Quotes About Backfires

By 1968 you can't say 'nigger'—that hurts you. Backfires. So you can say stuff like forced busing, states' rights, and all that stuff.

It is far easier to concentrate power than to concentrate knowledge. That is why so much social engineering backfires and why so many despots have led their countries into disasters.

Hollywood and the music industry did everything they could to stop the copying. To no avail. They succeeded only in making enemies of their customers.) Banning the inevitable usually backfires. Prohibition is at best temporary, and in the long run counterproductive.

Banning the inevitable usually backfires. Prohibition is at best temporary, and in the long run counterproductive.

Banning the inevitable usually backfires. Prohibition is at best temporary, and in the long counterproductive. A

Aggression in the name of defense provokes its own reflection.' Employing intimidation as a means to subdue an enemy usually backfires, making them more aggressive rather than less.

trying to make something sound innocent always backfires—I know that just from being a kid

In the short term, we prioritize fixing problems over making moments, and that choice usually feels like a smart trade-off. But over time, it backfires.

For the record, kid, Summoning a demon to kidnap her, not the best way to meet a woman. It usually backfires on you.

Now, here's a little tip. If you try to play God instead of playing the man, it won't work out so well. When you try to do God's job for Him, it backfires. It's the Holy Spirit's job to convict; it's your job to love. We