"The self-fulfilling prophecy is, in the beginning, a false definition of the situation evoking a new behavior which makes the originally false conception come true. The specious validity of the self-fulfilling prophecy perpetuates a reign of error. For the prophet will cite the actual course of events as proof that he was right from the very beginning."

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Source : "The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy" (1948)

Robert K. Merton

#Science Quotes #Self Quotes #Errors Quotes

“Machine intelligence of a human nature could be a century away, and immortality is at least a millennium away, if not unattainable altogether.”
“I am always hesitant to call myself an activist, mostly out of respect for the activists who are using their bodies and voices to protest or activists online who are constantly engaging and educating others.”
“A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.”
“The main thing [of social media] is it allows us to speak directly with our fans and customers, getting that immediate feedback, that conversation; that's what I love. It means that no matter what we are saying, if it's big or small we have a way of saying it. People connect with that.”
“When you see a snake, never mind where he came from.”
“Half of Americans look at the other half and say, they're too lazy or they're not willing to get up and go to school. And the other half looks and sees a bunch of fat cats and talks about income inequality.”

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“I'd rather look good in my coffin than bad in my coffin.”
“We, or I, cannot monitor everyone all of the time. If people want to do wrong, they will also try to hide it.”

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