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Discover the most inspirational quotes from the Backfires Quotes. Here, you’ll find a diverse collection of motivation, wisdom, love, laughter, or a deeper understanding of life, our curated selection of quotes has something for everyone.
Perfect for fans and those looking for motivation, our collection of Backfires Quotes will inspire and resonate with you. Backfires Quotes

Rob Zombie

Once you feel like you’re being dictated by other people’s expectations, it usually backfires.

– Rob Zombie

Martin Amis

Jane was my wicked stepmother: she was generous, affectionate and resourceful; she salvaged my schooling and I owe her an unknowable debt for that. One flaw: sometimes, early on, she would tell me things designed to make me think less of my mother, and I would wave her away, saying, ‘Jane, this just backfires and makes me think less of you.’

– Martin Amis

Katey Sagal

It’s sort of the mixed blessing of being on television for so long in one thing; sometimes that backfires, in that you’re not able to continue on.

– Katey Sagal

John P Kotter

If people think the boss is manipulating them to get them to work harder, it backfires.

– John P Kotter

Jay McInerney

I always hope people will like me, and I’m always afraid they will think I’m a fraud. I try harder than perhaps I should to make people like me, then it backfires. They think I’m a buffoon.

– Jay McInerney

Elizabeth Kostova

My publishers are wonderful because they have let me write what I wanted to. They’re wise enough to know that, with any author who’s not simply writing formulas – who’s trying to create something new – pressuring them to do something for market purposes almost always backfires. I can’t imagine working under those circumstances, actually.

– Elizabeth Kostova

A R Rahman

I follow a simple formula when I compose. I ask myself, ‘What would the audience want to hear?’ and ‘Why would they buy my CDs?’ And the process of answering these questions through music follows. Sometimes, it works. Sometimes, it backfires.

– A R Rahman