The confidence people have in their beliefs is not a measure of the quality of evidence but of the coherence of the story that the mind has managed to construct.
—Daniel Kahneman
Category: Interesting Words
Mark Twain
The lack of money is the root of all evil.
—Mark Twain
Warner Crocker
Shit happens. People react, overreact, and act. Predicting reactions, overreactions, and actions in today’s insanely divisive and performative world is as easy as predicting that shit happens.
—Warner Crocker
Dalai Lama
The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.
—Dalai Lama
Brian Clough
Don’t send me flowers when I’m dead. If you like me, send them while I’m alive.
—Brian Clough
Joan Westenberg
Capitalism is when you’re more familiar with brands of bottled water than the names of local rivers.
—Joan Westenberg
Sean Heber
I’m so far in the weeds that I need a gardener.
—Sean Heber
Alice McFlurry
I’ve never received an unsolicited dick pic because it’s the first thing I request whenever meeting new people.
—Alice McFlurry
Julia Roberts
You know it’s love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you’re not part of their happiness.
—Julia Roberts
Rome Grant
The next time you see someone enjoying something, that isn’t hurting anyone, that’s not your cup of tea, instead of saying something negative, train yourself to think to yourself “I’m glad they are happy and carry on with your life.
—Rome Grant
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