Carol Tavris Quotes
Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify it even more tenaciously. Even irrefutable evidence is rarely enough to pierce the mental armor of self-justification.
Quotes to Explore
-
But I'm the sort of person who, if certain structures topple, it could all go horribly wrong.
-
I'm either enjoying myself or I'm not. And if I'm not enjoying myself, something's gone terribly wrong.
-
Extraordinary allegations require extraordinary evidence.
-
Five wives can't all be wrong.
-
I wear my Viking helmet because the horns define how sharp my brains are. If you try to rub me the wrong way, I will stick you with both of my horns.
-
Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.
-
Our spirit is not dependent on the brain or body. It is eternal, and no one has one sentence worth of hard evidence that it isn't.
-
I've walked away in the middle of a conversation and had no idea that was wrong until someone told me I was being rude.
-
I have no evidence of any relationship between IRS and NSA.
-
People said I couldn't gig, and I proved them wrong.
-
If everybody is happy, then something is wrong with the democratic process.
-
Fear can make all of us do the wrong things sometimes.
-
I'll get in the face of anyone I think is wrong.
-
The same evidence that is convincing to one person may not convince another.
-
Whenever there is fear, you will get wrong figures.
-
Whoever speaks of Europe is wrong: it is a geographical expression.
-
Power is not sufficient evidence of truth.
-
I hate being wrong, but I love it when I'm set straight.
-
Mmm, I love Yoda. I didn't like Jar Jar Binks though, he was all wrong.
-
Disregarding all evidence to the contrary, the student of Truth will maintain that he lives in a PERFECT Universe and among people potentially perfect. He will regulate his thinking to meet this necessity and refuse to believe in its opposite. At first he may be influenced by conditions, and he may appear weak, but as time goes on he will PROVE TO HIMSELF that his position is a correct one, for that which appears imperfect will begin to slip from his experience.
-
The United States only knows one form of intervention and that is the military one. Everything depends on drawn weapons. We should, however, develop a wider scope of action. And we should learn to be patient.
-
The Holy Land... What an experience. I will never forget this day.
-
Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify it even more tenaciously. Even irrefutable evidence is rarely enough to pierce the mental armor of self-justification.
