--- title: "12 Rational Approach Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 12 Rational Approach quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Rational Approach sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/michael-lewis-705_female_the-less-the-female-presence-the-less-ra_701661.png" --- > [“the less the female presence, the less rational the approach to trading in the markets.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lewis/the-less-the-female-presence-the-less-rational-the-approach-to/) [Michael Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/michael-lewis-705_female_the-less-the-female-presence-the-less-ra_701661.png) > [Mostly, I try to take a rational approach to life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/mostly-i-try-to-take-a-rational-approach-to-life/) [Jimmy Wales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-wales/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/jimmy-wales-4935_approach_mostly-i-try-to-take-a-rational-approach_2098221.png) > [It's time for the sensible center to rise up and push for a rational approach to our fiscal challenges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rattner/it-s-time-for-the-sensible-center-to-rise-up-and-push-for-a-rational/) [Steven Rattner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-rattner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/steven-rattner-23846_approach_it-s-time-for-the-sensible-center-to-ris_1888330.png) > [“If we are ever going to achieve a rational approach to organizing our affairs, we have to dignify the process of admitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-eno/if-we-are-ever-going-to-achieve-a-rational-approach-to-organizing-our/) [Brian Eno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-eno/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d32/brian-eno-776_change_if-we-are-ever-going-to-achieve-a-ration_544092.jpg) > [The rational approach start from the idea that everything is explainable and that mystery is in some sense the enemy. This means…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-narby/the-rational-approach-start-from-the-idea-that-everything-is/) [Jeremy Narby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-narby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/jeremy-narby-31798_admitting_the-rational-approach-start-from-the-ide_1905058.jpg) > [It certainly seems too simple to say what I am going to say, yet it is almost as if you would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth/it-certainly-seems-too-simple-to-say-what-i-am-going-to-say-yet-it-is/) [Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25c/seth-1954_approach_it-certainly-seems-too-simple-to-say-wha_2327717.jpg) > [The old beliefs, of course, and the rational approach, are everywhere reinforced, and so it does have a great weight. The magical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-roberts/the-old-beliefs-of-course-and-the-rational-approach-are-everywhere/) [Jane Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-roberts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0df/jane-roberts-7766_approach_the-old-beliefs-of-course-and-the-ration_457841.jpg) > [“We are indeed dealing with two entirely different approaches to reality and to solving problems — methods we will here call the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-roberts-seth/we-are-indeed-dealing-with-two-entirely-different-approaches-to/) [Jane Roberts- Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-roberts-seth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/jane-roberts-seth-76568_different-approach_we-are-indeed-dealing-with-two-entirely_643294.jpg) > [We believe this approach (progress sharing) is a rational approach because you cooperate in creating the abundance that makes the progress possible,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/walter-reuther/we-believe-this-approach-progress-sharing-is-a-rational-approach/) [Walter Reuther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/walter-reuther/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c83/walter-reuther-38967_abundance_we-believe-this-approach-progress-sharin_1460172.jpg) > [“During this investigation, I became familiar with certain limits of the rational gaze. It tends to fragment reality and to exclude complementarity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-narby/during-this-investigation-i-became-familiar-with-certain-limits-of/) [Jeremy Narby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-narby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/jeremy-narby-31798_dreams_during-this-investigation-i-became-famil_597505.jpg) > [“fulfill our mission with the Rational ApproachTM, a comprehensive softwareengineering solution consisting of three elements: • A configurable set of processes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/fulfill-our-mission-with-the-rational-approachtm-a-comprehensive/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/anonymous-1_financial-services_fulfill-our-mission-with-the-rational-ap_1060621.jpg) > [“So imagine two scenarios. Let’s say it’s the holidays, and two different neighbors invite you to their parties in the same week.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-ariely/so-imagine-two-scenarios-let-s-say-it-s-the-holidays-and-two/) [Dan Ariely](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-ariely/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/675/dan-ariely-1899_social-norms_so-imagine-two-scenarios-let-s-say-it-s_1374662.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rational-approach/#itemlist", "name": "Rational Approach Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“the less the female presence, the less rational the approach to trading in the markets.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michael Lewis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-lewis/the-less-the-female-presence-the-less-rational-the-approach-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/michael-lewis-705_female_the-less-the-female-presence-the-less-ra_701661.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/michael-lewis-705_female_the-less-the-female-presence-the-less-ra_701661.