Top 100 Quotes About When Things Go Wrong
#1. When things go wrong on a macroeconomic level, it's almost always this way. People find someone to blame, whether it's blacks, whites, Christians, Jews, Muslims-whoever.
Jim Rogers
#2. Our whole system of government is based on "We the people," but if we the people don't pay attention to what's going on, we have no right to bellyache or squawk when things go wrong.
Ronald Reagan
#3. There is a difference between an author and a writer. The author never gives up when things go wrong, but the writer does.
Millicent Ashby
#4. My father taught me a good lesson: Don't get to low when things go wrong. And don't get too high when things are good.
Robert Parish
#5. He's just ... immature. He thinks every woman he meets is crazy for him, gets angry at little things, and blames other people when things go wrong.
Nicholas Sparks
#6. The main effect of turning a partnership into a corporation was to transfer the financial risk to the shareholders. "When things go wrong it's their problem,
Michael Lewis
#7. We can't simply blame the engineers when things go wrong because, no matter how well they plan, things don't always go according to plan.
Henry Petroski
#8. I'm sick and tired of government ministers in this Labour government who simply blame other people when things go wrong.
Theresa May
#9. I refuse to give up when things go wrong because there is always a sliver lining behind the cloud.
Millicent Ashby
#10. Philanthropy is the duty of how we should behave when things go wrong for people, and how we can help to make things better for everyone - voluntarily, without being required to do it by the government, and for others, without private gain for ourselves.
Robert L. Payton
#11. When things go wrong and will not come right,
Though you do the best you can,
When life looks black as the hour of night,
A PINT OF PLAIN IS YOUR ONLY MAN.
Flann O'Brien
#12. At the end of the day it's really easy to be a great leader when things are going well. The real test, whether or not you believe in being an emotionally intelligent leader, is when things go wrong.
Kevin Allen
#13. Roses have thorns. That's the price of roses. When you start to forget that, that's when things go wrong.
T. Kingfisher
#14. Motivation is worthless. Motivation is what you have when everything is going right. Determination is Everything. When things go wrong and you start to waver, Determination is what keeps you moving toward your goal.
N.a.
#15. You can't judge a man by the way he reacts when things go right, but by the way he reacts when things go wrong.
Richie Norton
#16. I had a terrible time hiring rich people. It sounds funny, but the problem is when things go wrong they can ask, 'Why am I doing this?' You don't ever want anybody asking that question. You want them to say, 'I know why I'm doing it, I need the money, let's go' or whatever it is that draws them.
Ben Horowitz
#18. Without a song the day would never end Without a song the road would never bend When things go wrong a man ain't got a friend Without a song
Billy Rose
#19. When things go wrong, they keep going wrong until there's tears.
Stephen King
#20. Your true conviction is tested not when everything goes your way but rather when things go wrong...
Assegid Habtewold
#21. It's very easy to leave when things go wrong, but to stick around and to basically give life to a town because of everything that it gave you generation after generation after generation, that to me is what defines a true American.
Christian Bale
#22. In a way, it's nice to know there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to
blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been
attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else.
Rick Riordan
#23. It is always the ones who believe that are hurt the worst when things go wrong.
David Levithan
#24. The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on.
Robert Bloch
#25. A failure often does not have to be a failure at all. However, you have to be ready for it-will you admit when things go wrong? Will you take steps to set them right?-because the difference between triumph and defeat, you'll find, isn't about willingness to take risks. It's about mastery of rescue.
Atul Gawande
#26. Snowboarding is like driving a car. When things are all right, you're on it. But when things go wrong, it goes really, really bad really fast.
Juan Pablo Montoya
#27. When things go wrong, you'll find they usually go on getting worse for some time; but when things once start going right they often go on getting better and better.
C.S. Lewis
#28. I think every entertainer's had nights when things go wrong. I mean you can't remember everything all the time, and especially if you're having hard times personally, things going on that you - you know, and then people make it worse. And that makes you feel worse.
Dolly Parton
#29. Be your own worst critic.
When things go wrong it's tempting to shift the blame. Don't.
Accept responsibility. People will appreciate it, and you will find out what you're capable of.
Paul Arden
#30. It's tougher to be a football coach than the President of the United States. You've got four years as a president, and they guard you. A football coach doesn't have anyone to protect him when things go wrong.
Harry S. Truman
#31. The NHS is a bit iffy when you sprain an ankle, but when it's a high-priority issue, it's fantastic. They don't mess about. They're incredibly efficient when things go wrong.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
#32. I always tell my employees, the busier it gets, the slower you should cook. When you run around like a crazy person, that's when things go wrong.
