"We're terrified of not having the answers, and we would sometimes rather assert an incorrect answer than make our peace with the fact that we really don't know."

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Source : "Kathryn Schulz On Learning To Love 'Being Wrong'". "Talk of the Nation" with Neal Conan, www.npr.org. June 7, 2010.

Kathryn Schulz

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“I have come to see the nonsense of trying to describe fine scenery.”
“I don't think that I am a sex symbol, although it's very flattering.”
“Advisers who think that they are very clever while all around them are a bit thick, and that all the problems of the world would be solved if the thick listened to the clever, are liable to be disappointed.”
“There is no such thing as a perfect person in this world. We all must become the main characters or the stars of our lives. We are all different and start differently. But from whatever is our circumstances, it is very important that we find the opportunities to try out what we want to do.”
“You can't make accommodations in crucial situations and be heroic.”
“I see BOLD accessories as a woman's armor.”
“Marriage changes things because there's a lot more at stake. You can't get too toxic because you have to live together. No one can reach for the nuclear button too quickly.”
“There's a big difference between somebody who does acid on weekends and somebody who takes downers every day.”

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