"When dissonance is present, in addition to trying to reduce it, the person will actively avoid situations and information which would likely increase the dissonance."

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Source : Leon Festinger (1962). “A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance”, p.3, Stanford University Press

Leon Festinger

#Trying Quotes #Information Quotes #Increase Quotes

“Regarding the mantra..."There is no overtraining" Just because you can handle large amounts of volume doesn't mean it's needed. That's the crux of the issue. Just because the body can tolerate something doesn't mean it's a necessity for progress. This is simply poor logic.”
“Don't get impatient when it takes too long.”
“I certainly would never want to be normal. When people say, "You're weird," I usually take it as a compliment.”

Source : Source: blogs.indiewire.com
“All the Chicago demonstrators wanted to do was to sleep in the park and kick policemen with razor blades in their shoes.”
“The movies I did before were movies with a lot of characters, a lot of locations, and low budgets, which meant that I was running all over the place and never had the chance to build a relationship with an actor. I was always having big, strong relationships with the cinematographers or editors or production designers, but not with the actors.”

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“The will is a product of integrity, not a child of contradictions.”
“Little by little, the old world crumbled, and not once did the king imagine that some of the pieces might fall on him.”

Source : Jennifer Donnelly (2010). “Revolution”, p.172, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
“State has the primary responsibility but the citizen has to spend his or her funds. This is part of neo-liberalism.”

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