Michael Symon
#33. When things go wrong or don't turn out the way you pictured them in your head, you just have to go with the best intentions defense. I have a lot of good intentions.
Blake Shelton
#34. When things go wrong, the standard management strategy is to decide who takes the blame. This should be an underling, as far down the chain as possible, but preferably with some visibility so people know management means business.
Jack McDevitt
#35. I always think any circumstances can be funny. Not that I'm irresponsible, but when things go wrong, I always come up with a joke or think of something funny to say.
Brian Helgeland
#36. To do well does not mean everything will always turn out well. The key is to remember that faith and obedience are still the answers, even when things go wrong, perhaps especially when things go wrong.
David E. Sorensen
#37. Golf can be tougher than tennis when things go wrong, because you can't explain things by saying that your opponent played better than you. It's a cruel sport in that way.
Caroline Wozniacki
#38. The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.
Laura Ingalls Wilder
#39. I need to depend on Someone who is bigger, stronger and wiser than I am. I don't do it on my own. God is my strength. He gave me a good body and some talent and the freedom to develop it. He helps me when things go wrong. He forgives me when I fall on my face. He lights the way.
Hank Aaron
#40. We are bound to meet wrong things for wrong things are bound to meet us but, when things go wrong, don't be wrong, let things be wrong
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
#41. I am a passionate believer in freedom of speech. I would not support anything which would impinge on aggressive robust freedom of the British press, but when things go wrong and there has been outright illegality, there should be proper accountability.
Nick Clegg
#42. We don't learn much when everything goes right. We learn the most when things go wrong.
Simon Sinek
#43. 'Grease' changed my life in the most amazing way, and I've had such an amazing life. When things go wrong, you've got to believe you will get through them and focus on the positive things in your life.
Olivia Newton-John
#44. Cat: a soft indestructible automaton provided by nature to be kicked when things go wrong in the domestic circle.
Ambrose Bierce
#45. The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.
Theodore Dalrymple
#47. Underneath runs the main current of preoccupation, which is keeping one's nose clean at all times. This means that when things go wrong you have to pass the blame along the line, like pass-the-parcel, till the music stops.
Tom Stoppard
#48. A leader or mentor gives credit to others when things go right, and accepts the blame when things go wrong.
Bill Courtney
#49. How are you going to forget him if you keep talking about him? Darling, when things go wrong in life, this is what you do. You lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail ... and out you go.
Sophie Kinsella
#50. When things go right, I read. When things go wrong, I read more.
Sara Nelson
#51. What is it about business that makes us laugh - when things go wrong, which they do all the time (why, I still wish I knew) then we need to laugh.
Ronnie Apteker
#52. Once you're on stage you can't go back, even when things go wrong people expect you to stay there and entertain them. When all else fails, you've got to try tap dancing.
Angus Young
#53. Self-abuse is shockingly common, especially among people who have been conditioned to believe that they are to blame when things go wrong.
Anna J. Michener
#54. For all my good intentions, there are days when things go wrong or I fall into old habits. When things are not going well, when I'm grumpy or mad, I'll realize that I've not been paying attention to my soul and I've not been following my best routine.
Robert Fulghum
#55. Blame yourself when things go wrong, and give credit to others when things go right. The process of giving other people credit is what it takes to build a team. Sandberg, one of America's great team builders, knows exactly what it takes to win.
Frank Luntz
#56. It sounds funny, but my biggest fear is that I'm not perfect. I'm a perfectionist, and I get upset when things go wrong or when I don't do well.
Nick Jonas
#57. Spiritual joy is what you experience when you choose to give thanks to God no matter what happens - even when things go wrong.
Jim George
#58. The best way of dealing with the press, customers, and critics is to come clean when things go wrong and admit when you make a mistake. We are humans, and no one expects us to be perfect.
Vivek Wadhwa
#59. Every relationship has its problems, but what makes it perfect is if you still want to be together when things go wrong.
Isabelle Peterson
#60. When things go right it's hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong it's really easy.
Steven Soderbergh
#61. You know who your true friends are when things go wrong for you, but the opposite is also true. When things go well, the people who really love you are happy.
Carlos Ruiz Zafon
#62. I don't know if other people lay down & die when things go wrong or they harden so much they're no longer alive.
H.M. Ward
#63. When things go wrong, they can get ugly. But they don't have to be uglier than they already are, right?
Jeremiah Stevens
#64. People die of broken hearts. They have heart attacks. And it's the heart that hurts most when things go wrong and fall apart.
Markus Zusak
#65. When the trust is high, you get the trust dividend. Investors invest in brands people trust. Consumers buy more from companies they trust, they spend more with companies they trust, they recommend companies they trust, and they give companies they trust the benefit of the doubt when things go wrong.
