Agents Quote by Lars Peter Hansen

Most specifically, irrationality means that rational systems are unreasonable systems. By that I mean that they deny the basic humanity, the human reason, of…

— George Ritzer

If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic.

— Albert Ellis

To want to tackle everything rationally is irrational

— Ilyas Kassam

Even the most analytical thinkers are predictably irrational; the really smart ones acknowledge and address their irrationalities.

— Dan Ariely

“our irrationality happens the same way, again and again. Whether we are acting as consumers, businesspeople, or policy makers, understanding how we are predictably…

— Dan Ariely

To advocate irrationality is to advocate that which is destructive to human life.

— George H. Smith

There may be occasions when it is best to behave irrationally, but whether there are should be decided rationally.

— I. J. Good

“It’s all well and good to have a mountain of psychological research detailing the different ways in which we routinely fail to think and…

— Joseph Heath

“Action is, by definition, always rational. One is unwarranted in calling goals of action irrational simply because they are not worth striving for from…

— Ludwig von Mises

We cannot reason ourselves out of our basic irrationality. All we can do is to learn the art of being irrational in a reasonable…

— Aldous Huxley

As an engineer, I learned that a long time ago: you don't want to get into a rational discussion about irrational subjects.

— Shahid Khan

If the world is irrational, we can never know it -- either it or its irrationality.

— Edward Abbey