“We exaggerated the threat. We worst-cased it and then acted as if that worst case was the most likely case.”
Joseph Cirincione
“Don't worry, the worst that could happen is we all die.”
Jade Curtiss - Tales of the Abyss
“I think we're at a fairly exaggerated level. The market is considering worst case scenarios.”
Ken Miller
“It is human to exaggerate the merits of the dead.”
Mark Twain
“Although a heightened degree of overseas job outsourcing is probably taking place, the phenomenon is likely exaggerated by newspaper headlines,”
Mickey Levy
“Although a heightened degree of overseas job outsourcing is probably taking place, the phenomenon is likely exaggerated by newspaper headlines; in any event, the net impact on aggregate employment is positive in the long run, ... unwarranted.”
“There are incentives for any state to exaggerate an external threat. If people feel insecure and have fear, they want to be protected. Even if you're living under wretched conditions, you think it is better than the alternative.”
Daniel Pinkston
