Quotes About Preference

Contrary to the general opinion, he liked the company of women, especially if they were beautiful.

I have a rule: I prefer anyone who doesn't try to kill me to anyone who does. I'm funny that way.

I still prefer 'pre-Cleavage' but it makes an unfortunate pun in English

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without one.

When people have the opportunity to collect information from the world, they are more likely to select information that supports their preexisting attitudes, beliefs, and actions.

More options, even good ones, can freeze us and make us retreat to the default plan

This doesn't make sense. The doctors were acting as though having more medication options somehow made medication a worse bet than surgery. But if 47 percent of doctors thought medication A was preferable to surgery, the mere existence of a second medication shouldn't have tipped them toward surgery.

One rule of thumb is to keep searching for options until you fall in love at least twice. If you've only identified one good candidate for a job, for instance, you'll have the strong urge to talk yourself into hiring her, which is a recipe for the confirmation bias.

Compounding this preference for the status quo is another bias called loss aversion, which says that we find losses more painful than gains are pleasant.

researchers have found again and again that people act as though losses are from two to four times more painful than gains are pleasurable.

The Paradox of Choice

Sarasvathy, the professor, found that this preference for testing, rather than planning, was one of the most striking differences between entrepreneurs and corporate executives.

Never assume you know what your customers value or that their preferences will remain static.

Looking down from the heights of Maslow's pyramid, it seems inconceivable to us that someone could actually prefer bread to freedom.

I couldn't survive just doing independent movies. And I'd rather do modelling than movies or TV I didn't like.

In a world of infinite choice, not context content is king.

Boys look at us like we look at horses: color, height, eyes. tail. They can't help but have preferences.

You know, I preferred you as an evil monk. Would have made killing you a whole lot easier.

Good choice. You have selected the SUV. Press one for a black SUV. Press two for powder blue. Press three for bright orange with the 'caution: bank robber on board' bumper sticker

Maybe some Spam or SpaghettiOs?

You're not exactly the father I'd choose for my children. (Coco Chanel)

I hate modern car radios. In my car, I don't even have a push-button radio. It's just got a dial and two knobs. Just AM. One knob makes it louder, and one knob changes the station. When you're driving, that's all I want.

I always leave that for other people to decide, because some of the things I consider to be disasters are some people's favorite movies. And that's what I like so much, is that you never know. Something intrigues somebody and means nothing to somebody else.

You're not shy. You just like who you like.