Misconceptions Quotes

67 quotes by 63 authors

Groups become more extreme and entrenched in their beliefs and polarized from others when members only exchange information that reinforces their views and filter out… — Cass Sunstein
An autobiography should give the reader opportunity to point out the author's follies and misconceptions. — Claud Cockburn
If I can show that a woman can run 26 miles, and run it well -- stride for stride with the men -- that is… — Bobbi Gibb
I believe that misconceptions about oneself that one does not correct where possible act as a bad magic. — Laura Riding
The ruin of a man's teaching comes of his followers, such as having never touched the foundation he has laid, build upon it wood, hay,… — George MacDonald
The designer shouldn't think of a simple dichotomy between errors and correct behavior; rather, the entire interaction should be treated as a cooperative endeavor between… — Donald A. Norman
The best way to investigate the elusive phenomenon called the creative process may well be to target all the misconceptions, to explain what the creative… — Lukas Foss
The eurozone status quo is neither tolerable nor stable. Mainstream economists would call it an inferior equilibrium; I call it a nightmare - one that… — George Soros
Only people willing to work to the point of discomfort on a regular basis using effective means to produce that discomfort will actually look like… — Mark Rippetoe
There are many misconceptions about depression-mostly negative. Unfortunately, because depressed people think negatively about depression and its treatment, they don't get help, which allows the… — Peter McWilliams
I remind myself of Einstein's remark that common sense is nothing but a collection of misconceptions acquired by age 18... — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
We must not forget that these men and women who file through the narrow gates at Ellis Island, hopeful, confused, with bundles of misconceptions as… — Walter Weyl
One of the biggest misconceptions about me is that I'm a comedian, which I'm not. A comedian is someone who can stand up in front… — Eugene Levy
My reality is the misconceptions about me. — Tori Spelling
I'm always happy to blow up any misconceptions that people have about stage school cos everyone thinks it's really nasty there but it's not. — Amy Winehouse
One of the misconceptions about BlackBerry is that it's your parents' smartphone. — Thorsten Heins
Still uncertain as to our identity, we think that what matters in the work world is gaining attention and making friends. And these misconceptions and… — Robert Greene
This drive to always want more is based on the misconceptions that having more will make me more happy, more important, and more secure, but… — Rick Warren
Where intellectuals have played a role in history, it has not been so much by whispering words of advice into the ears of political overlords… — Thomas Sowell
One of the bigger misconceptions of learning is that many skills take a lifetime to get world-class at, or 10,000 hours to become world-class at. — Tim Ferriss

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