Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jeff Sessions, Exposure, Failure, Overconfidence, 0 Jeff Sessions Lawyer · USA
Author, January 15, 2024January 9, 2025, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Overconfidence, Power, Vulnerability, 0 Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd U.S. President · USA
Author, January 14, 2024January 9, 2025, Louis J. Freeh, Deception, Detection, Overconfidence, 0 Louis J. Freeh
4 There is no fool like a careless gambler who starts taking victory for granted. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, Hunter S. Thompson, Consequences, Overconfidence, Risk, 0 Hunter S. Thompson Journalist · USA
Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Alexander Elder, Failure, Overconfidence, Success, 0 Alexander Elder Author
Author, January 5, 2024January 6, 2025, Alan Sugar, Expectations, Overconfidence, Sales, 0 Alan Sugar Business person · United Kingdom
7 People are drastically overconfident about their judgments of others. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, Daniel Gilbert, Judgments, Others, Overconfidence, 0 Daniel Gilbert Professor · USA
8 In strategic decisions, I’d be really concerned about overconfidence. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, Daniel Kahneman, Concern, Overconfidence, 0 Daniel Kahneman Psychologist · Israel
9 The amount of success it takes for leaders to become overconfident isn’t terribly large. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, Daniel Kahneman, Leadership, Overconfidence, Success, 0 Daniel Kahneman Psychologist · Israel
10 People assign much higher probability to the truth of their opinions than is warranted. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, Daniel Kahneman, Arrogance, Bias, Overconfidence, 0 Daniel Kahneman Psychologist · Israel
11 We’re generally overconfident in our opinions and our impressions and judgments. Author, January 4, 2024January 6, 2025, Daniel Kahneman, Judgments, Opinions, Overconfidence, 0 Daniel Kahneman Psychologist · Israel
Author, January 13, 2024January 6, 2025, L. Frank Baum, Ignorance, Knowledge, Overconfidence, 0 L. Frank Baum Author · USA
Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, Jonathan Edwards, Denial, Fear, Overconfidence, 0 Jonathan Edwards Theologian and pastor · USA
Read explanation Author, January 12, 2024January 6, 2025, John Churton Collins, Difficulty, Failure, Overconfidence, 0 John Churton Collins Literary critic
Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, Joe Paterno, Overconfidence, Uncertainty, Vulnerability, 0 Joe Paterno Football coach
16 A half-educated physician is not valuable. He thinks he can cure everything. Read explanation Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Mark Twain, Expertise, Overconfidence, Value, 0 Mark Twain Author · USA
17 At 20, you’re cocky and you think you can rule the world, and you get it all wrong. Author, January 3, 2024January 1, 2025, Simon Cowell, Mistakes, Overconfidence, Youth, 0 Simon Cowell Entertainment · United Kingdom
18 The man who is cocksure that he has arrived is ready for the return journey. Read explanation Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, B. C. Forbes, Growth, Humility, Overconfidence, 0 B. C. Forbes Journalist · Scotland
19 Success is a lousy teacher. It makes you think you know what you’re doing. Read explanation Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Bill Gates, Failure, Learning, Overconfidence, 0 Bill Gates Investor · USA
20 I had such a big mouth for so long that it doesn’t faze anybody anymore. Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Billy Corgan, Desensitization, Impact, Overconfidence, 0 Billy Corgan Musician · USA
21 He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them. Author, January 3, 2024January 6, 2025, Sun Tzu, Consequences, Overconfidence, Strategy, 0 Sun Tzu Military strategist and philosopher · China
22 Almost everyone’s instinct is to be overconfident and read way too much into a hot or cold streak. Author, December 28, 2023January 1, 2025, Nate Silver, Overconfidence, 0 Nate Silver Statistician · USA
23 There is always the risk of being over-confident when you are preparing to face a weaker player. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Viswanathan Anand, Overconfidence, Preparation, Risk, 0 Viswanathan Anand Chess player · India
24 Our present control of the sea is so absolute that it is sometimes taken for granted. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chester W. Nimitz, Overconfidence, Power, Security, 0 Chester W. Nimitz Author · USA
25 The beautiful thing about poker is that everybody thinks they can play. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Chris Moneymaker, Deception, Overconfidence, Skill, 0 Chris Moneymaker Professional poker player
To love as Christ loves is to let our love be a practical and not a sentimental thing. Charles Villiers Stanford Composer · Ireland
