Capacity Quote by Michael Novak Download Open image “Our capacity for self-deception has no known limits” — Michael Novak ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Capacity Deception Identity Known Limits Self Self deception
“It lies in humanity's infinite capacity for self-deception where some perceived (and in this case long-desired) advantage is at stake” — Antonia Fraser Copy Share Image
“The human capacity for self-deception is very impressive, often showing breathtaking flights of creativity. —Jerry L. Horner, Daniel Seligman Research Associate” — Diana Delonzor Copy Share Image
“Our minds have a great capacity for deception. This does not mean we are necessarily dishonest but if we are not careful, when our… — David W. Earle Copy Share Image
The fundamental factor of self-deception is this constant desire to be something in this world and in the world hereafter. — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
When we successfully deceive others, they are not aware of it; the same is true with self-deception. — Mardy Grothe Copy Share Image
You know, your species [humans] has the most amazing capacity for self-deception, matched only by its ingenuity in trying to destroy itself. — Ben Aaronovitch Copy Share Image
The instinct for self-deception in human beings makes them try to banish from their minds dangers of which at bottom they are perfectly aware… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
How much rationality and higher protection there is in such self-deception, and how much falseness I still require in order to allow myself again… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
Only one deception is possible in the infinite sense, self-deception. — Soren Kierkegaard Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid of anything. We've seen so much suffering and evil in the 20th century and we got through it. We can go… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
To go into a competition and not strive to win is to be a dishonest competitor. — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
Unity in diversity is the highest possible attainment of a civilization, a testimony to the most noble possibilities of the human race. This attainment… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
Ending torture and tyranny in Iraq was not a mistake. Supporting democracy in Iraq is not a mistake. Helping the long-suffering Muslims of Iraq… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
We really feel happier when things look bleak. Hope is endurance. Hope is holding on and going on and trusting in the Lord. — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
“The choice to remain faithful to the drive to question (the fertile source of the experience of nothingness) brings with it an obscure joy.… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
What is the most effective, practical way of raising the wealth of nations? What causes wealth? I have come to think that the dream… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
“During the next hundred years, the question for those who love liberty is whether we can survive the most insidious and duplicitous attacks from… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
Everything I do that I'm enthusiastic about. This is genuine enthusiasm. If I don't - I mean I've done other projects that I have… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
No great, inspiring culture of the future can be built upon the moral principle of relativism. For at its bottom such a culture holds… — Michael Novak Copy Share Image
The capacity to be puzzled is the premise of all creation, be it in art or in science. — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
And you can't complain about kissing Emma Watson. Isn't that what everyone in the world wants to do? I've known Emma for a few… — Eddie Redmayne Copy Share Image
Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as the inalienable right, to govern himself with… — Harry S. Truman Copy Share Image
Man has an almost infinite capacity for taking things and people for granted and thereby missing out on the pleasure of being grateful that… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
To preserve an unclouded capacity for the enjoyment of life is an unusual moral and psychological achievement. Contrary to popular belief, it is not… — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Assuming normal winter weather, we currently anticipate the coal markets to remain difficult through 2015; while we always strive to operate a full capacity… — Joe Craft Copy Share Image
Disappointment contains an appointment for doing much better. High expectations mean your higher capacity and belief in abilities. — Tasneem Hameed Copy Share Image
For years mental health professionals taught people that they could be psychologically healthy without social support, that “unless you love yourself, no one else… — Bruce D. Perry Copy Share Image
I started with the belief that every person who came to the laboratory was free to accept or to reject the dictates of authority.… — Stanley Milgram Copy Share Image
Human freedom involves our capacity to pause between the stimulus and response and, in that pause, to choose the one response toward which we… — Rollo May Copy Share Image
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