Quote by Jon Ronson

“People are only rational on the surface.”

— Stephen King

“Few things are as destructive and limiting as a worldview that assumes people are mostly rational.”

— Scott Adams

“We are all very good at rationalizing our actions so that they are in line with our selfish motives.”

— Dan Ariely

“It has been my experience that those meant for greatness are normally the least aware of their own genius.”

— Lizzy Ford

“Although I've always been easily led by my imagination, I was, and I remain, a rational person.”

— Jostein Gaarder

“That was the trouble with smart men. They thought they had all the answers, and then when life knocked them aside, they thought it…

— Jade Lee

“I knew that these people were not idiots, so the only thing I could attribute their insane response to was a profound lack of…

— Patrick Lencioni

“They think that they’re smart and that the rest of us are dumb.”

— Joseph Heller

“I have certainly noticed that groups of clever and intelligent people are capable of really stupid ideas.”

— Terry Pratchett

“It makes a lot of sense, which makes me suspect it is a call for revolution wrapped in the clothing of rationality.”

— Veronica Roth

“From all I have heard, geniuses are people to be heartily disliked.”

— Agatha Christie

“It's just that I take riddling seriously. I was taught that the ability to solve them indicates a sane and rational mind.”

— Stephen King