Sebastian Thrun Quotes

We make decisions based on what we feel in the moment.

At the constitutional level where we work, 90 percent of any decision is emotional. The rational part of us supplies the reasons for supporting our predilections.

People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it.

Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.

When a person responds emotionally to intellectual things, or emotionally only to traditional emotional things - I find that an interesting break between myself and some other writers and fans.

When the heart flies out before the understanding, it saves the judgment a world of pains.

I've always made my decisions based on two factors: intellectual analysis and my gut. And when they meet, that's a go from me. That's when I see the goal.

There's no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to be equally irrational.

The more important the subject and the closer it cuts to the bone of our hopes and needs, the more we are likely to err in establishing a framework for analysis.

No, no, you're not thinking; you're just being logical.

Sometimes a faint voice based on instinct resonates far more strongly than overpowering logic.

The problem with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than their minds.

Counterintuitive actions prove we can trust real knowledge and do the opposite of what we feel makes sense.

He's thinking more with his heart than with his brain.

Studies have shown that 90% of error in thinking is due to error in perception. If you can change your perception, you can change your emotion and this can lead to new ideas.

Intuition is truly a feminine quality, but women should not mistake rash conclusions for this gift.

I've always been more comfortable making my decisions from the subconscious level, or more emotionally, because I find it is more truthful to me; Intellectually, I don't think like that because I get uncomfortable.

The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.

I don't make decisions with my head anymore. If I don't get the go ahead with my gut, I usually back out.

I'm driven more by my heart more than anything else, and my head, and sometimes those things are counterintuitive.

Personal pique is not a foreign policy.

Emotion is a rotten base for politics.

Gut feeling is all about the experiences that you have had in your life. It is about being in difficult scenarios, knowing what worked, what did not work, and then taking a decision.

Anytime emotions are involved, you cannot come up with an impartial and objective assessment of any given problem.

A buddy of mine is doing a documentary on decisions, and they're not based on a ton of logic. It's mostly how you relate to them emotionally.