Research suggests that people are typically unaware of the reasons why they are doing what they are doing, but when asked for a reason, they readily supply one. - Daniel Gilbert
If you are like most people, then like most people, you don't know you're like most people. - Daniel Gilbert
In short, we derive support for our preferred conclusions by listening to the words that we put in the mouths of people who have already been preselected for their willingness to say what we want to hear. - Daniel Gilbert
Most of us appear to believe that we are more athletic, intelligent, organized, ethical, logical, interesting, open-minded, and healthy-not to mention more attractive-than the average person. - Daniel Gilbert
My friends tell me that I have a tendency to point out problems without offering solutions, but they never tell me what I should do about it. - Daniel Gilbert
People want to be happy, and all the other things they want are typically meant to be a means to that end. - Daniel Gilbert
The fact that we often judge the pleasure of an experience by its ending can cause us to make some curious choices. - Daniel Gilbert