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Tendency Quotes

There is an evil tendency underlying all our technology - the tendency to do what is reasonable even when it isn’t any good Picture Quote #1

I have a tendency to really stuff things. I don’t really express, you know? Like, express certain feelings and stuff Picture Quote #1

When facing terrorism, especially in the wake of awful events, there is a tendency to despair, to see in the battle a problem without a solution Picture Quote #1

There’s a tendency, when the offspring of a famous person does something notable, to define them by their more-famous parent Picture Quote #1

I was thinking too fast. It seems like a person has the tendency to get bored, because he always wants to try to do all these accomplishments Picture Quote #1

I try not to have actors in mind when I write because the tendency then is to be influenced by either their last performance or your favourite of their performances Picture Quote #1

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Gender-dominated environments are not good... particularly in the financial sector where there are too few women. In gender-dominated environments, men have a tendency to... show how hairy chested they are, compared with the man who’s sitting next to them. I honestly think that there should never be too much testosterone in one room Picture Quote #1

First, people don’t read novels off screens, and they don’t have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don’t retain anything physically for their money Picture Quote #1

As the First World War made painfully clear, when politicians and generals lead nations into war, they almost invariably assume swift victory, and have a remarkably enduring tendency not to foresee problems that, in hindsight, seem obvious Picture Quote #1

The natural inclination in all humans is to posit a force, a spirit, outside of us. That tendency toward superstitious magical thinking is just built into our nature Picture Quote #1

The tendency toward good in human nature has a force which no creed can utterly counteract, and which insures the ultimate triumph of that tendency over all dogmatic perversions Picture Quote #1

There prevails on a free labor market a tendency toward full employment Picture Quote #1

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There’s too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will Picture Quote #1

The Human tendency, largely driven by ego, is to believe we can do it all....It maybe humbling to admit there are only a few things you do really well...you will free yourself to focus on those things which will lead to greater personal success and significance Picture Quote #1

My tendency is to be the guy in the back, even though I often end up being the guy in the front Picture Quote #1

Psychologists and economists love to talk about the notion of two selves: present self and future self. It’s a nice way to explain the tendency to have one preference about the future, but a very different preference when the future becomes the present Picture Quote #1

The natural tendency of the state is inflation. This statement will shock those accustomed to viewing the state as a committee of the whole nation ardently dispensing the general welfare, but I think it nonetheless true Picture Quote #1

$Fantasy is the tendency of Americans, going back to colonial times, to look at the Middle East as a type of fractured mirror of the United States - a type of mirror that could look a lot more like the United States, if, say, a Middle Eastern George Washington would emerge Picture Quote #1$

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My mouth has a tendency to get me into trouble, but because I’m so small and I take on people who are lager than me. If someone punched me, I’d get my drummer beat them up Picture Quote #1

When I started giving talks about women’s history, one of the things that bothered me was the tendency to say, ‘Well, everybody was totally oppressed and suddenly in 1964 we rose up, got our freedom, and here we are.’ It dismisses the women who fought for rights for several hundred years of our history up to that point Picture Quote #1

Given the tendency of many to picture God’s realm as somewhere high above Earth - an idea that sounds suspiciously like the Greek stories of deities perched on inaccessible mountain tops - it may seem plausible to assume that astronomers have special insight. Well, of course they don’t Picture Quote #1

As humans, we have the tendency to call on God only when we think that we’re in dire straits as opposed to cultivating a real relationship with Him every day. And that’s what my music tries to convey to all the listeners - try to cultivate it every day Picture Quote #1

The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency - the belief that the here and now is all there is Picture Quote #1

My tendency as an actor was to correct people, was to say, ‘What if we tried it this way, what about if we tried that way?’ That’s terrible habit for an actor, but that’s a good habit for director. So I became a director Picture Quote #1

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After so many books and so many years of writing, I have a good idea of my strengths and weaknesses. I love the process of writing and, if I allowed myself, I would write far too much every day. One weakness which I’ve struggled to overcome is my tendency to having my characters ruminate for pages Picture Quote #1

There’s something with actors in their 40s, I don’t know - there’s this tendency with these guys, either they’re not where they wanted to be, or - I mean, this guy was making good money and working a lot. It’s almost like they have a bad conscience about the job, like it’s unmanly or something, so they try to compensate by busting the director’s balls 24/7 Picture Quote #1

When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods Picture Quote #1

There’s a tendency, especially among revolutionaries, to only show the good side of yourself and then when you come to power, the bad side comes out Picture Quote #1

The natural tendency of government, once in charge of money, is to inflate and to destroy the value of the currency Picture Quote #1

I think we all have a tendency to feel like, Well, what can I do? I can’t influence the government or politics in my country Picture Quote #1

