#misc

The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#become #illusion #misconception #nuclear #nuclear age

Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#awe #deprived #discourage #ensue #horrid

When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder the year I turned 50, it was certainly a shock. But as a journalist, knowing a little bit about a lot of things, I didn't suffer the misconception that depression was all in my head or a mark of poor character. I knew it was a disease, and, like all diseases, was treatable. ↗

— Jane Pauley

#bipolar #bit #certainly #character #depression

Stupidity is a talent for misconception. ↗

— Edgar Allan Poe

#stupidity #talent

I think the biggest misconception about me is people really don't know who I really am. They see the party side of me, they see the crazy side of me. But I also have a laid-back side. You know, I'm chill, down to earth. If you want to grab a cup of coffee and just talk about life, I can do that. ↗

— Nicole Polizzi

#also #am #biggest #chill #coffee

'Tis not enough your counsel still be true; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#blunt #counsel #enough #falsehoods #mischief

The misconception is that standup comics are always on. I don't know any really funny comics that are annoying and constantly trying to be funny all the time. ↗

— Joe Rogan

#annoying #any #comics #constantly #funny

Balancing a nominal budget will solve nothing, and attempting to achieve such a spurious balance will produce much mischief. ↗

— William Vickrey

#attempting #balance #balancing #budget #mischief

The delusions of self-love cannot be prevented, but intellectual misconceptions as to the means of achieving success may be corrected. ↗

— George Henry Lewes

#cannot #corrected #delusions #intellectual #may

I think there's a big misconception out there about actors and the choices they have. ↗

— Famke Janssen

#big #choices #i #i think #misconception