“Many have been brought to death by overconfidence." -The Saga of Grettir the Strong” — Lars Brownworth 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
“Overconfidence leads to carelessness, which leads just as surely to disaster.” — Sally MacKenzie Copy Share Image
That's one of the real dangers of leader selection in many organizations: leaders are selected for overconfidence. — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's difficult to accept, to recognise one's own mistakes, but one must do it. I was guilty of overconfidence and arrogance,… — Mikhail Gorbachev 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
People exaggerate their confidence in their plans - something we call the planning fallacy... The existence of the plan tends to induce… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Overconfidence is a powerful source of illusions, primarily determined by the quality and coherence of the story that you can construct, not… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Incompetence is certainty in the absence of expertise. Overconfidence is certainty in the presence of expertise. — Malcolm Gladwell 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
The illusion that we understand the past fosters overconfidence in our ability to predict the future. — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
When sharing your ideas, overconfidence is a killer. You don't want your male coworkers to think you're getting all uppity. Instead, downplay… — Sarah Cooper 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
Follow your purpose.Never allow yourself to be victim of overconfidence or preconceived detrimental limitation of thoughts which tries to deter you.Your purpose… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
Companies selling a product play down its vulnerability and emphasize its robustness. But only after technology leaves the dock is it really… — Henry Petroski Copy Share Image
Except for some effects that I attribute mostly to age, my intuitive thinking is just as prone to overconfidence, extreme predictions, and… — Daniel Kahneman 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
“Auguste preferred women. He told me I would grow into it. I told him that he could get heirs and I would… — S.U. Pacat 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
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
“I suspect that self-deception is similar to its cousins, overconfidence and optimism, and as with these other biases, it has both benefits… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
“A woman will apply to an open job listing if and only if she thinks she meets all—that is, 100 freaking percent—of… — Jessica Bennett Copy Share Image
The hedge fund known as "Long Term Capital Management" collapsed last fall through overconfidence in its highly leveraged methods, despite I.Q.'s of… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
“Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to… — John F. Kennedy 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
“There are times in every commander's life when he must yield the stick of authority to a subordinate. Sometimes the reason is… — Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn 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
