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title: "21 People Rational Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 21 People Rational quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best People Rational sayings and thoughts."
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> [“People are only rational on the surface.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/people-are-only-rational-on-the-surface/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/stephen-king-13_logic_people-are-only-rational-on-the-surface_1174573.jpg)

> [My job is making irrational people do rational things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scooter-braun/my-job-is-making-irrational-people-do-rational-things/)

[Scooter Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scooter-braun/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46e/scooter-braun-7011_irrational_my-job-is-making-irrational-people-do-ra_2659914.jpg)

> [Grown people with rational minds somehow do not know what's best for them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jude-morgan/grown-people-with-rational-minds-somehow-do-not-know-what-s-best-for/)

[Jude Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jude-morgan/)

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> [“Few things are as destructive and limiting as a worldview that assumes people are mostly rational.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/few-things-are-as-destructive-and-limiting-as-a-worldview-that/)

[Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a3/scott-adams-666_rational_few-things-are-as-destructive-and-limiti_2862598.jpg)

> [... the happiness of a people is the only rational object of government, and the only object for which a people, free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-wright/the-happiness-of-a-people-is-the-only-rational-object-of-government/)

[Frances Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-wright/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/927/frances-wright-9487_government_the-happiness-of-a-people-is-the-only-ra_12193.png)

> [ “\[People\] will do the rational thing, but only after exploring all other altertives.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maynard-keynes/people-will-do-the-rational-thing-but-only-after-exploring-all-other-2/)

[John Maynard Keynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-maynard-keynes/)

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> [No man has greater confidence than I have in the spirit of the people, to a rational extent. Whatever they can, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-jefferson/no-man-has-greater-confidence-than-i-have-in-the-spirit-of-the-people/)

[Thomas Jefferson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-jefferson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79d/thomas-jefferson-43_confidence_no-man-has-greater-confidence-than-i-hav_1635195.jpg)

> [“What the efficient market hypothesis doesn't account for is that people are not always rational. Just ask any divorce lawyer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coreen-t-sol/what-the-efficient-market-hypothesis-doesn-t-account-for-is-that/)

[Coreen T. Sol](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coreen-t-sol/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7df/coreen-t-sol-43464_customer_what-the-efficient-market-hypothesis-doe_234014.jpg)

> [“People who are more rational don't perceive emotion less, they just regulate it better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonah-lehrer/people-who-are-more-rational-don-t-perceive-emotion-less-they-just/)

[Jonah Lehrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonah-lehrer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b72/jonah-lehrer-9286_emotion_people-who-are-more-rational-don-t-perce_2923110.png)

> [ “\[People\] will do the rational thing, but only after exploring all other alternatives.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-maynard-keynes/people-will-do-the-rational-thing-but-only-after-exploring-all-other/)

[John Maynard Keynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-maynard-keynes/)

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> [While we somehow understand revenge on an intuitive level between individuals, I do suspect that companies, assuming that people are rational, completely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-ariely/while-we-somehow-understand-revenge-on-an-intuitive-level-between/)

[Dan Ariely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-ariely/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cd/dan-ariely-1899_assuming_while-we-somehow-understand-revenge-on-a_1447536.png)

> [“Your first mistake might be assuming that people are rational. Your second mistake could be assuming that people are eager for change.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/your-first-mistake-might-be-assuming-that-people-are-rational-your/)

[Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a86/seth-godin-152_change_your-first-mistake-might-be-assuming-tha_3010979.png)

> [There are so many different kinds of motivation for investing or giving or parting with your money in whatever other way, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-jackley/there-are-so-many-different-kinds-of-motivation-for-investing-or/)

[Jessica Jackley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-jackley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ed/jessica-jackley-32668_always_there-are-so-many-different-kinds-of-mot_237113.jpg)

> [It is widely accepted and understood that consumer decisions are as much influenced by emotional attachments to a product or service as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jens-martin-skibsted/it-is-widely-accepted-and-understood-that-consumer-decisions-are-as/)

[Jens Martin Skibsted](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jens-martin-skibsted/)

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> [Personally, I don't see old economics and behavioural economics as opposed. It is useful to assume people are rational as a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-davis/personally-i-don-t-see-old-economics-and-behavioural-economics-as/)

[Evan Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd0/evan-davis-10785_assuming_personally-i-don-t-see-old-economics-and_2915955.png)

> [I think most people, most rational people, most people that I would feel comfortable sitting in a room with, understand that wrestling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-bischoff/i-think-most-people-most-rational-people-most-people-that-i-would/)

[Eric Bischoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-bischoff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/eric-bischoff-8425_entertainment_i-think-most-people-most-rational-people_333240.jpg)

> [I think many people are fans of the result, not of the human being. People have to be more rational and understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mauricio-rua/i-think-many-people-are-fans-of-the-result-not-of-the-human-being/)

[Mauricio Rua](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mauricio-rua/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/977/mauricio-rua-5267_fans_i-think-many-people-are-fans-of-the-resu_2502006.png)

> [“If your view of the world is that people use reason for their important decisions, you are setting yourself up for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/if-your-view-of-the-world-is-that-people-use-reason-for-their/)

[Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01c/scott-adams-666_decision-making_if-your-view-of-the-world-is-that-people_1605074.jpg)

> [When people are temperate in their behavior, in their lives, someone who is addictive or extreme or obsessive can't understand how people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-toback/when-people-are-temperate-in-their-behavior-in-their-lives-someone/)

[James Toback](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-toback/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/889/james-toback-23241_behavior_when-people-are-temperate-in-their-behav_1154952.jpg)

> [The indispensability of reason does not imply that individual people are always rational or are unswayed by passion and illusion. It only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-pinker/the-indispensability-of-reason-does-not-imply-that-individual-people/)

[Steven Pinker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-pinker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f4/steven-pinker-526_capable_the-indispensability-of-reason-does-not_1515235.jpg)

> [“The very concept of social planning, of rational planning for human concerns—that's regarded as virtually subversive. And that's the only thing that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/the-very-concept-of-social-planning-of-rational-planning-for-human/)

[Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcf/noam-chomsky-42_democracy_the-very-concept-of-social-planning-of-r_1029026.jpg)

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