Daniel Kahneman Quotes
We think, each of us, that we're much more rational than we are. And we think that we make our decisions because we have good reasons to make them. Even when it's the other way around. We believe in the reasons, because we've already made the decision.
Quotes to Explore
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Let's judge a man on what he's done.
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That's what I love about our music - it'll never be a hit because you can't dance to it.
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I enjoy getting gussied up for an event or date night.
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I'm married. I've been with my husband for six years. Now that I know what a healthy relationship is, I find I can write better about the unhealthiness of relationships.
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When I was a kid, I wanted a Chanel bob and bangs. My mom said no. I went to the salon anyway, and they said, 'No way - we are not going to do that to your hair.' So I did it myself. Big mistake. Instead of my bangs going down straight, they were sticking up like a cat. It was horrible.
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Racism is always there underneath, but usually it is exploited in these times of economic crisis, and it's hard to find out when one slides into another.
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There is nothing, really, that I wouldn't write about, and I do write about a lot of grim things.
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The Chinese are really good at diplomacy - and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable.
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There's been a big buzz about the Charlatans in the last couple of years. I've heard the word Charlatans more in the last few years than I'd heard it for the previous 20 years. People would interview me for years and never even mention the Charlatans.
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I've had my share of doing things that I really wish I hadn't done.
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I think, looking back, there was a lot of fear of success in me. When you are successful, you have to keep it up... it requires you to be responsible, and I had been pretty irresponsible.
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We need to focus on building up our own nation and creating jobs here at home.
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When I go home, I play with my baby dolls and strollers and diaper bags, and play with my sisters.
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Sir Rodin convinced my parents to have me committed; they are all in Paris to arrange it.
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Eventually, before I die, I hope to have written about every part I've played.
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I always wanted to be a doctor and go to art school, but I thought I'd regret it if I didn't act.
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Sometimes I read a really good script, and I just know that it's not a good fit.
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I started styling people when I was just eight years old, without even knowing what a stylist was.
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Every single unfortunate thing that happens, including, for instance, the murder of my parents, I am responsible for. I am responsible for being the son of two people who got murdered. I didn't cause their murder. But if I'm suffering because of it, it's my karma that I have manifested in this lifetime in this particular set of circumstances.
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Clemenceau, Lloyd George and President Wilson... It is appalling that these ignorant and irresponsible men should be cutting Asia Minor to bits as if they were dividing a cake...
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In 1956, I shall not go to the polls. I have not registered. I believe that democracy has so far disappeared in the United States that no 'two evils' exist. There is but one evil party with two names, and it will be elected despite all I can do or say.
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For me, the scale of the budget is part of the creative process. 'Swingers' is the movie it is because we made it for exactly the right budget. Had it been made for a higher number, it would not have been as imaginative as we had to make it, given the budget constraints we had.
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We think, each of us, that we're much more rational than we are. And we think that we make our decisions because we have good reasons to make them. Even when it's the other way around. We believe in the reasons, because we've already made the decision.
