Armor Quote by Carol Tavris Download Open image “Even irrefutable evidence is rarely enough to pierce the mental armor of self-justification.” — Carol Tavris ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Armor Enough Evidence Justification Pierce Self Self justification
Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify… — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
This is how proofiness works. The assertion is more important than the evidence itself. — David Corn Copy Share Image
One must not attempt to justify them, but rather to sense their nature simply and clearly. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are no such self-deceivers as those who think they reason when they only feel. — Anna Brownell Jameson Copy Share Image
It is in the nature of the human being to seek a justification for his actions. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There is a strength of conviction that can only come from being 100% wrong. — Stephen Schneider Copy Share Image
It's sometimes easier to reject strong evidence than to admit that we've been wrong, this is information about ourselves worth having. — Carl Sagan Copy Share Image
No one seems to have learned, or can remember, the magic words that calm people when they are frightened or threatened: "I'm sorry; I… — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
When anger is not trampling roughshod through our nervous system, it is sitting sullenly in some unspecified internal organ. "She's got a lot of… — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
During McCarthyism, teachers feared for their jobs if they belonged to a left-wing group. Today teachers fear for their jobs if they hug a… — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
“Consider the famous syllogism “All men are mortal; Socrates is a man; therefore Socrates is mortal.” So far, so good. But just because all… — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
The scientific method is designed to help investigators overcome the most entrenched human cognitive habit: the confirmation bias, the tendency to notice and remember… — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
“What, then, was the new strategy he proposed? More troops and more money. For him, any other option was unthinkable. It would mean he… — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
“The greatest of faults, I should say, is to be conscious of none. —historian and essayist Thomas Carlyle” — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
The individualism of American life, to our glory and despair, creates anger and encourages its release; for when everything is possible, limitations are irksome.… — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
“Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify… — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
A fan without a team is like a hog without truffles - she has nothing to root for. — Carol Tavris Copy Share Image
We will make sure our troops have all that is necessary to complete their missions. That's why I went to the Congress last September… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
My grandmother had six kids - one died as an infant - and she was dirt-poor, and all her kids got an education. And… — Lucy Alibar Copy Share Image
It's a question of dropping the armor and getting up and doing the work you want to do. And film at first is frightening… — Ann Dowd Copy Share Image
She looked at me. "What? Is there something wrong with my idea?" "It's not very heroic," I said dismissively. "I was expecting something with… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
In any story, the villain is the catalyst. The hero's not a person who will bend the rules or show the cracks in his… — Marilyn Manson Copy Share Image
He shone all over. Only Magnus, Simon thought resignedly, would have access to sequined battle armor. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Wait a while; there will come to you mounts, carrying lions in shining armor, battalions followed by battalions. — Khalid ibn al-Walid Copy Share Image
Is there a wrong way to say "I don't know"? Yes. When we declare ignorance, it should be a) honest and b) in the… — Leah Hager Cohen Copy Share Image
Successful people are able to rise above crises by relaxing no matter what the external situation. Their belief in themselves, the strength of their… — Maxwell Maltz Copy Share Image
I put on an act sometimes, and people think I’m insensitive. Really, it’s like a kind of armor because I’m too sensitive. If there… — Marlon Brando Copy Share Image
I feel bare. I didn't realize I wore my secrets as armor until they were gone and now everyone sees me as I really… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
One of my great memories of John is from when we were having some argument. I was disagreeing and we were calling each other… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image