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd1/michael-lewis-705_female_the-less-the-female-presence-the-less-ra_701661.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“the less the female presence, the less rational the approach to trading in the markets.” — Michael Lewis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Mostly, I try to take a rational approach to life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jimmy Wales" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-wales/mostly-i-try-to-take-a-rational-approach-to-life/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/jimmy-wales-4935_approach_mostly-i-try-to-take-a-rational-approach_2098221.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/jimmy-wales-4935_approach_mostly-i-try-to-take-a-rational-approach_2098221.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdd/jimmy-wales-4935_approach_mostly-i-try-to-take-a-rational-approach_2098221.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Mostly, I try to take a rational approach to life.” — Jimmy Wales", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's time for the sensible center to rise up and push for a rational approach to our fiscal challenges.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steven Rattner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-rattner/it-s-time-for-the-sensible-center-to-rise-up-and-push-for-a-rational/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/steven-rattner-23846_approach_it-s-time-for-the-sensible-center-to-ris_1888330.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/steven-rattner-23846_approach_it-s-time-for-the-sensible-center-to-ris_1888330.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fb/steven-rattner-23846_approach_it-s-time-for-the-sensible-center-to-ris_1888330.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's time for the sensible center to rise up and push for a rational approach to our fiscal challenges.” — Steven Rattner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If we are ever going to achieve a rational approach to organizing our affairs, we have to dignify the process of admitting to being wrong. 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The rational approach works quite well in certain situations, such as mass production of goods, or in certain kinds of scientific measurements — but all in all the rational method, as it is understood and used, does not work as an overall approach to life, or in the solving of problems that involve subjective rather than objective measurements or calculations. 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It tends to fragment reality and to exclude complementarity and the association of contraries from it's field of vision...The rational approach starts from the idea that everything is explainable and that mystery is in some sense the enemy. This means that it prefers pejorative, and even wrong, answers to admitting its own lack of understanding.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeremy Narby" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-narby/during-this-investigation-i-became-familiar-with-certain-limits-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/jeremy-narby-31798_dreams_during-this-investigation-i-became-famil_597505.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/jeremy-narby-31798_dreams_during-this-investigation-i-became-famil_597505.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/331/jeremy-narby-31798_dreams_during-this-investigation-i-became-famil_597505.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“During this investigation, I became familiar with certain limits of the rational gaze. 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Our customers include businesses in the Asia/Pacific region, Europe, and North America that are leaders in leveraging semiconductor, communications, and software technologies to achieve their business objectives. We serve customers in a diverse range of industries, such as telecommunications, banking and financial services, manufacturing, transportation, aerospace, and defense.They construct software applications for a wide range of platforms, from microprocessors embedded in telephone switching systems to enterprisewide information systems running on company-specific intranets. Rational Software Corporation is traded on the NASDAQ system under the symbol RATL.1”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/fulfill-our-mission-with-the-rational-approachtm-a-comprehensive/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/anonymous-1_financial-services_fulfill-our-mission-with-the-rational-ap_1060621.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/anonymous-1_financial-services_fulfill-our-mission-with-the-rational-ap_1060621.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ad/anonymous-1_financial-services_fulfill-our-mission-with-the-rational-ap_1060621.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“fulfill our mission with the Rational ApproachTM, a comprehensive softwareengineering solution consisting of…” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“So imagine two scenarios. Let’s say it’s the holidays, and two different neighbors invite you to their parties in the same week. You accept both invitations. In one case, you do the irrational thing and give Neighbor X a bottle of Bordeaux; for the second party you adopt the rational approach and give Neighbor Z $50 in cash. The following week, you need some help moving a sofa. How comfortable would you be approaching each of your neighbors, and how do you think each would react to your request for a favor? The odds are that Neighbor X will step in to help. And Neighbor Z? Since you have already paid him once (to make and share dinner with you), his logical response to your request for help might be, “Fine. How much will you pay me this time?” Again, the prospect of acting rationally, financially speaking, sounds deeply irrational in terms of social norms. The point is that while gifts are financially inefficient, they are an important social lubricant. 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