Although some scholars wrongly misquote that Guru Bawa accepts the common belief of reincarnation. Tamerlan stating it was a misquote, and that most of his friends were American. However, as the date approached and passed he claimed that this was a misquote. "It was a total misquote," Fiore said. This could be explained by a misquote or by Marine maneuvers or exercises at Quantico. This misquote is from the 1953 IBM annual stockholders' meeting.