Overestimation 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.”

“We are whiplashed between an arrogant overestimation of ourselves and a servile underestimation of ourselves.”

“There's always an element of self delusion among people who believe they ought to be President. There's an underestimation of your opponent and an overestimation of your own abilities. This is compatible with being rich and powerful, the idea that we were blessed by God because we deserve to be blessed.”

“Genuine self esteem – please understand this – genuine self esteem is not competitive or comparative. Genuine self esteem isn’t expressed by self-glorification at the expense of others, or by trying to make yourself superior to everyone else, or diminishing others in order to elevate yourself. Arrogance, boastfulness, the overestimation of your abilities, reflect low self esteem, even though we’re often encouraged to believe the opposite. In human beings, joy in the simple fact of existence is a core meaning of healthy self esteem. Thus understood, how can you possibly have too much of it?”

“People in love overvalue their heart and undervalue their mind.”