Rationalizing Quotes

16 quotes by 16 authors

The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person to change. — Ezra Taft Benson
Human beings aren't rational animals; we're rationalizing animals who want to appear reasonable to ourselves. — Elliot Aronson
In the early stages of wealth, up to 10 years after individuals became very rich, they display a bit of reluctance to spend money. It's… — Frederick Winslow Taylor
Pay attention to the voice within. . . . Sometimes the voice of your conscience gets drowned out by crowd noise or by the pep… — Price Pritchett
Governments and the military purport to protect the public from enemies, and if there were no enemies they would have to invent some, for the… — Laurance Labadie
Stop rationalizing, stop stewing. Get up out of your chair and start doing. — Denis Waitley
Rationalizing is the self-exculpation which occurs when we feel ourselves, or our group, accused of misapprehension or error. — James Harvey Robinson
No amount of rationalizing can change God's laws. No amount of fashion designing can turn immodesty into virtue, and no amount of popularity can change… — Spencer W. Kimball
It was the Almighty who decreed that men and women must cover their nakedness by wearing proper and modest clothing. No amount of rationalizing can… — Mark E. Petersen
There has never been a humane communist regime. Marxism is inherently totalitarian. It recognizes no moral limits on the state. Itâ€™s the most convenient ideology… — Joseph Sobran
Man is not a rational animal, he is a rationalizing animal. — Robert A. Heinlein
What about WRITING it first and rationalizing it afterwards? — Larry Wall
The truth is if you can eat just a serving size, you can eat anything. But we all know how those harmless treats can call… — Marissa Jaret Winokur
Little white lies are told by humans all the time. Indeed, lying is often how we get through each day in a happy little bubble.… — Barry Ritholtz
Rationalizing is wasteful. Rationalization, on the other hand, is critical. — Jamie Timbre
RATIONALIZING WRONG BEHAVIOR ISN'T SOLVING THE PROBLEM BUT ONLY BREEDING ACCEPTANCE FOR DIVISION! — Anne' McMillion

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