Where did the saying "If loving you is wrong, I don't want to be right." come from?
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If loving you is wrong...(I don't want to be right) is a soul song written by Homer Banks, Carl Hampton and Raymond Jackson. It has been interpreted by many singers, and has entered the R &B chart at number 1 and the pop chart at number 3 in its 1972 performance by Luther Ingram. It had been recorded before that by The Emotions and Veda Brown, but these recordings were never released. Other noted singers who have sung it include Millie Jackson and Rod Stewart. Barbara Mandrell sang a country version of the song and hit number one in the country charts in 1979. Cassandra Wilson included an original reworking of the piece in a jazzy mood in her 2003 album Glamoured. The performance of the song by M. Jackson has been sampled by Etienne de Crecy, for his 2000 track "Am I wrong".
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Apparently advertising genius Gerry Mooney coined the phrase in 1977. Sociologically? Mooney would have to answer that but a likely idea would be that some things are true whether you want them to be or not - like gravity you just cannot defy them.
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Are you sure about the quotation? I don't recognise it. The closest I can get is: \n"God may forgive you but I won't\nYes, Jesus loves you but I don't"\n\nThat's from the song "God may forgive you but I won't", as far as I know originally sung by Rosie Flores.
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The actually motto is if you can't love your self you can't love anybody else. And love yourself no matter who your with. The reason behind the motto is if your not secure with yourself you will never be secure when it's you and someone else. Before you get in another relationship, go on a date with you self. I mean get to know you, when you know yourself you know what you want. And it makes finding what you want and deserve easier.
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For fear of being wrong...
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Hi Heron, :)\n\nMatthew 5\n\n"...whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire."\n\nNote: Raca is Aramaic for "fool"\n\nNow if someone is doing something that is foolish and you are trying to warn them. That is different. The above statement by Jesus has to do with anger without a valid reason.\n\nThere are many instances in the Bible where the label of "fool" is indeed appropriate. There are many in Proverbs, for example. Here is one from Psalms...\n\nPsalm 14:1\nThe fool has said in his heart, “NO! God.”
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got me curious =) looked it up:\n\nIt's actually a contraction of will not, which is what won't means today. The contraction form of these two words first appeared in the mid 1400s as wynnot. By the late 16th century it was wonnot, and in 1667 came the first recording of the won't form.
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The expression was originally "I couldn't care less."  It means "I care so little (i.e. not at all) that there is no way for me to care less."\n\nPeople started using "I could care less" by mistake, but eventually that became popular so now people say both.\n\nThere are lots of things in our language like that, where the "wrong" version eventually gets accepted.
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"You can either be on my side or can be wrong."\nNot very funny though
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someone told me you know right from wrong. If you have to think about it then is probably wrong so... go figure.
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The earliest reference to what may be the original quote appears below.  I couldn't find anything linking this with Nostradomus, however.  I believe he was French?\nThe difference between the two quotes have been placed in parenthesis by me.  I'm kinda thinking the grammatical error made by Gide may be due to translation.  \n\n"It is better to be hated for (what) you are than to be loved for (something) you are not."  Andre Gide\n\nA French novelist, Gide was born December 22, 1869 and died February 19, 1951.\n\nHope this helps!
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This is the first time I've ever heard the quote so the best I can do is to tell you what I think it means.  \n\nI think it means that you can't make people love you.  (You can't dominate them or force them to love you).  All you can do is give them the choice (the freedom) to love.  The word "child" seems to mean "outcome" in this case.
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BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE -- From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" (1996): "Between a rock and a hard place. Forced to choose between two unpleasant options. The expression originated in the early twentieth century in the United States. It usually follows 'to be caught'." \n\nThe "Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins" by Robert Hendrickson (Fact on File, New York, 1997) says "the expression was probably born in Arizona during a financial panic early in this century."
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Haha, my grandpa used to say that.  He also said: Once I thought I was wrong, but found I was mistaken.  Cute.\n\nI just HAD to add this comment to my answer: Don't you people realize the asker was joking? Good grief.
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Yes, people in the UK use 'ain't'!!\n\nBut I think you'll have trouble proving that it's an American expression - cockney kids have been saying it for centuries!!
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Sorry you've had such rubbish answers. \n\nI'm usually quite good at this sort of thing, but I'm afraid I can't find any info on the origins of this phrase.\n\nI hope someone more knowledgeable answers you soon!
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The lyric dosen't hold tight to an actual meaning,but a qeust for an understanding of the  medium of the heart  which directs our wants and desiers for acceptance and love.  'fore sometimes we fall into illussions that society's dictate is all we have,yet reality is that love is love,thus my recomendation would be follow your own..\n 'lest thee fall into the lower mind of desirer.\n  Truth is love is................\n you don't need to follow someone elses lic's to find an answer..................................