Karl Popper Quotes

People misinterpret what I say all the time: They think I'm being offensive, when really, I'm only being opinionated.

If you hear the question wrong, you will answer wrong.

It can bum you out when your intentions aren't, like, translated properly.

We find few disputes, that are not founded on some ambiguity in the expression [thereof].

A lot of things get misinterpreted with me, I guess.

My biggest concern is people misunderstanding me.

Sometimes people mistake the way I talk for what I am thinking.

Sometimes I think it's possible to mistake desire for clarity and talking in a no-nonsense way for aggression.

I'm surprised sometimes at how some of my actions are misinterpreted.

Who hears wrong, replies wrong.

Words are slippery and thoughts are vicious.

When you fail to communicate, there are gray areas. And when there's gray areas, then bad things happen.

one does not only wish to be understood when one writes; one wishes just as surely not to be understood.

It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does not mean.

Translation is the art of failure.

If I turn out to be particularly clear, you've probably misunderstood what I've said.

I have to be clear with myself and very conscious of what I am trying to say. Misunderstandings will always take place; it's unavoidable.

Everybody in this public arena makes statements and gets interpreted different ways.

I am not very good at expressing myself in a simple way so it can create mis-understandings and I hate that.

Most quarrels amplify a misunderstanding.

No one would talk much in society if they knew how often they misunderstood others.

If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused.

Words do not express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, a little distorted, a little foolish.

When people sometimes misquote me, I don't know if they understand what I'm saying.

There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it.