Overestimate Quotes

66 quotes by 54 authors

It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
One is apt to overestimate beauty when it is rare — Mark Twain
The calculus was the first achievement of modern mathematics and it is difficult to overestimate its importance. I think it defines more unequivocally than anything… — John von Neumann
Self-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of sheer respect for… — Magnus Carlsen
Never underestimate a man who overestimates himself. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
It is impossible to overestimate the influence of parents who understand the hearts of their children. Research shows that during the most important transitions of… — Robert D. Hales
When you leave home to follow your dreams, your road will probably be riddled with potholes, not always paved in happy Technicolor bricks. You'll probably… — Kelly Cutrone
To measure up to all that is demanded of him, a man must overestimate his capacities — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
We can not overestimate the fervent love of liberty, the intelligent courage, and the sum of common sense with which our fathers made the great… — James A. Garfield
We are prone to overestimate how much we understand about the world and to underestimate the role of chance in events. — Daniel Kahneman
There was a survey done a few years ago that affected me greatly. it was discovered that intelligent people either estimate their intelligence accurately or… — Harvey Pekar
It is almost impossible to overestimate the value of true humility and its power in the spiritual life. For the beginning of humility is the… — Thomas Merton
I never overestimate the audience, nor do I underestimate them. I just have a very rational idea as to who weâ€™re dealing with, and that… — Billy Wilder
It would be difficult, indeed, to overestimate the transcendent importance of the part the railroad has played in making the Nation what it is to-day.… — Charles Frederick Carter
You can't overestimate the importance of psychology in chess, and as much as some players try to downplay it, I believe that winning requires a… — Garry Kasparov
People overestimate what they can accomplish in the near term and underestimate what they can accomplish in the long term. — David House
Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the other's — Deborah Tannen
We systematically overestimate the value of access to information and underestimate the value of access to each other. — Clay Shirky
People often overestimate what will happen in the next two years and underestimate what will happen in ten. — Bill Gates
It is impossible to overestimate the importance of being filled with the Spirit. — Smith Wigglesworth

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