"The psychologist, Paul Rozin, an expert on disgust, observed that a single cockroach will completely wreck the appeal of a bowl of cherries, but a cherry will do nothing at all for a bowl of cockroaches."

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Source : Daniel Kahneman (2011). “Thinking, Fast and Slow”, p.342, Macmillan

Daniel Kahneman

#Cockroaches Quotes #Experts Quotes #Wrecks Quotes

“To have the chance of being loved we have to take a chance on being destroyed inside”

Source : Jo Nesbo (2009). “The Devil's Star: Harry Hole 5”, p.248, Random House
“I've got a bit of money in the bank. I'm quite comfortable.”
“Dependence leads to subservience.”
“Psychology, as the behaviorist views it, is a purely objective, experimental branch of natural science which needs introspection as little as do the sciences of chemistry and physics.... The position is taken here that the behavior of man and the behavior of animals must be considered in the same plane.”
“There's lots of good fish in the sea...maybe...but the vast masses seem to be mackerel or herring, and if you're not mackerel or herring yourself, you are likely to find very few good fish in the sea.”
“The power of God tenderizes and changes us, not spiritual disciplines. Spiritual disciplines only position us to receive.”
“It's amazing how, over time, a person's perspective can be altered.”
“John Wooden would say never mistake activity for achievement. Sometimes we think we're really doing well on a given day. But 'What did you accomplish?' is the question that we should really be asking not 'What did we do?'”

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