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Quotes About Misunderstood

Millions of people thought Archie was a happy hero.
~ Carroll O'Connor
In considering what Tess was not, he overlooked what she was, and forgot that the defective can be more than the entire
~ Thomas Hardy
failing to look inscrutable to any but the habitually dismissive ...
~ Thomas Pynchon
When we're misunderstood and judged unfavorably, what good does it do to defend or explain ourselves?
~ Kathryn Harrison
Art is life. Life is art. The importance of both is over-exaggerated as well as misunderstood.
~ Keith Haring
Some people think I'm a mythical genius, others think I'm a junkie madman.
~ Keith Richards
Everyone calls him Blockhead No one sings his praises Or takes him to heart... That is the kind of person I want to be
~ Kenji Miyazawa
Pitbulls are like a gun you can pet.
~ burr billy
I am not a fool just because the whole world thinks I look like one.
~ Cameron Dokey
I know you don't want to see me because I'm "dangerous," "deranged," and "possibly the worst being ever created by Zeus—or anyone." But underneath this chiseled, bronzed exterior beats a heart of gold, probably. You'll never know the truth unless you come out of hiding and take another peek under my hood.
~ Gena Showalter
I'm not a bad person. I haven't killed anyone. I (rarely) lie. I don't kick little puppies. So why do people look at me as if the world would be a better place without me?
~ Gena Showalter
When people look at me, they automatically assume I'm dark and weird. Why can't they see the truth? I'm just a girl, trying to find my place in the world.
~ Gena Showwalter
Life in IT is pretty shitty when it's so misunderstood and mismanaged. It becomes thankless and frustrating as people realize that they are powerless to change the outcome, like an endlessly repeating horror movie. If that's not damaging to our self-worth as human beings, I don't know what is. That's got to change,
~ Gene Kim
He was of the opinion... that his ideas were generally misunderstood and distorted even by those who professed to be his disciples. He doubted he would be better understood in the future. He once said he felt as though he were writing for people who would think in a different way, breathe a different air of life, from that of present-day men. { Von Wright on his tutor, the great philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein }
~ Georg Henrik von Wright
You two will get along. He's like you." "How's that?" "A big, mean sonovabitch that nobody wants." Ryan realized what he'd blurted out. His face went white.
~ Ilona Andrews
We were disliked by the press in the early days because they couldn't put their finger on us, and that was the case with Zeppelin as well.
~ Freddie Mercury
I've seen zero evidence of any nation on Earth other than Mexico even remotely having the slightest clue what Mexican food is about or even come close to reproducing it. It is perhaps the most misunderstood country and cuisine on Earth.
~ Anthony Bourdain
When people think about me, that's all they think: 'He's crazy. He's psycho. He's this.' No, that was just my blog; that was Agent Zero; that was my persona that I was putting out there. And eventually, that all caught up with me.
~ Gilbert Arenas
To me, the zombies have always just been zombies. They've always been a cigar. When I first made 'Night of the Living Dead,' it got analyzed and overanalyzed way out of proportion. The zombies were written about as if they represented Nixon's Silent Majority or whatever. But I never thought about it that way.
~ George A. Romero
I think people have gotten to know Tupac much better since he's been gone than they did when he was here.
~ Afeni Shakur
Turkey burgers receive a fair amount of disparagement, and it's not unfounded.
~ Claire Saffitz
It turns out that I'm far too schizophrenic musically for people to categorize me. I think people judge me a lot before they ever really know who I am.
~ Michael Buble
Once someone sees me on TV, they always think that 'He is just a cocky brat,' but I am not. Once you get to sit down with Adrien Broner, you will fall in love with me.
~ Adrien Broner
No group of people has been more unjustly maligned in the twentieth century than the Puritans. As a result, we approach the Puritans with an enormous baggage of culturally ingrained prejudice.
~ Leland Ryken