Human beings aren't rational animals; we're rationalizing animals who want to appear reasonable to ourselves.
The American mind in particular has been trained to equate success with victory, to equate doing well with beating someone. - Elliot Aronson
The American mind in particular has been trained to equate success with victory, to equate doing well with beating someone.
- Elliot Aronson
Self-justification, therefore, is not only about protecting high self-esteem; it's also about protecting low self-esteem if that is how a person sees… - Elliot Aronson
Self-justification, therefore, is not only about protecting high self-esteem; it's also about protecting low self-esteem if that is how a person sees…
It is possible to achieve mastery of a problem or a skill without hurting another person or even without attempting to conquer. - Elliot Aronson
It is possible to achieve mastery of a problem or a skill without hurting another person or even without attempting to conquer.
Human beings aren't rational animals; we're rationalizing animals who want to appear reasonable to ourselves. - Elliot Aronson
We need to challenge our own thinking. - Elliot Aronson
We need to challenge our own thinking.
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