Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof.

—John Kenneth Galbraith

choice proof changing your mind

About John Kenneth Galbraith

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John Kenneth Galbraith (October 15, 1908 – April 29, 2006) was a Canadian-American economist, diplomat, public official, and intellectual. His books on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s. As an economist, he leaned toward post-Keynesian economics from an institutionalist perspective. He served as the deputy director...

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All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

—John Kenneth Galbraith

It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled sea of thought.

—John Kenneth Galbraith

thought nonsense

There are days when the result is so bad that no fewer than five revisions are required. In contrast, when I'm greatly inspired, only four revisions are needed.

—John Kenneth Galbraith

Meetings are indispensable when you don't want to do anything.

—John Kenneth Galbraith

Most people assume the fights are going to be the left versus the right, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks.

—John Kenneth Galbraith

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One day all of this will be proof, proof that we were here, proof that we loved each other. It's the guarantee that no matter what happens to us in the future, this time was ours.

—Jenny Han in Lara Jean

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A witty saying proves nothing.

I don't believe it. Prove it to me and I still won't believe it.

—Douglas Adams

I show you doubt, to prove that faith exists.

—Robert Browning

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America: a country where everything is done to prove life isn't tragic.

—Albert Camus

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