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Adlai Stevenson has a genius for saying the right thing, at the right time, to the wrong people. -- Joe E. Lewis
My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.' -- Gilbert K. Chesterton
The second thing is, if you want to do something about global warming, you have to think much more long-term. There is something wrong with saying we should start using renewables now, while they are still incredibly expensive. -- Bjorn Lomborg
Once you accept that we're all imperfect, it's the most liberating thing in the world. Then you can go around making mistakes and saying the wrong thing and tripping over on the street and all that and not feel worried. -- Paloma Faith
I had taken a course in Ethics. I read a thick textbook, heard the class discussions and came out of it saying I hadn't learned a thing I didn't know before about morals and what is right or wrong in human conduct. -- Carl Sandburg
In general, I think people are worried about saying the wrong thing to any grieving person. On a very basic level, I think they're frightened of touching off tears or sorrow, as though someone tearing up at the mention of unhappy news would be the mentioner's fault. -- Elizabeth McCracken
I don't like getting myself in hot water. But suddenly I find that every minute I have to stop and think about what I'm saying. I can see what's going to happen. I'm going to have to stop giving interviews because I'm always saying the wrong thing. I don't want that to happen. -- Joanne Woodward
I'm terrified of saying the wrong thing on stage with bell hooks. -- Laverne Cox
Backstabbers specialize in saying the wrong thing at the wrong time to the wrong person. -- Les Parrott
I think one of the things about creativity is not to be afraid of saying the wrong thing. -- Sydney Brenner
The inhibitor of creativity isn't potential it's fear. We worry about saying the wrong thing or looking foolish so we govern our imagination. -- Josh Linkner
Saying just the right thing after a considerable, awkward pause is far less effective than saying the wrong thing with perfect timing. I'm telling you. -- Augusten Burroughs

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