Max Stirner

The man is distinguished from the youth by the fact that he takes the world as it is, instead of everywhere fancying it amiss and wanting to improve it, i.e. model it after his ideal; in him the view that one must deal with the world according to his interest, not according to his ideals, becomes confirmed.

German Philosopher

Melissa Rosenberg

When I'm stuck in my writing, the world is amiss. If I'm eating a sandwich, it's an unsettled sandwich. If I'm in the shower, it's an incorrect shower. It's profoundly uncomfortable. But it's what keeps me pushing.

American Writer

Donald Rumsfeld

Look for what's missing. Many advisors can tell a President how to improve what's proposed or what's gone amiss. Few are able to see what isn't there.

American Politician

Naomi Wolf

Since Madonna is positioned as always 'cooler than thou,' we all are primed for schadenfreude if something in her fabulous life goes amiss.

American Author

Edmund Burke

Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own.

Irish Statesman

Arundhati Bhattacharya

Whatever I have said is in the interest of the system, and it has never been taken amiss.

Indian Businesswoman

Richard Barnfield

All is amiss. Love is dying, faith's defying, heart's denying.

English Poet

William Congreve

A little disdain is not amiss; a little scorn is alluring.

George Crabbe

Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.

Chrissie Hynde

A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss.

American Musician

Use 'amiss' to express that something is not working as expected, often hinting at an unseen issue.

Detecting Problems

'Amiss' conveys a vague sense that something is wrong, without specifying what.

Sense of Error

When you 'feel amiss,' it's based on personal judgment or intuition, not always facts.

Subjective Feeling

Use 'amiss' to describe actions or situations that might be considered inappropriate in certain cultures.

Cultural Sensitivity

'Amiss' implies something is out of place within its particular setting or context.

Mismatched Setting

Things described as 'amiss' may not be immediately obvious but feel subtly off or strange.

Inconspicuous Oddity

 made every school year. And the stories of heroism go well beyond just a kid getting a few extra chicken nuggets on their lunch tray. There is Ms. Brenda in California, who keeps a close eye on every student that comes through her line and then reports back to the guidance counselor if anything is amiss.

Jarrett J. Krosoczka:...

 all have more cognitive reserve. They have an abundance and a redundancy in neural connections. So even if they have a disease like Alzheimer's compromising some of their synapses, they've got many extra backup connections, and this buffers them from noticing that anything is amiss.

What You Can Do to...

 millions sitting on their couches become aware that something is amiss. TV that’s broadcast from or routed through satellites dominate the market for international programming as well as some local channels, so the disappearance causes immediate disruptions, worldwide.

What if every satellite...

 We mapped it extensively. And there was no evidence of human remains. I mean, that would have been tough, but no. The reactors were intact, so that was good because. N. RONALD There were no other indications of something amiss other than the submarine had gone down

Finding the Titanic PIPE...

 Some argue that leading models for where the universe came from still imply that Boltzmann brains are more likely than human brains, suggesting something’s amiss. Others counter that slight modifications of the cosmological models would avoid the problem,

The Boltzmann brain...

 She was admitted to the hospital, where an ultrasound confirmed what we already her heart had weakened to less than half its normal capacity and had ballooned into the distinctive shape of a takotsubo. But no other tests were amiss,

How your emotions change...

 I think that's the first thing. And then the second thing is having these layers of support around mentors and sponsors, who can tell you that you are doing just fine, there's something amiss in this environment.

Valerie Purdie-Greenaway:...

 My “articulate” answer never goes amiss I say “father, this is the impending problem at hand” And when I’m on the block I switch it up just because I can So when my boy says, “What’s good with you son?”

Jamila Lyiscott: 3 ways...

 the euphoria I felt as I walked off that plane is indescribable. But amidst the triumph and joy of homecoming, something was amiss. On the day of my release, I returned to society

My 105 Days in Taliban...

 My grandmother immediately thought something was amiss. She pleaded with her relatives not to go to Brussels Railway Station. Her relatives said to her,