“I do believe states' rights was a sound doctrine that got hijacked by some unsavory customers for a while - like, 150 years or so. I'm professionally obliged to believe that knowledge is better than ignorance, but some kinds of forgetting are OK with me.” YearsBelieveKindStatesSoundForgetRightsIgnoranceCustomersDoctrineObligedStates RightsSound Doctrine Author:John Shelton Reed
“I used to believe having a good memory meant being able to remember everything in perfect detail. Now I believe having a good memory means being able to selectively forget. It's not what I'll remember, it's what I'll forget that matters.” BelieveMeanMatterAbleRememberUsedI BelieveMemoriesPerfectForgetDetailsForget ItGood MemoriesRemembers Everything Author:Amber Dermont
“O woman, born first to believe us; Yea, also born first to forget; Born first to betray and deceive us, Yet first to repent and regret.” FirstsBelieveWomenBornForgetRegretBetrayalBetrayDeceivingRepent Book:Songs of the Sun-lands Source: Songs of the Sun-lands
“One downside of being an optimist is that optimistic people tend to forget yesterday's trauma in the belief that everything will turn out well. This can keep people in bad relationships because they genuinely believe that things will always improve.” PeopleBelieveWellsTurnsBeliefWomenForgetTraumaYesterdayOptimisticOptimistBad Relationship Author:Amy Dickinson
“The scientific method is designed to help investigators overcome the most entrenched human cognitive habit: the confirmation bias, the tendency to notice and remember evidence that confirms our beliefs or decisions, and to ignore, dismiss, or forget evidence that is discrepant. That's why we are all inclined to stick to a hypothesis we believe in. Science is one way of forcing us, kicking and screaming if necessary, to modify our views.” IfsWayBelieveHumansHelpingRememberBeliefDecisionForgetViewsHabitEvidenceOvercomingMethodSticksTendenciesOne WayBiasHypothesisKickingCognitiveScientific MethodConfirmationInvestigators Author:Carol Tavris
“If no one else has ever told you this before, I will tell it to you one more time and hope you believe it and never forget it for the rest of your life: You deserve to be treated well.” IfsBelieveWellsForgetDeserveTreatedNever ForgetMore TimeForget ItRest Of Your Life Author:Andrew W.K.