Overestimate Quotes

66 Overestimate quotes by 53 unique authors

Never mind what the 'people' think of you! They may overestimate or underestimate you! Until they discover your real worth, your success depends mainly upon… — William J. H. Boetcker
We overestimate the event and underestimate the process. Every fulfilled dream occurred because of dedication to the process. — John C. Maxwell
We usually overestimate what we think we can accomplish in one year-but we grossly underestimate what we can accomplish in a decade. — Tony Robbins
High-toned humanitarians constantly overestimate the sufferings of those they sympathize with. — H. L. Mencken
It would hardly be possible to exaggerate man's wretchedness if it were not so easy to overestimate his sensibility — George Santayana
The more I live, the more I recognize that the teaching moments in my youth, especially those provided by my parents, have shaped my life… — Robert D. Hales
You can concede to an opponent something he hasn't earned. It's one thing to underestimate an opponent. But maybe the worst thing is to overestimate.… — Chuck Knox
People often overestimate what they can reasonably achieve in a year. But they vastly underestimate what they can achieve in 5 years. — Steve Pavlina
Professed authors who overestimate their vocation are too full of themselves to be agreeable companions. The demands of their egotism are inveterate. — Henry Theodore Tuckerman
We tend to overestimate what we can do in a short period, and underestimate what we can do over a long period, provided we work… — Gretchen Rubin
I find as long as I acknowledge the truth of something, then that's it. I know what it is and then I can operate. But… — Michael J. Fox
We always overestimate the change that will occur in the next two years and underestimate the change that will occur in the next ten. Don't… — Bill Gates
The biologists have essentially been pushed aside. Al Gore's just an opportunist. The person who is really responsible for this overestimate of global warming is… — Freeman Dyson
There is probably an element of malice in our readiness to overestimate people - we are, as it were, laying up for ourselves the pleasure… — Eric Hoffer
Don't overestimate the decency of the human race. — H. L. Mencken
Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and… — Tony Robbins
A friend should always underestimate your virtues and an enemy overestimate your faults — Mario Puzo
You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything. — John C. Maxwell
In normal life we hardly realize how much more we receive than we give, and life cannot be rich without such gratitude. It is so… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Sam: “You—you greatly overestimate my self-control.” Grace: “I’m not looking for self-control. — Maggie Stiefvater
God does not give us more than we can handle," I am told but I wonder if God doesn't overestimate me just a little. Or… — Julia Cameron
Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years. — Bill Gates
It is also true that the less competent a person is in a given domain, the more he will tend to overestimate his abilities. This… — Sam Harris
there was no greater natural advantage in life than having an enemy overestimate your faults, unless it was to have a friend underestimate your virtues. — Mario Puzo
People tend to overestimate my character," I say quietly. "They think that because I'm small, or a girl, or a Stiff, I can't possibly be… — Veronica Roth

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