Daniel M. Gilbert

Quotes

• “Why isn’t it fun to watch a videotape of last night’s football game even when we don’t know who won? Because the fact th...”
• “Perhaps the strangest thing about this illusion of control is not that it happens but that it seems to confer many of th...”
• “The belief-transmission network of which we are a part cannot operate without a continuously replenished supply of peopl...”
• “As students of the silver screen recall, Bogart's admonition about future regret led Bergman to board the plane and fly ...”
• “As the philosopher John Stuart Mill wrote, "It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better t...”
• “In short, we derive support for our preferred conclusions by listening to the words that we put in the mouths of people ...”
• “Research suggests that people are typically unaware of the reasons why they are doing what they are doing, but when aske...”
• “Beyond the satiation level of income, you can buy more pleasurable experiences, but you will lose some of your ability t...”
• “In short, if we adhere to the standard of perfection in all our endeavors, we are left with nothing but mathematics and ...”