Underestimate Quotes - Page 10

• Facts mean nothing when they are preempted by appearance. Do not underestimate the power of impression over reality.

  Brian Herbert

  Mean, Science, Reality

  "Dune: House Harkonnen". Book by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, 2000.

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• It is impossible to talk of respect for students for the dignity that is in the process of coming to be, for the identities that are in the process of construction, without taking into consideration the conditions in which they are living and the importance of the knowledge derived from life experience, which they bring with them to school. I can in no way underestimate such knowledge. Or what is worse, ridicule it.

  Paulo Freire

  Educational, Philosophy, School

  Paulo Freire (1998). “Pedagogy of Freedom: Ethics, Democracy, and Civic Courage”, p.62, Rowman & Littlefield

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• I know the Muslim psychology. It is all pomposity and bravado. I give you my word that if Islam is ridiculed publicly and systematically, it will be defeated. Shame is a great motivator as well as deterrent. Do not underestimate the power of ridicule. This is serious stuff not a laughing matter.

  Ali Sina

  Giving, Laughing, Psychology

  Source: myislam.dk

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• In show business, never underestimate the power of saying "no".

  Doc Brown

  Saying No, Shows, Show Business

  Source: thelatest.co.uk

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• Never underestimate the power of denial.

  Alan Ball

  Beauty, Denial, Never Underestimate

  Alan Ball, Sam Mendes (1999). “American Beauty: The Shooting Script”, Newmarket Press

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• We are prone to overestimate how much we understand about the world and to underestimate the role of chance in events.

  Daniel Kahneman

  Events, Roles, World

  Daniel Kahneman (2011). “Thinking, Fast and Slow”, p.17, Macmillan

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• Never underestimate the power of a good story.

  John P. Kotter

  Liars, Stories, Good Story

  John P. Kotter, Dan Cohen (2013). “The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations”, p.68, Harvard Business Press

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• Never underestimate your own capacity to care.

  Neil Strauss

  Care, Capacity, Never Underestimate

  Neil Strauss (2011). “The Game”, p.317, Canongate Books

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• One must never underestimate the profound bigotry and anti-intellectualism and intolerance and illiberality of liberalism.

  Richard John Neuhaus

  Profound, Intolerance, Liberalism

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• To those of my race who depend on bettering their condition in a foreign land or who underestimate the importance of cultivating friendly relations with the Southern white man, who is their next-door neighbor, I would say 'Cast down your bucket where you are.'

  Booker T. Washington

  Men, White, Race

  Booker T. Washington (2013). “The Booker T. Washington Reader”, p.105, Simon and Schuster

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• We cannot underestimate the power of the different art forms, and the correspondences between them, which are an unending source of inspiration and enrichment.

  Helene Grimaud

  Art, Inspiration, Different

  Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. January 29, 2014.

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• You cannot underestimate the sharpness of people’s BS radar. They can spot a soulless, bureaucratic tactic a million miles away.

  Gary Vaynerchuk

  People, Tactics, Miles

  Gary Vaynerchuk (2011). “The Thank You Economy (Enhanced Edition)”, p.28, Harper Collins

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• Mosley is bigger than me. He's fast and his hand speed is still there. He's faster than most of my opponents. He's also preparing hard and he's also good, so we never underestimate our opponent.

  Manny Pacquiao

  Hands, Opponents, Speed

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• Never underestimate the ego of a politician.

  Dan Brown

  Ego, Politics, Politician

  Dan Brown (2006). “Deception Point”, p.712, Simon and Schuster

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• Never underestimate the power of self-absorption, including your parents' self-absorption.

  Rita Mae Brown

  Self, Parent, Including

  Rita Mae Brown (2011). “Starting from Scratch: A Different Kind of Writers' Manual”, p.35, Bantam

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• Never, ever underestimate your readers. Everything you do registers.

  Rita Mae Brown

  Reader, Register

  Rita Mae Brown (2011). “Starting from Scratch: A Different Kind of Writers' Manual”, p.56, Bantam

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• Passion is the driver of achievement in all fields. Some people love doing things they don't feel they're good at. That may be because they underestimate their talents or haven't yet put the work in to develop them.

  Ken Robinson

  Passion, People, Achievement

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• Never underestimate the power of a loosely knit group working for a good cause. All of us who work for peace together, all of us who pray for peace together, are a small minority, but a powerful spiritual fellowship. Our power is beyond our numbers.

  Peace Pilgrim

  Spiritual, Powerful, Numbers

  Peace Pilgrim (1992). “Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words”, p.100, Friends of Peace PIlgrim

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• In business, we say that people overestimate what you can do in a year and underestimate what you can do in a decade. This is true in philanthropy as well.

  Marc Benioff

  Years, People, Philanthropy

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• I think people underestimate the importance of lighting - layers of lighting, not just one light. I do a lighting seminar where I take a $300-a-yard fabric and a $3-a-yard fabric. I show what lighting can do to either one.

  Candice Olson

  Thinking, Light, People

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• Never underestimate the power of Abby Joseph Cohen.

  Alex Berenson

  Abby, Never Underestimate

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• Men never fail to underestimate women.

  Zhao Yun

  Men, Failing

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• You cannot underestimate the influence of Shakespeare.

  Nathaniel Philbrick

  Influence

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• Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the other's

  Deborah Tannen

  Overestimate

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• Never underestimate the ability of a small group of committed individuals to change the world.

  Margaret Mead

  Groups, World, Individual

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