Stephen Covey
#66. The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.
Robert Bloch
#67. When things go wrong under your command start searching in increasingly large circles around your own two feet.
Bruce Clarke
#68. When things go wrong, your best recovery effort is required. But don't just provide the missing piece (that's the recovery), also provide uniquely personal assistance (that's the memorable effort).
Ron Kaufman
#69. If one man is representing India in cricket, then yes, blame that person when things go wrong.
Sachin Tendulkar
#70. When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong - either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship - the impact on a child's later life can be devastating.
Iain Duncan Smith
#71. You have to understand that when things go wrong in your life, it doesn't mean you need to quit. It means you need to get stronger and change your plan.
Keke Palmer
#72. A leader should not take credit when things go right if they are not willing to accept responsibility when things go wrong.
Simon Sinek
#74. When things go wrong, simplify.
Dan John
#75. If you can smile when things go wrong, you have someone in mind to blame.
Ashleigh Brilliant
#76. It's always the ones who believe who are hurt the most when things go wrong. She
Rachel Cohn
#77. When things go wrong, just do your best to make it through the day and you'll be okay in a short time.
Auliq Ice
#78. Darling, when things go wrong in life, you lift your chin, put on a ravishing smile, mix yourself a little cocktail ...
Sophie Kinsella
#79. [N]obody is a greater schoolgirl in spirit than a cynic. Cynics can not relinquish the rubbish they were taught as children: they hold tight to the belief that the word [sic] has meaning and, when things go wrong for them, they consequently adopt the inverse attitude.
Muriel Barbery
#80. On a dirt bike, when you're sizing up a jump, you can't have any second thoughts. You have to fully commit. If you don't, a lot of things can go wrong.
Rickie Fowler
#82. This is a terrible confession to make, but after I left the Army I had a number of things to try. I had a great conceit to think that if all else failed I could always go to Hollywood. So when all else did fail I really went to Hollywood. And then I found out how wrong I was.
David Niven
#83. Things never go wrong at the moment you expect them to. When you're completely relaxed, oblivious to any potential dangers, that's when bad things happen.
C.K. Kelly Martin
#84. I am a huge fan of the Black woman. I never hesitate to recommend her when times are bad or things go wrong.
Nikki Giovanni
#85. Don't kill yourself just because you think and feel you are empty. God needs empty vessels to fill!
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
#86. Things go wrong occasionally, but when you focus on that, you miss the enormity of what goes right.
Loretta Graziano Breuning
#87. Anticipating God's blessings is a great way to begin a new week! When we look for the things that could go wrong, we just may find what we had been looking for.
Diane K. Chamberlain
#88. We learn most not from all of the things that go right. We learn most when everything goes wrong.
Simon Sinek
#89. In life, things can always go wrong,
So always keep your heart strong,
Carry on, and never give up hope.
Mouloud Benzadi
#90. Letting men die is a money-saving device. Safety costs money as one safety official put it, 'When everything is hurry, hurry, hurry, when you start pressuring people and taking shortcuts, things can go wrong. And then people die.' No. And then men die.
Warren Farrell
#91. No matter what the day brings and no matter how hard life hits you, if you can breathe, smile and keep moving on! Once you have life, know that God is alive!
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
#92. Things go wrong when the people who control that world stop listening to their own instincts and start catering to their fan base.
DJ Shadow
#93. Don't be quick to leave the class of discipline; you shall only live to remember the last lesson.
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
#94. There's this point between conscious and subconscious when you realize you were asleep and resting, and you were having all kinds of anxiety dreams about the film and all the things that can go wrong. You get in this hypnagogic state, where you're waking up and realizing, "Oh, it was just a dream."
David Slade
#95. Keep calm when things don't go according to your expectations! Beautiful things always meet friction!
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
#96. When things don't go the way you want them to, sometimes instead of feeling disappointment or heartache, you just become numb.
April Mae Monterrosa
#97. I just try to think of all the things that could go wrong so in that split second when it happens, maybe your body reacts in a way where it protects you just a little.
Johnny Knoxville
#98. For once I thought I was dead; for once I thought I had lost everything, and for once I thought all was over for me, but I saw the amazing grace of God over me!
Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
#99. God makes crooked straight for us and sets things right when they seem to go dead wrong.
Mahatma Gandhi
#100. displayed and sold represented the very worst of what could go wrong when things weren't done his way. The salespeople, always interested in quick turnover, seemed to make little effort to understand what was special about a Mac, and had less incentive to do so after
Brent Schlender
