Elliot Aronson quotes
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“Self-justification, therefore, is not only about protecting high self-esteem; it's also about protecting low self-esteem if that is how a person sees himself.”
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“Human beings aren't rational animals; we're rationalizing animals who want to appear reasonable to ourselves.”
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“It is possible to achieve mastery of a problem or a skill without hurting another person or even without attempting to conquer.”
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“The American mind in particular has been trained to equate success with victory, to equate doing well with beating someone.”
-- Elliot AronsonSource : Elliot Aronson (2011). “CourseSmart International E-Book for The Social Animal”, p.257, Palgrave Macmillan
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Source : "Adele's Health Crisis and Comeback". People Magazine Interview, people.com. February 8, 2012.
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Source : Stuart Chase (2015). “Tyranny of Words”, p.71, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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“Those who were high go down low, and those who've been low go up higher.”
Source : Anzia Yezierska (1979). “The open cage: an Anzia Yezierska collection”
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“Do not aim low, you will miss the mark. Aim high and you will be on a threshold of bliss.”
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“The missiles come first, and the justifications come second.”
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“Oh! To not need cognitive justification for every single thing. Wouldn't that be a life?”
Source : "Laura Marling: 'Americans - they're just a lot more poetic'". Interview With Tom Lamont, www.theguardian.com. April 27, 2013.
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“Power is when you have every justification to kill someone, and then you don't.”
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