"The illusion that we understand the past fosters overconfidence in our ability to predict the future."

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Source : Daniel Kahneman (2011). “Thinking, Fast and Slow”, p.248, Macmillan

Daniel Kahneman

#Past Quotes #Illusion Quotes #Ability Quotes

“You're much more interesting when you're online - all of us are.”
“The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.”
“True godliness does not turn men out of the world, but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavors to mend it.”
“While I'm critical to the Bush presidency, it's been enormously beneficial for Salon because we're seen as kind of an aggressive watchdog on the Bush White House. Particularly since Florida, our readership hit a whole new level, and we held onto those readers.”
“I have no conscience at all -- least of all an artistic conscience. All I have is nerves.”
“Is it government's job to make up for someone's mistakes?”
“I have taught history on the high school and college levels, and am or have been a lecturer at the Smithsonian, The National Institutes of Health, and numerous colleges and universities, mostly on science fiction and technology subjects.”
“Trump's tendency is to rub shoulders with dictators. We have seen this with his attitude toward Russia and also toward the present dictatorship in Egypt. He might start to cozy up to the Gulf dictators as a way of trying to scare the Iranians. This could lead to a naval confrontation in the Persian Gulf.”

Source : Source: www.truth-out.org

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