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title: "9 Self Correcting Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [“The human psyche is a self-correcting mechanism.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-nadel/the-human-psyche-is-a-self-correcting-mechanism/)

[Laurie Nadel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-nadel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/057/laurie-nadel-13416_dan-rather_the-human-psyche-is-a-self-correcting-me_1862003.jpg)

> [The universe is not only self-organizing, it is also self-correcting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-williamson/the-universe-is-not-only-self-organizing-it-is-also-self-correcting/)

[Marianne Williamson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-williamson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0c/marianne-williamson-90_correcting_the-universe-is-not-only-self-organizing_63463.png)

> [“An institution can call itself by whatever name it wants, but if it lacks a strong self-correcting mechanism, it is not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuval-noah-harari/an-institution-can-call-itself-by-whatever-name-it-wants-but-if-it/)

[Yuval Noah Harari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuval-noah-harari/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/yuval-noah-harari-100_institutions_an-institution-can-call-itself-by-whatev_1166369.jpg)

> [Science is the only self-correcting human institution, but it also is a process that progresses only by showing itself to be wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allan-sandage/science-is-the-only-self-correcting-human-institution-but-it-also-is/)

[Allan Sandage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allan-sandage/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/allan-sandage-62818_correcting_science-is-the-only-self-correcting-huma_2849611.jpg)

> [Science is not perfect. It's often misused; it's only a tool, but it's the best tool we have. Self-correcting , ever changing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-sagan/science-is-not-perfect-it-s-often-misused-it-s-only-a-tool-but-it-s/)

[Carl Sagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-sagan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/carl-sagan-160_correcting_science-is-not-perfect-it-s-often-misuse_1258320.jpg)

> [I remain optimistic that ultimately free speech and a free press where individuals have access to the dialogue will have a self-correcting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/i-remain-optimistic-that-ultimately-free-speech-and-a-free-press/)

[Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99b/al-gore-609_access_i-remain-optimistic-that-ultimately-free_309875.jpg)

> [“You are alive because your cells are self-correcting chemical factories. Your job is to facilitate that self-correction, not impede it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-wahls/you-are-alive-because-your-cells-are-self-correcting-chemical/)

[Terry Wahls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-wahls/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e1/terry-wahls-93467_quote_you-are-alive-because-your-cells-are-sel_1190482.jpg)

> [I think a lot of things will be self-correcting, even in America. After all, human societies are essentially self-organizing emergent systems. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-howard-kunstler/i-think-a-lot-of-things-will-be-self-correcting-even-in-america-after/)

[James Howard Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-howard-kunstler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/james-howard-kunstler-2886_after_i-think-a-lot-of-things-will-be-self-cor_636537.png)

> [“We only refer to sapient creatures as civilized when their society is willingly self-correcting. That means that any problem or imbalance that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/we-only-refer-to-sapient-creatures-as-civilized-when-their-society-is/)

[J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/j-z-colby-27619_civilization_we-only-refer-to-sapient-creatures-as-ci_1111053.jpg)

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