"What happens with fear is that probability doesn't……" — Daniel Kahneman
"What happens with fear is that probability doesn't matter very much. That is, once I have raised the possibility that something terrible can happen to your child, even though the possibility is remote, you may find it very difficult to think of anything else. Emotion becomes dominant."
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Daniel Kahneman
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158 Quotes by Daniel Kahneman
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