"People will always prefer black-and-white over shades of grey, and so there will always be the temptation to hold overly-simplified beliefs and to hold them with excessive confidence"

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Source : Thomas Gilovich (2008). “How We Know What Isn't So”, p.186, Simon and Schuster

Thomas Gilovich

#Black And White Quotes #People Quotes #Temptation Quotes

“Every Latter-day Saint should make the study of this book a lifetime pursuit. Otherwise, he is placing his soul in jeopardy and neglecting that which could give spiritual and intellectual unity to his whole life.”
“The more varied the characters, the better, as far as I'm concerned.”
“...It looked very different from the Statue of Liberty, but what did that matter? What was the good of having the statue without the liberty, the freedom to go where one chose if one was held back by one's color? No, I preferred the Eiffel Tower, which made no promises." ~ Josephine Baker, once she had seen the Eiffel Tower”
“I only do solo albums when songs are screaming at me to be let out of my mind.”
“The foundation of success is intense desire.”
“By a twist of fate rather than anything approaching journalistic enterprise, I did the last major interview with Johnny Carson.”
“I was very comfortable on the set of Lost. I was so nervous when I went on to the set because I had just watched all the Lost episodes. I was, like, a fan. A big fan.”

Source : "Hiro Sanada: Lost's Temple Boss". Interview with Matt Fowler, www.ign.com. February 8, 2010.
“Don’t be sad by what you see It’s true life has it’s miseries But one thing’s always worked for me Worry ends when faith begins.”

Source : Song: Worry Ends

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