Maria Konnikova The voice of authority speaks not for the one but for the many; authority figures have a strong and rapid effect on social norms in part because they change our assumptions about what other people think. – Maria Konnikova Assumptions Quotes Authority Quotes Change Quotes Figures Quotes Norms Quotes People Quotes Rapid Quotes Social Quotes Speaks Quotes Strong Quotes Voice Quotes Incongruous information is discarded, and supporting information is eagerly retained. Our memory actually ends up skewed: we are better able to process and recall the facts that we are motivated to process and recall, while conveniently forgetting those that we would prefer weren’t true. If someone in a powerful position acts in a certain way or expresses a certain view, we implicitly assume that those actions and views are associated with power, and that emulating them may be to our advantage.
Jessica Origliasso I was embraced entirely and completely by the LGBTQ community. So I always felt very comfortable and confident to live exactly how I wanted to. – Jessica Origliasso
Nellie McKay I thought I had a talent for alienating people, but I have no idea what it is that doesn’t go over. – Nellie McKay
GovernmentPatrick Henry We are descended from a people whose government was founded on liberty; our glorious forefathers of Great Britain made liberty the foundation of everything. That country is become a great, mighty, and splendid nation; not because their government is strong and energetic, but, sir, because liberty is its direct end and foundation. – Patrick Henry
Ralph Bakshi I would like to have the original ending to my Lord of the Rings instead of the one they released. In my original cut I had the victory at Helm’s Deep as the final sequence. – Ralph Bakshi
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