"When examining evidence relevant to a given belief, people are inclined to see what they expect to see, and conclude what they expect to conclude. Information that is consistent with our pre-existing beliefs is often accepted at face value, whereas evidence that contradicts them is critically scrutinized and discounted. Our beliefs may thus be less responsive than they should to the implications of new information"

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Source : Thomas Gilovich (2008). “How We Know What Isn't So”, p.50, Simon and Schuster

Thomas Gilovich

#People Quotes #Mind Quotes #May Quotes

“You can't run the economy on BMWs alone. If the average person is in a pickle, how do you have a healthy economy?”
“No man had ever heard a nightingale, When once a keen-eyed naturalist was stirred To study and define -- what is a bird.”

Source : Emma Lazarus (2015). “The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume I: Narrative, Lyric, and Dramatic”, p.215, Courier Corporation
“To stay on the map, you've got to keep showing up.”
“When I'm really stressed emotionally, I say to myself that there's only so much I can do to change things. Life happens on life's terms. Then, I go for a run.”

Source : "Interview with Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“It is a widespread and firm belief among guests that their departure is always a matter of distress to their hosts, and that in order to indicate that they have been pleasantly entertained, they must demonstrate an extreme unwillingness to allow the entertainment to conclude. This is not necessarily true.”
“A man is nothing but breath and shadow.”
“How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?”

Source : Miguel de Cervantes, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (2006). “Don Quixote: Easyread Large Edition”, p.559, ReadHowYouWant.com
“Old age takes from the man of intellect no qualities save those that are useless to wisdom.”

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