#override

Put simply, behavioural economics argues that human beings' decision-taking is guided by the evolutionary baggage which we bring with us to the present day. Evolution has made us rational to a point, but not perfectly so. It has given us emotions, for example, which programme us to override our rational brain and act more instinctively. ↗

— Evan Davis

#baggage #behavioural #beings #brain #bring

Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals. ↗

— Ann Oakley

#call #children #clean #dedication #development

The President, in talking about freedom and democracy, is sparking a wave of very positive democratic sentiment that might help us override both Islamic fundamentalism that has formed in that region, and also some of the hatred for our policies of invading Iraq. ↗

— Bill Richardson

#also #both #democracy #democratic #formed

What happens when the guy who runs the reactor gets out of bed wrong or decides, for some reason, that he wants to override his instruction sheet some afternoon? ↗

— David R. Brower

#bed #decides #gets #guy #happens

I am very comfortable with the idea that we can override biology with free will. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#biology #comfortable #free #free will #i

One man's blasphemy doesn't override other people's free-speech rights, their freedom to publish, freedom of thought. ↗

— Dan Savage

#freedom #man #other #override #people

Only a fool permits the letter of the law to override the spirit in the heart. Do not let a piece of paper stand in the way of true love and headlines. ↗

— Rod Stewart

#headlines #heart #law #letter #love