“Bad behavior don't make us cool, it only exposes the fool we are.” — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
The only position that leaves me with no cognitive dissonance is atheism. — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“It is a happy faculty of the mind to slough that which conscience refuses to assimilate.” — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
“Cognitive dissonance is often considered a failure of the human psyche.” — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
True believers are continually shown by reality that their god doesn't exist, but have developed extensive coping mechanisms to deal with this… — Mark Thomas Copy Share Image
When dissonance is present, in addition to trying to reduce it, the person will actively avoid situations and information which would likely… — Leon Festinger Copy Share Image
Am I the only one who can't seem to reconcile the grand canyon of cognitive dissonance I feel when people with much… — Kevin Bleyer Copy Share Image
“Because of propaganda induced cognitive dissonance, most people hate themselves and don't even know it.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“Women's ideas of themselves had changed, but the world's idea of women, somehow, had not. The cognitive dissonance was palpable at all… — Carina Chocano Copy Share Image
A visit to Israel is always an experience in cognitive dissonance. The Israel you personally see and hear is so completely different… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
There's a momentum to being committed to a group that you think is good, and there's a certain amount of cognitive dissonance… — Sarah Edmondson Copy Share Image
Formal declarations of mistrust, pre-nups are emotionally unfortunate. They overtly plan for failure, and thus involve a jarring cognitive dissonance. — Lionel Shriver Copy Share Image
“We need only in cold blood ACT as if the thing in question were real, and keep acting as if it were… — William James Copy Share Image
What I think was a really lucky coincidence was that a lot of the themes of 'Okja' are things I write about… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
After a while, if you're committed, you start to believe in the things in which you're praying. It's just cognitive dissonance. You… — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
“Those who speak of their anger, their mistrust, or their dislike of certain groups tend not to see any contradiction in this… — Dr Val Thomas Copy Share Image
“I understand now that the only time black people don't feel guilty is when we've actually done something wrong, because that relieves… — Paul Beatty Copy Share Image
“Did you ever hear of cognitive dissonance?” she asked. “No.” “Basically, it’s a theory that people subconsciously reinterpret their motives and actions… — Barbara A. Shapiro Copy Share Image
The role of social media is critical because it helps to spread cognitive dissonance by connecting thought leaders and activists to ordinary… — Simon Mainwaring Copy Share Image
“if we could tax Americans' cognitive dissonance we could balance the budget. The American people want all kinds of incompatible things, they're… — George f. Will Copy Share Image
“Writer Brigid Brophy exposes [their motives] with great precision: "Whenever people say 'We mustn't be sentimental,' you can take it they are… — Peter cox Copy Share Image
“It was Daisuke's conviction that all morality traced its origins to social realities. He believed there could be no greater confusion of… — Natsume Sōseki Copy Share Image
“A pompous, arrogant, narcissistic intellectual came up to me at a conference and said rather boastfully. "You must feel really good about… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the… — Frantz Fanon Copy Share Image
“Remember and Share - The Investment Phase is the fourth step in the Hook Model. - Unlike the Action Phase, which delivers… — Nir Eyal Copy Share Image
Myths, whether in written or visual form, serve a vital role of asking unanswerable questions and providing unquestionable answers. Most of us,… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“The drive to tune out opposing ideas can be explained by psychology's principles of selective exposure theory and confirmation bias, both being… — Jared Yates Sexton Copy Share Image
“So why are we unable to acknowledge the truth? Dr. Fung’s answer is simple: we doctors lie to ourselves. If type 2… — Jason Fung Copy Share Image
“I continue to live inside a dichotomy: what was and what shall be. The pain in my skull is me trying to… — Chila Woychik Copy Share Image
“The vast majority of Americans, at all coordinates of the economic spectrum, consider themselves middle class; this is a deeply ingrained, distinctly… — Ellen Cushing Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, it never occurred to me that human beings wrote books. It was a kind of cognitive dissonance… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
A good title holds magic, some cognitive dissonance, a little grit between the teeth, but above all it is the jumping-off place… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
I believe that I have created a lot of cognitive dissonance in the minds of people who are comfortable with stereotypes. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“He had very few doubts, and when the facts contradicted his views on life, he shut his eyes in disapproval.” — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
I suspect that a lot of the stress we see around us arises from the cognitive dissonance set up by one side… — David Palmer Copy Share Image
You'll be pleased to hear, Christopher, that I am no longer a Muslim liberal but an atheist […] I find that it… — Ayaan Hirsi Ali Copy Share Image
![“Writer Brigid Brophy exposes [their motives] with great precision: "Whenever people say 'We mustn't be sentimental,' you can take it they are about to do something cruel. And if they add 'We must be realistic,' they mean they are going to make money out of it. These slogans have a long history…” quote by Peter cox](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b64/peter-cox-269262_animal-rights_writer-brigid-brophy-exposes-their-motiv_2401321.jpg)
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