Daniel Kahneman Quotes

People's mood is really determined primarily by their genetic make-up and personality, and in the second place by their immediate context, and only in the third and fourth place by worries and concerns and other things like that.

Daniel Kahneman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

PersonalityPeoplePlaceMoodThings

I never realized that growing up in Brooklyn, flying jets, working on Wall Street and starring in a sci-fi series was the prerequisite for the fast-paced demands of talk radio. But, if that's what it takes to succeed, I'm glad I did it all.

Jerry Doyle

Growing UpSucceedFlyingBrooklyn

I didn't become a caddie because I wanted to be a caddie. I was a caddie because that was how I could make money and feed myself. It was work. It was a dignified job.

Angel Cabrera

WorkMyselfMoneyJobBecomeFeed

Pink is the navy blue of India.

Diana Vreeland

BluePinkIndiaNavy

A virtuous character is likened to an unblemished flower. Piety is a fadeless bud that half opens on earth and expands through eternity. Sweetness of temper is the odor of fresh blooms, and the amaranth flowers of pure affection open but to bloom forever.

Dorothea Dix

FlowerCharacterFlowersEarthBloom

There is a comfort in rituals, and rituals provide a framework for stability when you are trying to find answers.

Deborah Norville

TryingYouFindComfortAnswers

You shape your own destiny.

Chet Atkins

DestinyYouOwnShapeYour

I like to measure people by their accomplishments in life and how they consistently act.

Brandon Webb

LifePeopleMeasureActLikeHow

High-profile industry disruptions such as steel or car plant closures attract much media and political attention.

Anthony Pratt

CarPlantPoliticalMediaAttention

I remembered myself as an unpopular and rather sad kid.

Sydney Pollack

SadMyselfKidRememberedRather

The whole point is to hook people and keep them interested.

Penelope Ann Miller

PeoplePointKeepWholeInterested

I was a big Fred Flintstone fan.

Seth MacFarlane

BigFanFred

I was nearly 40 when I started. I had no fear that I wasn't going to write. I knew it was just delayed. Then, my goodness, I never stopped.

Jane Gardam

FearGoodnessNo FearNeverWrite

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