Overestimate Quotes

“Most men overestimate themselves. It’s the only way they can reproduce. It’s why we’re all here, us humans. Overestimation.”

“Don't overestimate your emotions and underestimate your intelligence.”

“Don't overestimate your emotions because emotional injuries can disturb you but it can not defeat you.”

“Never overestimate the strength of the torchbearer's arm, for even the strongest arms grow weary.”

“A leader would think that most people overestimate what they can do in a year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.”

“They were really willing to pay to avoid any trouble. No doubt they had overestimated the ability of academics to make a nuisance of themselves. It had been years since an academic title gained you access to major media.... Even if all the university professors in France had risen up in protest, almost nobody would have noticed, but apparently they hadn't found that out in Saudi Arabia. They still believed, deep down, in the power of the intellectual elite. It was almost touching.”

“Determining when not to overestimate and when not to underestimate is a crucial skill that is not easily acquired. But it's unspeakably important to be able to know when not to underestimate, for example, another person's affections towards you; but then also when not to overestimate the same thing. If only we could all have radar that could tune into these two measures of living, we'd name it something like "humameter" or "give-a-shit-o-meter." Either way, unnamed or named, I've learned that this is among the most important skills accomplishable by mankind. Insecurities should not be allowed to dictate how we determine the amount of value another person has placed on us; fears should not be let in to tell us how much or how little of worth we have in someone else's eyes.”

“Each underestimates her own power and overestimates the other's.”

“Don't overestimate everyone else and underestimate yourself”

“I am not to be underestimated. Overestimated, maybe, but underestimated? No.”