Wrong Reasons – Quotes

There are many things

There are many things given to us in this life for the wrong reasons. What we do with such blessings, that is the true test of a man. Gannicus

If you have a

If you have a success, you have it for the wrong reasons. If you become popular it is always because of the worst aspects of your work. Ernest Hemingway

I was afraid of

I was afraid of being rejected, yes. I was also afraid of being accepted for the wrong reasons. Erich Segal

Sometimes I think we keep secrets for the wrong reasons. If we could instead find that right person to talk to we might find that talking about an embarrassing story or admitting our frailty might lead to a more authentic relationship with others or ourselves. Frank Warren

I\’ve done everything for

I’ve done everything for the wrong reasons. All the good works people credit to me are nothing because I did them expecting God to repay me. I thought if I worked hard enough, God would have to give me what I wanted. The truth is I’ve never served the Lord at all. I was always … Read more

There is no wrong

There is no wrong suffering. There is imaginary, sham, feigned, simulated, pretended suffering. But the assertion that someone suffers for the right or wrong reason presupposes a divine, all-penetrating judgment able to distinguish historically obsolete forms of suffering from those in our time, instead of leaving this decision to the sufferers themselves. Dorothee Solle

There can be as

There can be as many wrong reasons to do the right thing as there are stars in the sky. There might even be more than one legitimate right reason. But there is never a right reason to do the wrong thing. Not ever. Donita K. Paul

‘Not again!’ I thought

‘Not again!’ I thought to myself this morning, as news trickled out that John McCain was set to pick Alaska governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. Not again, because too often women are promoted for the wrong reasons, and then blamed when things don’t go right. Dee Dee Myers

…wanting things for the

…wanting things for the wrong reasons can turn anyone’s life into a marshmallow on a stick over a hot fire: impossibly messy and eventually consumed, one way or another. Deb Caletti

I’ve already got the

I’ve already got the Kingdom of Heaven in my heart! That’s my nationality, my citizenship, my Country!-A Country that’s never persecuted the poor or oppressed the weak or destroyed small peoples of the World like America has. It’s a Country that’s never lost a battle and never fought a war for the wrong reason. David … Read more