Truth Quotes

"Overconfidence is universal. Most people think they're above average, which is mathematically impossible."

"We underestimate our own biases while assuming others are biased. This is the bias blind spot."

"We must test our assumptions about what works in development and admit when we are wrong."

"Corruption is not a cultural trait, it's a rational response to broken incentives."

"The narrative about poverty can be as damaging as poverty itself."

"We must be willing to abandon our pet theories when evidence contradicts them."

"We tend to ignore what we cannot easily measure, yet some of life's most important things are unmeasurable."

"We must distinguish between what we know with confidence and what we merely believe."

"Good intentions without good understanding can lead to harm."

"We must be willing to revise our understanding when evidence demands it."

"Truth is elusive, but the pursuit of it is always worthwhile."

"In trade and negotiation, honesty is not merely moral—it is practical."

"The narrative that the private sector is dynamic and the public sector is sluggish is fundamentally wrong."

"We must distinguish between value creation and value extraction."

"The mythology of the lone entrepreneur is obscuring fundamental truths about innovation."

"We have inverted the relationship between public and private; we must turn it right-side up."

"The narrative of the self-made entrepreneur serves to obscure systemic dependencies."

"We have confused financial returns with societal value; this is a dangerous mistake."

"Transparency in financial systems is crucial for justice"

"The rich write history, but data can provide alternative narratives"

"We must ask uncomfortable questions about who benefits from the system"

"Institutional analysis reveals the hidden rules that govern society."

"Understanding institutional incentives explains most of human behavior."

"Transparency in decision-making builds trust and accountability."

"Truth emerges through open dialogue and careful observation."

"The self-interested actor is the most reliable predictor of behavior."

"Rational political actors will ignore the interests of diffuse majorities."

"Corruption is a rational response to misaligned incentives."

"Transparency reduces corruption more than transparency laws."

"The truth, once spoken, cannot be unspoken, so speak it with care."