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> [“If someone you know gets sick from taking a flu shot, you will be less likely to get one even if it is statistically safe. In fact, if you see a story on the news about someone dying from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/if-someone-you-know-gets-sick-from-taking-a-flu-shot-you-will-be-less/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

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## More by David McRaney

> [“If you neglect your personal space and allow chaos and clutter to creep in, it will affect you, and perhaps encourage further neglect. Positive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/if-you-neglect-your-personal-space-and-allow-chaos-and-clutter-to/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“Do you vote? If not, is it because you think it doesn’t matter because things never change, or politicians are evil on both sides,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/do-you-vote-if-not-is-it-because-you-think-it-doesn-t-matter-because/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“finished to raise their hands,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/finished-to-raise-their-hands/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“We reach for the same brand not because we trust its quality but because we want to reassure ourselves that we made a smart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/we-reach-for-the-same-brand-not-because-we-trust-its-quality-but/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“Even as the brain is dying, it refuses to stop generating a narrative, the scaffolding upon which it weaves cause and effect, memory and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/even-as-the-brain-is-dying-it-refuses-to-stop-generating-a-narrative/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“Brand loyalty—that nebulous emotional connection people have with certain companies, which turns them into defenders and advocates for corporations who don’t give a shit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/brand-loyalty-that-nebulous-emotional-connection-people-have-with/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“Women will buy products in an attempt to become the impossible goal. Men will buy products in an attempt to mate with the impossible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/women-will-buy-products-in-an-attempt-to-become-the-impossible-goal/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“In 1965, a psychologist named Martin Seligman started shocking dogs. He was trying to expand on the research of Pavlov--the guy who could make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/in-1965-a-psychologist-named-martin-seligman-started-shocking-dogs-he/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“In experiments at Baylor University where people were given Coke and Pepsi in unmarked cups and then hooked up to a brain scanner, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/in-experiments-at-baylor-university-where-people-were-given-coke-and/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“Don’t put people, or anything else, on pedestals, not even your children. Avoid global labels such as genius or weirdo. Realize those closest get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/don-t-put-people-or-anything-else-on-pedestals-not-even-your-children/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“In science, you move closer to the truth by seeking evidence to the contrary. Perhaps the same method should inform your opinions as well.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/in-science-you-move-closer-to-the-truth-by-seeking-evidence-to-the/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“In the background, while you crochet and golf and browse cat videos, science is fighting against your stupidity. No other human enterprise is fighting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/in-the-background-while-you-crochet-and-golf-and-browse-cat-videos/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“You can't rage against the machine through rebellious consumption.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/you-can-t-rage-against-the-machine-through-rebellious-consumption/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“Capable psychonauts who think about thinking, about states of mind, about set and setting, can get things done not because they have more willpower…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/capable-psychonauts-who-think-about-thinking-about-states-of-mind/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

> [“If you look to the downtrodden and wonder why they can’t pull themselves out of poverty and get a nice job like you, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-mcraney/if-you-look-to-the-downtrodden-and-wonder-why-they-can-t-pull/)

[David McRaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-mcraney/)

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