Friedrich Nietzsche
Philosopher, Writer
"Every deep thinker is more afraid of being understood than of being misunderstood."
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Being Misunderstood
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Oscar Wilde
Writer
"I live in terror of not being misunderstood."
Lil Wayne
Rapper, Musician
"I like being misunderstood."
Alice Walker
Novelist, Poet
"What hurts the most is being misunderstood. They tell me that's an Aquarian trait - that that's the thing we don't like."
Oscar Wilde
Writer
"I live constantly in the fear of not being misunderstood."
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"He is fond of being misunderstood. It gives him a post of vantage."
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