Over Intellectualization Vs Rationalization Quotes & Sayings

The most likely moment for something incredible to happen to me was the moment I was most certain nothing ever would. — Jane Pauley

'I Am Number Four' is a great story about a guy who's trying to find his destiny and figure out who he is and his identity. — Alex Pettyfer

History tells us what people do; historical fiction helps us imagine how they felt. — Guy Vanderhaeghe

My very first job was something called 'Nobody's Watching,' that Bill Lawrence who created 'Scrubs,' it was his pilot. It was my very first TV job, and it was a sitcom. Ever since that experience, I've been so itching to get back to that kind of environment and just to be involved with comedy. — Mircea Monroe

Pope Francis reminds us of Pope John XXIII because both men share the same lack of self-consciousness, and neither needs to keep his guard up through the use of psychological defenses such as rationalization, projection or intellectualization. — Eugene Kennedy

Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.
(Pluck the day [for it is ripe], trusting as little as possible in tomorrow.) — Horace

Because I'm your mother, that's why. — Leslye Walton

The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by the disenchantment of the world. — Max Weber

From 1836, down to last year, there is no proof of the Government having any confidence in the duration of peace, or possessing increased security against war. — Richard Cobden

Everyone is born with extra fingers. God expects you to cut a few off during your journey. Otherwise he wouldn't have made power tools so awesome. — Jenny Lawson

Rationalization: This is a close cousin of intellectualization. It occurs when we are so afraid of feeling pain, disappointment, or guilt that we make up a logical argument to reduce these feelings. — Shirley Impellizzeri