Tversky, Amos

"We fear losses more than we seek gains."

"Rationality is bounded by our minds."

"Intelligence does not protect against biases."

"Education can reduce but not eliminate biases."

"Awareness of biases does not eliminate them."

"We are all subject to the human condition."

"Humility is the mark of true expertise."

"The examined life requires constant effort."

"Truth is often counterintuitive."

"Understanding ourselves is the hardest problem."

"We are mysteries even to ourselves."

"The mind is ready to believe what it wants to believe, and sees what it wants to see."

"We are apt to forget that the climate of life is such that not only grapes but also man can ferment."

"Courage is not the absence of fear but rather an assessment that something else is more important than fear."

"The confidence people have in their beliefs is not a reliable guide to the truth of those beliefs."

"We overestimate what we can do in a day and underestimate what we can do in a lifetime."

"Memory serves best when it serves the goals of the present."

"Intuition is nothing but recognition, and recognition occurs only if we have genuine expertise."

"The ease with which examples come to mind determines our beliefs about the likelihood of events."

"A person can work on becoming a better person, but they cannot work on becoming a better version of themselves without first understanding who they are."

"When we observe the world, we are not objective; we are creators of our own reality."

"Luck is a matter of perspective and expectation."

"The most important thing about the theory of evolution is that it allows us to understand our nature without the burden of original sin."

"To live without risk is to live without purpose."

"We do not see reality as it is; we see it as we are."

"The question is not whether we are capable of change, but whether we are willing to pay the price."

"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, but it should change our confidence."

"Our mind is a marvel of adaptation, but it is also susceptible to systematic errors."

"We often mistake familiarity for understanding."

"The paradox of choice is that too much can paralyze us into making no choice at all."