"If the group has a negative social mood, believing that tomorrow will be worse than today, the bias goes in the opposite direction. Instead of "welcoming" we have "rejecting," instead of "global" we tend to see events that are "local" and so forth."

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Source : "What If Everything Went Straight to Hell?". Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com.

John L. Casti

#Believe Quotes #Opposites Quotes #Groups Quotes

“I'm fifty-one years old, but I'm not through yet. I have lived a full life, and intend packing in quite a lot more.”
“What are you?" I am no What! I am only I ... In relation to you!”
“Everybody has a wicked side, whether they are six or sixty, and yet so often storytelling draws a sharp line between good and evil.”

Source : "Collider Watches 15 Minutes of DESPICABLE ME (Video Blog Recap) Plus Interview With Producer Chris Meledandri". Group interview, collider.com. February 10, 2010.
“God enters through the wound.”
“I could never dream of being cool.”
“Being a filmmaker is kind of like being a glorified spy.”
“The information on a baby born to Vladimir Putin is false. I am going to ask people who have money to organize a contest on the best media rumor.”
“Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.”

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