"I am against the whole cliche of the…" — Herman Kahn

"I am against the whole cliche of the moment."

— Herman Kahn

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37 Quotes by Herman Kahn

Herman Kahn has 37 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I'm against fashionable thinking.
Authority is not power; that's coercion. Authority is not knowledge; that's persuasion, or seduction. Authority is simply that the author…
I'm against ignorance. I'm against sloppy, emotional thinking. I'm against fashionable thinking. I am against the whole cliché of the…
A surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less attention than each individual would…
A healthy and fully functioning society must allocate its resources among a variety of competing interests, all of which are…
Anything that reduces war-related destruction should not be considered altogether immoral.
As for total disarmament, there are almost 50,000 nuclear weapons in the world today; even if they were banned, not…
Clearly, the first task is to gain acceptance of a more reasonable view of the future, one that opens possibilities…
Because of new technologies, new wealth, new conditions of domestic life and of international relations, unprecedented criteria and issues are…
Deterrence itself is not a preeminent value; the primary values are safety and morality.
For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then…
For some years I have spent my time on exactly these questions - both in thinking about ways to prevent…

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More Cliche Quotes

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Look, I've got incredible pride for my family. I've absolutely fallen into that cliche of a dad who could just… — Christian Bale
I think my whole generation's mission is to kill the cliche. — Beck
I can't write another breakup record. That would be a real cliche. — Adele
All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of… — Sade Adu
That's the shock: All cliches are true. The years really do speed by. Life really is as short as they… — David Bowie
There are so many cliches associated with mental health - such as the 'fine line between lunacy and genius' -… — Jo Brand
It may be a cliche, but it's true - the build-up to Christmas is so much more pleasurable than the… — Julie Burchill
I know it's a cliche, but the whole family is just whacked. I mean, we're all out of our minds.… — Dana Carvey
It sounds like a cliche, but it... you do sing about what you know about. And I grew up in… — Kenny Chesney
A great maxim of personal responsibility and mature achievement: "Do it yourself" is now the enthroned cliche for being occupied… — Louis Kronenberger
The computing field is always in need of new cliches. — Alan Perlis
My daughter is the biggest gift; I've said it so many times and it sounds like a cliche, but the… — Geri Halliwell

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