When the government pays, health care's lack of affordability becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. In health care, as in other things, government is… — Arnold Kling Copy Share Image
To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. [It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It is best to plan for all eventualities then… — Francis Marion Crawford Copy Share Image
The visions we offer our children shape the future. It _matters_ what those visions are. Often they become self-fulfilling prophecies. Dreams are… — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
They hope for the Apocalypse like a self-fulfilling prophecy Tell me when do we stop it? Do they ask you your religion… — Talib Kweli Copy Share Image
That is still the case in this country for too many students, the soft bigotry of low expectations. If you don't expect… — Tavis Smiley Copy Share Image
Therefore, as a player, as a coach, even though we might have lost in a season or not won a championship, it… — Mike Krzyzewski Copy Share Image
When you say something or sing something enough times, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's almost like casting spells. I don't mean… — Feist Copy Share Image
Some have speculated that the way [Albert] Camus died made his theories on absurdity a self-fulfilling prophecy. Others would say it was… — Aberjhani Copy Share Image
The problem with worry is that we attract the very thing we are trying to avoid. We live a self-fulfilling prophecy. Life… — Robert Anthony Copy Share Image
As with Hobbes, we see again, the power of fiction. Rousseau's acount of natural man was no more real than Hobbes's, but… — Benjamin Wiker Copy Share Image
“When the rush of the weak sweeps over those that strive to be strong, its destruction. The commonplaces of moral judgment become… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
I figure it could become a self-fulfilling prophecy; if I make a successful arena rock record, I'll wind up playing arenas! I… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in the beginning, a false definition of the situation evoking a new behavior which makes the originally false… — Robert K. Merton Copy Share Image
Lying is common in social life, often done for benign purposes, seldom draws severe sanctions, and many of the most notable leaders,… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
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