"This is the essence of intuitive heuristics: when faced with a difficult question, we often answer an easier one instead, usually without noticing the substitution."

-- Daniel Kahneman

#Essence Quotes #Heuristics Quotes #Answers Quotes

“I think that the minute that you have a backup plan, you've admitted that you're not going to succeed,”
“The nerves are good because that keeps you from relaxing too much and getting caught off guard.”

Source : "Mentally ready: UFC 155 lightweight Myles Jury interview exclusive with MMAmania.com". Interview with Brian Hemminger, www.mmamania.com. December 27, 2012.
“...Love isn’t saying, I love you but calling to say, did you eat”
“I grew up reading Ayn Rand and it taught me quite a bit about who I am and what my value systems are, and what my beliefs are.”

Source : "Paul Ryan and Ayn Rand's ideas: in the hot seat again". atlassociety.org. April 30, 2012.
“Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health.”
“The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.”
“Quitting is leading too.”
“It didn't matter if I got bitten by a dog or I ripped my pants on the fence post or I poked myself in the eye with a tree branch that I was crawling over, it was all about the shortcut. My whole life I took the shortcut, and I ended up lost.”

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