#tendency

Human decision-making is complex. On our own, our tendency to yield to short-term temptations, and even to addictions, may be too strong for our rational, long-term planning. ↗

— Peter Singer

#complex #decision-making #even #human #long-term

The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone. It is as rare as it is pleasant to meet with an old man whose opinions are not ossified. ↗

— Bob Wells

#body #bone #form #man #meet

Now Speaker Gingrich says interesting and insightful things. He can explain them well. On many occasions he also says outrageous things that come from nowhere and he has a tendency to say them at exactly the time when they most undermine the conservative agenda. ↗

— Jim Talent

#also #come #conservative #exactly #explain

Since childhood I've always had a tendency to lean towards melancholy. My sisters suffer from it too, so maybe it's a genetic thing. But none of us has ever been on medication. ↗

— Natalie Imbruglia

#been #childhood #ever #genetic #had

Ironically, tendency to ignore inconvenient facts and unwelcome evidence is actually President Reagan's true legacy, as I noted in 'The Nation' back in 2000, before the current right-wing mania for President Reagan gained its full force. ↗

— Eric Alterman

#back #before #current #evidence #facts

Politicians, like generals, have a tendency to fight the last war. ↗

— John Bolton

#generals #last #like #politicians #tendency

I hate this fast growing tendency to chain men to machines in big factories and deprive them of all joy in their efforts - the plan will lead to cheap men and cheap products. ↗

— Richard Wagner

#chain #cheap #deprive #efforts #factories

Jews have a tendency to become comedians. ↗

— Sacha Baron Cohen

#comedians #jews #tendency

There is a strong tendency to get used to and accept very bad things that would be shocking if seen with fresh eyes. ↗

— Ray Dalio

#bad #eyes #fresh #get #seen

Anyone who has lost track of time when using a computer knows the propensity to dream, the urge to make dreams come true and the tendency to miss lunch. ↗

— Tim Berners-Lee

#anyone #come #computer #dream #dreams