinfenwa

The worst-tempered people I've ever met were the people who knew they were wrong.

Quotes by Addison Mizner

Don't get me wrong, some of the mis-informed articles I have read over the last few weeks have been incredibly frustrating, but for my part I fully appreciate the opportunity I have been given and want to grasp it firmly.

Quotes by Adam Rickitt

Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.

Quotes by Adam McKay

Nothing wrong with making money.

Quotes by Adam Levine

Go Quotes

People tend to wonder when Alibaba will enter the U.S. market. But those people are asking the wrong question. Alibaba reckons that, in 2010, China and the U.S. had an equal number of online shoppers, about 140 million.

Quotes by Adam Lashinsky

I'd known that the visit would be highly scripted and that genuine interactions with citizens wouldn't be possible, since it's illegal for them to speak with foreigners. Still, I'd thought I'd had a unique look at North Korea, only to...

Quotes by Adam Johnson

Recognize that dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong, and go out of your way to reward them.

Quotes by Adam Grant

True patriotism is better than the wrong kind of piety.

Abraham Lincoln

I think that slavery is wrong, morally, socially and politically. I desire that it should be no further spread in these United States, and I should not object if it should gradually terminate in the whole Union.

Abraham Lincoln

Like Quotes

Upon the subjects of which I have treated, I have spoken as I have thought. I may be wrong in regard to any or all of them; but, holding it a sound maxim that it is better only sometimes to...

Abraham Lincoln

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.

Abraham Lincoln

His faith perhaps in some nice tenets might be wrong; his life, I'm sure, was always in the right.

Quotes by Abraham Cowley

Sometimes economists are right, and sometimes economists are wrong.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

We will remember UPA 2, if at all, it seems, as that period when things went mysteriously wrong - for the bribe-taking, buck-passing, foot-dragging, and general sense of paralysis.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

Me Quotes

If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.

Quotes by Abdullah II of Jordan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote critical of a company's practices?
Yes — one speaker calls out what they see as a flaw: "It seems to me they do a major thing wrong, right." They go on to describe what they view as inconsistent protection on a credit card liability.
Is there a quote about feeling wrongly placed, like in a band?
Yes — one repeats a familiar feeling: "I almost shouldn't be in Limp Bizkit; it's like I got matched in the factory with the wrong band." It shows "wrong" can describe feeling mismatched, not just making a mistake. For more quotes exploring feelings like this, check out Like quotes.
Is there a quote about an institution being wrong?
Yes — a wry one: "We all know the Navy is never wrong, but in this case it was a little weak on being right." It's a humorous way of pointing out a contradiction. For more quotes that play with certainty and reputation, see Always quotes.
Is there a quote critical of government overreach?
Yes — a blunt one: "You've got the federal government in every part of our lives, doing things wrong." It's a direct criticism of government involvement, as stated by the speaker. For more personal opinions like this, browse Me quotes.
What's the overall theme across these "wrong" quotes?
They cover being wronged by a company, feeling wrongly placed, an institution being wrong despite its reputation, and broader criticism of getting things wrong at a systemic level. For quotes about taking action and moving forward despite setbacks, see Go quotes.

One line takes aim at institutional judgment in a specific case, and another broadens the complaint to government reach into everyday life. Continue with Go quotes or Me quotes.