Mind Quote by James Cook Download Open image “When your mind tries to verify a preconceived notion you can miss the obvious.” — James Cook ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Mind Mind Tries Missing Notion Obvious Preconceived Preconceived Notion Preconceived notions Psychology Trying Verify Verify Preconceived
The mind tends to run along the groove of one's intention and overlook the actual expression. — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
When you conceive something in your mind, know it is a fact, and that there can be no question about its manifestation. — Rhonda Byrne Copy Share Image
without being sure of something, we can not begin to think about everything elses — Kathryn Schulz Copy Share Image
There's something about the expanse of nature that forces you to think clearly. — Sam Jaeger Copy Share Image
When we are in the grasp of illusion - or, for that matter, whenever we have a new idea - instead of searching for… — Leonard Mlodinow Copy Share Image
Avoid the precepts of those thinkers whose reasoning is not confirmed by experience. — Leonardo da Vinci Copy Share Image
Any thought that is passed on to the subconscious often enough and convincingly enough is finally accepted. — Robert Collier Copy Share Image
Most of us are in touch with our intuition whether we know it or not, but we're usually in the habit of doubting or… — Shakti Gawain Copy Share Image
It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious. — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
I often make the mistake of thinking that something that is obvious to me is obvious to everyone else. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
“[W]e have an automatic tendency to pay attention to or seek out information that is in agreement with (confirms) our preconceptions, and to ignore,… — Wadsworth Publishing Copy Share Image
“The human tendency toward confirmatory thinking - all of us are bias to seek information that fits what we already believe.” — Valerie Tarico Copy Share Image
The one thing that flies in the face of all human history and experience, is that the government can do a superior job than… — James Cook Copy Share Image
Capitalists have done more good for society through their charitable giving, philanthropy and generosity than all their critics combined. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Why is it so hard to see that when America had high savings, low taxes and minimal government, the economy grew like a week,… — James Cook Copy Share Image
The longer people receive economic assistance, the worse their social condition and behavior. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Liberals have one solution for every economic issue; eat the seed corn. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Those who live off of the donations of capitalism are often its greatest critics. — James Cook Copy Share Image
Let one state in the U.S. be free of government and overnight you would have an economic powerhouse. — James Cook Copy Share Image
It appears to me that one great cause of our difference in opinion on subjects which we often discuss is that you have always… — David Ricardo Copy Share Image
“William didn't look like he'd be difficult about anything - he was thin and sandy-haired and already wore eyeglasses like his father. Most of… — Patricia C. Wrede Copy Share Image
The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new;… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“MIND & GRIND Self-belief and hard work can propel you past more talented peers” — Kamil Ali Copy Share Image
“He blinked. His eyes fell as he processed her response. Then he lifted his chin and attempted a grin that was almost painfully dejected.… — Marissa Meyer Copy Share Image
Once ye made up yer mind to do somethin', 'tis better t'stumble o'er the small hillock of jump-ahead than t'bash yer head on the… — Karen Hawkins Copy Share Image
“Not that it matters, when you dream, there's no outside or in. Your mind is an unimaginable bloom. A willow catkin as big as… — Rich Shapero Copy Share Image
“Picking locks was not a skill he had ever cultivated, but he persisted day after day, turning the tip of his talon into different… — Neal Shusterman Copy Share Image
Do you think that God would separate me from my husband if I killed myself? I feel as though I am going out of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm not here trying to convince anybody to vote for Donald Trump. I think every Christian needs to make up his own mind about… — Robert Jeffress Copy Share Image
Never underestimate the power of the human mind to believe what it wants to believe, no matter the conflicting evidence. — Brian Herbert Copy Share Image
This is a proof of a well-trained mind, to rejoice in what is good and to grieve at the opposite. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
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