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There is an evil tendency underlying all our technology - the tendency to do what is reasonable even when it isn’t any good. (Tendency Quotes) I have a tendency to really stuff things. I don’t really express, you know? Like, express certain feelings and stuff. (Tendency Quotes) When facing terrorism, especially in the wake of awful events, there is a tendency to despair, to see in the battle a problem without a solution. (Tendency Quotes) There’s a tendency, when the offspring of a famous person does something notable, to define them by their more-famous parent. (Tendency Quotes) I was thinking too fast. It seems like a person has the tendency to get bored, because he always wants to try to do all these accomplishments. (Tendency Quotes) I try not to have actors in mind when I write because the tendency then is to be influenced by either their last performance or your favourite of their performances. (Tendency Quotes) Gender-dominated environments are not good... particularly in the financial sector where there are too few women. In gender-dominated environments, men have a tendency to... show how hairy chested they are, compared with the man who’s sitting next to them. I honestly think that there should never be too much testosterone in one room. (Tendency Quotes) First, people don’t read novels off screens, and they don’t have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don’t retain anything physically for their money. (Tendency Quotes) As the First World War made painfully clear, when politicians and generals lead nations into war, they almost invariably assume swift victory, and have a remarkably enduring tendency not to foresee problems that, in hindsight, seem obvious. (Tendency Quotes) The natural inclination in all humans is to posit a force, a spirit, outside of us. That tendency toward superstitious magical thinking is just built into our nature. (Tendency Quotes) The tendency toward good in human nature has a force which no creed can utterly counteract, and which insures the ultimate triumph of that tendency over all dogmatic perversions. (Tendency Quotes) There prevails on a free labor market a tendency toward full employment (Tendency Quotes) There’s too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will (Tendency Quotes) The Human tendency, largely driven by ego, is to believe we can do it all....It maybe humbling to admit there are only a few things you do really well...you will free yourself to focus on those things which will lead to greater personal success and significance. (Tendency Quotes) My tendency is to be the guy in the back, even though I often end up being the guy in the front (Tendency Quotes) Psychologists and economists love to talk about the notion of two selves: present self and future self. It’s a nice way to explain the tendency to have one preference about the future, but a very different preference when the future becomes the present. (Tendency Quotes) The natural tendency of the state is inflation. This statement will shock those accustomed to viewing the state as a committee of the whole nation ardently dispensing the general welfare, but I think it nonetheless true. (Tendency Quotes) Fantasy is the tendency of Americans, going back to colonial times, to look at the Middle East as a type of fractured mirror of the United States - a type of mirror that could look a lot more like the United States, if, say, a Middle Eastern George Washington would emerge. (Tendency Quotes) My mouth has a tendency to get me into trouble, but because I’m so small and I take on people who are lager than me. If someone punched me, I’d get my drummer beat them up. (Tendency Quotes) When I started giving talks about women’s history, one of the things that bothered me was the tendency to say, ‘Well, everybody was totally oppressed and suddenly in 1964 we rose up, got our freedom, and here we are.’ It dismisses the women who fought for rights for several hundred years of our history up to that point. (Tendency Quotes) Given the tendency of many to picture God’s realm as somewhere high above Earth - an idea that sounds suspiciously like the Greek stories of deities perched on inaccessible mountain tops - it may seem plausible to assume that astronomers have special insight. Well, of course they don’t. (Tendency Quotes) As humans, we have the tendency to call on God only when we think that we’re in dire straits as opposed to cultivating a real relationship with Him every day. And that’s what my music tries to convey to all the listeners - try to cultivate it every day. (Tendency Quotes) The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency - the belief that the here and now is all there is. (Tendency Quotes) My tendency as an actor was to correct people, was to say, ‘What if we tried it this way, what about if we tried that way?’ That’s terrible habit for an actor, but that’s a good habit for director. So I became a director. (Tendency Quotes) After so many books and so many years of writing, I have a good idea of my strengths and weaknesses. I love the process of writing and, if I allowed myself, I would write far too much every day. One weakness which I’ve struggled to overcome is my tendency to having my characters ruminate for pages. (Tendency Quotes) There’s something with actors in their 40s, I don’t know - there’s this tendency with these guys, either they’re not where they wanted to be, or - I mean, this guy was making good money and working a lot. It’s almost like they have a bad conscience about the job, like it’s unmanly or something, so they try to compensate by busting the director’s balls 24/7. (Tendency Quotes) When love of one’s people becomes an absolute, it turns into racism. When love of equality turns into a supreme thing, it can result in hatred and violence toward anyone who has led a privileged life. It is the settled tendency of human societies to turn good political causes into counterfeit gods. (Tendency Quotes) There’s a tendency, especially among revolutionaries, to only show the good side of yourself and then when you come to power, the bad side comes out. (Tendency Quotes) The natural tendency of government, once in charge of money, is to inflate and to destroy the value of the currency. (Tendency Quotes) I think we all have a tendency to feel like, Well, what can I do? I can’t influence the government or politics in my country. (Tendency Quotes)

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