Bandwagon Effect Quotes

Some things are believed because they are demonstrably true, but many other things are believed simply because they have been asserted repeatedly and repetition has been accepted as a substitute for evidence.

'Crowd folly', the tendency of humans, under some circumstances, to resemble lemmings, explains much foolish thinking of brilliant men and much foolish behavior - like investment management practices of many foundations represented here today. It is sad that today each institutional investor apparently fears most of all that its investment practices will be different from practices of the rest of the crowd.

I don't want to be on the bandwagon of dogging any president or anybody in positions where they have all these different constituencies.

Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it's very hard to turn it, even slightly.

I didn't want to be like some other guys who jump on another team's bandwagon just to get a ring.

People are so constituted that everybody would rather undertake what they see others do, whether they have an aptitude for it or not.

What motivates most gold purchasers is their belief that the ranks of the fearful will grow ... As 'bandwagon' investors join any party, they create their own truth - for a while.

First and foremost, play what you love to play. Don't try to jump on a bandwagon or a trend or a popular musical craze.

Bandwagons roll through our lives. It's up to you whether you jump on them unquestioningly or jump on them to overturn them and subvert them.

It's not that I don't get on bandwagons; I just climb aboard only after most of the band has packed up and left for the next gig.

I'm a sheep when it comes to opinions; I will change my mind and jump on the bandwagon.

Everyone's like sheep on social media; like, one person starts making noise, and everyone's like, 'Hey, yeah!' and then you got a whole bunch of people making noise at you.

You know how Hollywood is: They just follow suit.

I didn't know anybody who went to Rangers games. Then, when they started winning and going to World Series, everybody's wearing Rangers hats.

A lot of bands, they'll try to jump on the bandwagon or the fad or the fashion, and they'll skyrocket, have this quick overnight fame. But as soon as that fad or fashion changes, they'll go out with it.

I don't like it when people spout about the popular opinion just to make it louder.

Vampires are very sexy right now. It's kind of disgusting. It's kind of a bandwagon.

I was a bandwagon jumper. If everybody in high school listened to it, so did I.

The truth is nobody was a Muslim until Public Enemy came out. Then, everybody was Muslim this and Muslim that. It's a bandwagon thing. Islam is a way of life... it's a religion. It's not just something you put on a record.

When I was a kid, it was so important to listen only to bands nobody had ever heard of. I missed out on so much interesting music because of my need to listen to a psychobilly band that only two people knew about... Because I thought I was cool.

I think it shows that if you have one group of people doing it, you'll get another group of people doing it.

I would in fact tend to have more confidence in the outcome of a democratic decision if there was a minority that voted against it, than if it was unanimous... Social psychology has amply shown the strength of this bandwagon effect.

Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon.

Trust me: not everyone is on the Adriane Lenox bandwagon. I'm not stupid enough to think that.

The 3D thing has been abused slightly, I think. There is no question about that. 'Avatar' did it magnificently, and then, of course, there was the old 'leaping on the bandwagon' thing where there have been one or two films which, let's face it, all know look bloody awful with the 3D.