“Overconfidence leads to carelessness, which leads just as surely to disaster.” — Sally MacKenzie Copy Share Image
“One of these days my overconfidence is going to get me killed . . . but not today.” — Bryan Schardein Copy Share Image
If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball. — Dan Quisenberry Copy Share Image
In their leaders, advisers, and experts, people much prefer overconfidence, total certainty, to any kind of doubt. — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
I'm very confident in what I do, but I'd like to think I don't ever show any kind of cockiness or overconfidence. — David Wright Copy Share Image
Sometimes its difficult to accept, to recognise ones own mistakes, but one must do it. I was guilty of overconfidence and arrogance,… — Mikhail Gorbachev Copy Share Image
“Developing self-confidence is always the preliminary to becoming a leader. but don't let it become overconfidence, the first station on the track… — John Adair Copy Share Image
“We humans, it appears, are prone to overconfidence, herding behavior, unwarranted extrapolation of recent trends, and contagious waves of wishful thinking—all key… — Alan S. Blinder Copy Share Image
The illusion that we understand the past fosters overconfidence in our ability to predict the future. — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
“Some people hate people who are overconfident, only because their overconfidence reminds them of their underconfidence.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Boys Will Be Boys: Gender, Overconfidence, and Common Stock Investment.” The authors, Brad Barber and Terrance Odean,” — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
“If you think you know everything, you will be proven time after time that you only know very little. The right amount… — JOHN TASKINSOY Copy Share Image
Self esteem is not the same as being self centered, self absorbed or selfish. Self esteem is also not complacency or overconfidence,… — Glenn R. Schiraldi Copy Share Image
... overconfidence in one's own ability is the root of much evil. Vanity, egoism, is the deadliest of all characteristics. This vanity,… — Alice Foote MacDougall Copy Share Image
“Being one of the world’s best at anything is a funny sort of situation. It’s a bit like walking along a fence… — Kelly McCullough Copy Share Image
“What you need to remember, with these guys, is that they don't know they're con men. They're wildly overconfident. Omnipotence, omniscience--that's part… — William Gibson Copy Share Image
“A shell in the pit," said I, "if the worst comes to worst will kill them all." The intense excitement of the… — H.G. Wells Copy Share Image
Every woman knows what I'm talking about. It’s the presumption that makes it hard, at times, for any woman in any field;… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
Incompetence is certainty in the absence of expertise. Overconfidence is certainty in the presence of expertise. — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
In strategic decisions, I'd be really concerned about overconfidence. — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Doubt is often better than overconfidence, for it leads to inquiry, and inquiry leads to invention. — Hudson Maxim Copy Share Image
“Don't belittle anyone who you don't recognize. Don't be fooled by anybody who underrates you.” — Toba Beta Copy Share Image
There's a lot of overconfidence about this bill. We're going to expose it. It will not pass. — Jeff Sessions Copy Share Image
I don't think there is a thing like overconfidence in chess. It's always better to be too confident than too reluctant. — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
Overconfidence comes from fear and doubt, and you boast an ego when you're feeling less than. — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
