Irrational Quote by Scott Adams Download Open image “We expect others to act rationally even though we are irrational.” — Scott Adams ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Irrational Wise
“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 Copy Share Image
There may be occasions when it is best to behave irrationally, but whether there are should be decided rationally. — I. J. Good Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“We humans like to think we are creatures of reason. We aren't. The reality is that we make our decisions first and rationalize them… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
Some people just aren't rational , they assume everything and then they stick with it — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Every attempt to explain human behavior, especially the irrational, must as a matter of course end in simplification. — Morton Irving Seiden Copy Share Image
“Human beings are rational creatures, in the descriptive though not always the normative sense of the word rational-and thus every impulse we form is… — Margaret R. Graver Copy Share Image
To a rational being it is the same thing to act according to nature and according to reason. — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Human beings are the only creatures who are able to behave irrationally in the name of reason. — Ashley Montagu Copy Share Image
The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“If you think your odds of solving your problem are bad, don’t rule out the possibility that what is really happening is that you… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
Frankly, I’m suspicious of anyone who has a strong opinion on a complicated issue. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“If you want success, figure out the price, then pay it. It sounds trivial and obvious, but if you unpack the idea it has… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
For five hundred dollars, I'll name a subatomic particle after you. Some of my satisfied customers include Arthur C. Quark and George Meson. — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“Failure always brings something valuable with it. I don’t let it leave until I extract that value.” — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“On all the important stuff, we are emotional creatures who make decisions first and rationalize them after the fact.” — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“What you rarely see is a stillborn failure that transmogrifies into a stellar success. Small successes can grow into big ones, but failures rarely… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“Because everything you perceive is a metaphor for something your brain is not equipped to fully understand. God is as real as the clothes… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
“Capitalism is rotten at every level, and yet it adds up to something extraordinarily useful for society over time. The paradox of capitalism is… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
It is true that from a behavioral economics perspective we are fallible, easily confused, not that smart, and often irrational. We are more like… — Dan Ariely Copy Share Image
There are big, extremely irrational parts of the society, and they have now been mobilized politically by the Republican establishment, hoping that these people… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
For people of color - especially African Americans - the idea that racist cops might frame members of their community is no abstract notion,… — Tim Wise Copy Share Image
America must deal once and for all with an utterly irrational health care financing system that allows private interests to make billions in profits… — Suzanne Gordon Copy Share Image
My greatest personal mistake is ever to allow a word or moment that “doesn’t count,” i.e., that I do not refer to my own… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
At that moment, she cannot think of a more reckless, irrational thing than choosing to become a parent. — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“Many people do simply awful things out of sincere religious belief, not using religion as a cover the way that Saddam Hussein may have… — Steven Weinberg Copy Share Image
Remember that failure is part of the process of successful running. Performance is a roller coaster; to think otherwise is irrational and will cause… — Jerry Lynch Copy Share Image
In [the soul] one part naturally rules, and the other is subject, and the virtue of the ruler we maintain to be different from… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Advancing bourgeois society liquidates memory, time, recollection as irrational leftovers of the past. — Theodor Adorno Copy Share Image
What good the prophet in the wilderness may do is incremental and personal. It's good for us to hear someone speak the irrational truth.… — George Saunders Copy Share Image