Daniel Kahneman Quotes
Many unfortunate human situations unfold ... where people who face very bad options take desperate gambles, accepting a high probability of making things worse in exchange for a small hope of avoiding a large loss. Risk taking of this king often turns manageable failures into disasters.
Quotes to Explore
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I come from the liberal side of thinking: Better one guilty man should walk free than one innocent man found guilty.
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I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of wistful, dark romance.
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At times, it seems as if the only women effortlessly balancing their jobs, kids, husbands and homes are the ones on TV.
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Being a gal, people can be a bit patronizing. 'Oh, look at you using the computer.' They would never say that to a boy. And I don't let them do it to me.
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Research programmes, besides their negative heuristic, are also characterized by their positive heuristic.
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Often, little situations trigger enormous reactions. Be there, present for it. Your partner will find it easier to see it in you, and you will find it easier to see it in them.
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Nobody should be sent indefinitely into detention; everybody should have their day in court.
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I'm not a Man U fan at all, but I can't get enough of Rooney. What a joy to watch!
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I've always loved performing and, especially, love for the people. That's what keeps me going.
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The cool thing about writing is that there is really never a typical day. Sometimes I get a rhythm going and head off to work every morning and come home at night. Sometimes I'll write for two days straight and then be utterly blank for the next two.
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Where the roots of private virtue are diseased, the fruit of public probity cannot but be corrupt.
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If you grew up in my generation, you're going to be influenced by Run DMC, the Beastie Boys and also listen to Metallica - it wasn't segregated anymore.
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I tend to make low-budget movies but, yeah, I make more money than I ever thought I would make.
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In 2009, I served as AARP's Ambassador of Caregiving. With a producer and cameraman, I traveled the country for months, interviewing hundreds of caregivers.
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We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot.
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I began directing episodes, which was a great light every couple of months. We never short-changed our audience, but it became something that you had to work at rather than something that was a pleasure.
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Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.
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Some of the most amazing people I've met in life are cops.
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I like vintage stores - all over the world. I have a little collection of my favorite stores here and there. Other than that, I love online shopping.
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The only way to find out anything about what kinds of lives people led in any given period is to tunnel into their records and to let them speak for themselves.
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If a writer is always trying to keep a narrator emitting a tone of complete knowingness, it can become false.
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Truly it is an evil to be full of faults; but it is a still greater evil to be full of them and to be unwilling to recognize them, since that is to add the further fault of a voluntary illusion.
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Many unfortunate human situations unfold ... where people who face very bad options take desperate gambles, accepting a high probability of making things worse in exchange for a small hope of avoiding a large loss. Risk taking of this king often turns manageable failures into disasters.
