“The mind’s ability to rationalize its own shortcomings is unlimited.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land
Tag: rationalization
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“No one HAS to do something he doesn’t want to do for the rest of his life. But then again, if that’s what you wind up doing, by all means convince yourself that you HAD to do it. You’ll have lots of company.” — Hunter S. Thompson, Letter to Hume Logan (22 April 1958)
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“Man is not a rational animal, he is a rationalizing animal.” — Robert A. Heinlein, Assignment in Eternity
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“If someone tells you he is going to make “a realistic decision,” you immediately understand that he has resolved to do something bad.” — Mary McCarthy, American Realist Playwrights (July 1961)
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“Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable.” — G.K. Chesterton, Illustrated London News (23 October 1909)
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“Men are rather reasoning than reasonable animals, for the most part governed by the impulse of passion.” — Alexander Hamilton, Letter To James A. Bayard (1802-04-16)
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“You can come up with a lot of really good reasons for some incredibly bananas behavior.” — Merlin Mann, Start with Anger, End with a Sign (Back to Work 57)
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“Suspect your own motives, and all excuses.” — Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian
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