"Wooden-headedness, the source of self-deception, is a factor that plays a remarkably large role in government. It consists in assessing a situation in terms of preconceived fixed notions while ignoring or rejecting any contrary signs. It is acting according to wish while not allowing oneself to be deflected by the facts."

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Source : Barbara Tuchman (2015). “The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam”, p.13, Crux Publishing Ltd

Barbara Tuchman

#Thinking Quotes #Government Quotes #Self Quotes

“Your brain works with all the subtlety of a malicious child.”
“The worse my drawings were, the more beautiful did the originals appear.”

Source : John James Audubon (1969). “Audubon, by Himself: A Profile of John James Audubon from Writings”
“If you have a lot of nature in your city, it becomes a more enjoyable place. That's my own feeling about it.”
“In our music, in our everyday life, there are so many negative things. Why not have something positive and stamp it with blackness?”

Source : "From “Hercules” to “Christmas Angel”: Kevin Sorbo talks about his personal journey and his role in GMC TV’s new yuletide film about the value of human kindness". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com.
“The best athletes in any sport take stretching very seriously before and after matches. Stretching is instrumental in any athlete's physical success.”

Source : Interview with Dave Golokhov, www.askmen.com.
“Part of the maturity of the sciences is an appreciation of which questions are best left to other disciplinary approaches.”
“There's more than one way for a girl to Google a cat.”
“Now, I simply do what I want.”

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