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Being Wrong Quotes

Being right keeps you in place, being wrong forces you to explore.

Steven Johnson (2010). “Where Good Ideas Come From”, p.87, Penguin

There are surely worse things than being wrong, and being dull and pedantic are surely among them.

Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz (2009). “Discrete Thoughts: Essays on Mathematics, Science and Philosophy”, p.16, Springer Science & Business Media

I hate being wrong, but I love it when I'm set straight.

Harlan Ellison (1989). “Harlan Ellison's watching”

The worst thing is not being wrong, but being sure one is not wrong.

Paul Tournier (1978). “The Violence Within”, HarperCollins Publishers