Belittle Quote by Clive James

Hindsight is the historian's necessary vice.

— Hilary Mantel

For historians, hindsight can be a treacherous ally. Enabling us to trace the hidden patterns of past events, it beguiles us with the mirage…

— Eric Foner

Hindsight, usually looked down upon, is probably as valuable as foresight, since it does include a few facts.

— Grace Paley

Hindsight is notably cleverer than foresight.

— Chester W. Nimitz

Hindsight. It's like foresight without a future.

— Kevin Kline

Hindsight can be merciless. People of any given era often look back in time and wonder how their predecessors could have been so dimwitted.

— James Balog

Reality looks much more obvious in hindsight than in foresight. People who experience hindsight bias misapply current hindsight to past foresight. They perceive events…

— Hersh Shefrin

Hindsight is of little value in the decision-making process. It distorts our memory for events that occurred at the time of the decision so…

— Diane F. Halpern

Hindsight is an exact science.

— Guy Bellamy

“The worse the consequence, the greater the hindsight bias.”

— Daniel Kahneman

Hindsight's a wonderful thing. If we all had it there would be no history to write about.

— Kate Atkinson

Hindsight plays tricks on our minds.

— Jeremy Siegel