We're terrified of not having the answers, and we would sometimes rather assert an incorrect answer than make our peace with the fact that we really don't know.

The miracle of your mind isn't that you can see the world as it is. It's that you can see the world as it isn't.

If you want to live a life free of regret, there is an option open to you. It's called a lobotomy.

Wow. I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong.

Regret doesn't remind us that we did badly, it reminds us that we know that we could do better.

doubt is a skill. credulity ,by contrast, appears to be something very like an instinct

If it is sweet to be right, then - let's not deny it - it is downright savory to point out that someone else is wrong.