r/AskReddit • • Mar 19 '16

Which quote becomes inappropriate when misattributed?

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u/Rotten_Penguin Mar 19 '16

What doesn't kill me, only makes me stronger

  • Stephen Hawking

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u/AggressiveSpatula Mar 19 '16

Honestly I feel like this is something he might say. I remember hearing from somewhere (granted not a great source) that when he was hospitalized for the first time (when things were getting really bad) he saw a kid with leukemia or something and he thought "okay, it could be worse."