Hubristic Leadership Quotes & Sayings

Satan was the originator of sin — Wayne Grudem

Because the Muse persists. — Ray Bradbury

The first time I stepped on an NBA court I became a businessman. — LeBron James

It is unwise, my child, to look too long behind you, else you will miss the future that lies before you. — Regan Walker

I don't think even Gran could take it out of you without hurting your heart. And you need your heart. — Neil Gaiman

We are amphibious creatures, weaponed for two elements, having two sets of faculties, the particular and the catholic. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

We can change our brains, but it takes time and diligence, because the human brain has a built-in "negativity bias" whereby it stores and learns from negative experiences far more readily and lastingly than it stores and learns from positive ones. This is a natural survival strategy by which the body records danger signs for future reference. It is far more useful for an evolving creature to remember Hungry lions bite than to remember Flowers are pretty. Thus we are neurologically wired to remember more vividly and lastingly a bad experience - say, a public scolding - than to remember a good experience - say, hitting a home run - that occurred on the same day, even if both experiences carried exactly the same emotional intensity for us at the time. — Anneli Rufus

Foreman believed McGovern's Dietary Goals supported her conviction that "people were getting sick and dying because we ate too much," and she believed it was incumbent on the USDA to turn McGovern's recommendations into official government policy. Like Mottern and Hegsted, Foreman was undeterred by the scientific controversy. — Gary Taubes

Always remember to set a place at the table of life for the unexpected guest. — Linda Ellerbee