Correcting Quotes

“Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emerson in His Journals

“Was it you or I who stumbled first? It does not matter. The one of us who finds the strength to get up first, must help the other.”
― Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration

“Let me just acknowlege that the function of grammar is to make language as efficent and clear and transparent as possible. But if we’re all constantly correcting each other’s grammar and being really snotty about it, then people stop talking because they start to be petrified that they’re going to make some sort of terrible grammatical error and that’s precisely the opposite of what grammar is supposed to do, which is to facilitate clear communication.”
― John Green

“I gave her a love letter and she returned it back to me by correcting spelling and punctuation.”
― M.F. Moonzajer, A moment with God ; Poetry

“Confronting information that directly challenges existing beliefs can be psychologically threatening to people, especially if the information challenges their sense of identity.”
― Rachel Hilary Brown, Defusing Hate: A Strategic Communication Guide to Counteract Dangerous Speech

“As an American historian, I will be correcting the historical record for the dangerous DeSoto Solar Farm to be a true, accurate and complete history.”
― Steven Magee

“I used to think being healthy was eating organic, but I now realize it is identifying and correcting nutritional deficiencies with supplements and identifying environmental sensitivities.”
― Steven Magee

“If justice is to happen, each sin must be accounted for. If God allowed our sins to continue without interference, without ever correcting or addressing the corruption, our sins would echo into eternity and He would not be just. Either the transgressor bears the penalty, or Jesus bears it on their behalf.”
― Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose

“If you do not have a deficiency or toxicity that a supplement is correcting then there will be no health effects from taking the supplement.”
― Steven Magee

“Let nothing substandard slip through. If you notice something that needs fixing, fix it, no excuses. There will be plenty that’s wrong that you won’t catch. Don’t make the mistake of ignoring flaws that are obvious to you. The moment you find yourself saying, “This doesn’t matter. It’s good enough.” Stop. Go back. Fix the flaw. Make a habit of doing your best.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Bloodchild and Other Stories