Apathy Quote by Joost Meerloo

Very often the test of one's allegiance to a cause or to a people is precisely the willingness to stay the course when things…

— Christopher Hitchens

If you're saying something that people don't want to hear or accept, a significant proportion of them will reply with hostility. Not because they…

— Jeremy Grantham

Propaganda's content increasingly resembles information. It has even clearly been proved that a violent, excessive, shock-provoking propaganda texts leads ultimately to less conviction and…

— Jacques Ellul

We will gradually become indifferent to what goes on in the minds of other people when we acquire a knowledge of the superficial nature…

— Anonymous

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.

— William Howard Taft

“people often act in a way that provokes precisely the reactions they are expecting. These”

— Stephen A. Mitchell

“...never [enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never saw an instance of one of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I…

— Thomas Jefferson

With any success, a lot of voices come out, and you start hearing a lot more opinions on the matter. We've provoked very strong…

— Zacky Vengeance

If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason…

— Bertrand Russell

Mean-spirited mediocrities, especially those with a smattering of learning, are the most likely to be opinionated. Only strong minds know how to correct their…

— Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

“The Affect Heuristic The dominance of conclusions over arguments is most pronounced where emotions are involved.”

— Daniel Kahneman

Our whole educational system, from the elementary schools to the universities, is increasingly turning out people who have never heard enough conflicting arguments to…

— Thomas Sowell