Quotes About Underestimation

Wie lustig,' fuhr sie fort, 'dass du selbst nach so langer Zeit noch immer erwartest, dass man dich belohnt, nur weil du gehorsam warst. Ich dachte, du hättest deine Lektion im Palast unseres Vaters gelernt. Niemand war so unterwürfig und einfältig wie du, und trotzdem trat der mächtige Helios dich umso rascher mit Füßen, denn du kauertest ja bereits da unten.

Only the criminally stupid or naïve assumed that the other side was less clever.

Satan, the master deceiver, works best when he is underestimated, ignored, or denied.

He can't kick with his left foot, he can't head a ball, he can't tackle and he doesn't score many goals. Apart from that he's all right.

At first glance, I underestimated how much of an impact you would have on my life. But now, every time I see your infectious smile, I am glad that we had met. When I hear the sound of your voice, its as soft as a summer breeze. And, every day I dont get to see you, I feel so alone in the world that my heart begins to crack.

I told Mensah through the feed that I wouldn't speak aloud on the comm anymore. She tapped back an acknowledgment on the feed, and I heard her telling the others to get off my feed and my comm, that she was going to be the only one speaking to me so I wasn't distracted. Mensah underestimated my ability to ignore humans but I appreciated the thought.

Mensah underestimated my ability to ignore humans but I appreciated the thought.

The dumber people think you are, the more surprised they're going to be when you kill them.

Man often overstates the trivial things and understates the vital ones!

Frankly, my height or lack thereof never bothered me much. Although there is no doubt that it has contributed to a certain mental toughness. I've made the most of the head start one gains from being underestimated.

You are sure your enemy is stupid because he doesn't do things as you would do them. It will make you careless, and your enemy will surprise you.

He mistook, as the cleverest men often do mistake, in underrating the cruelty of women.

He was a better fighter than I was, but he wasn't faster than me. Nor was he as motivated, and I think he underestimated me. He thought he was fighting a girl with a stick when he was fighting Adam's mate, Coyote's daughter, armed with Lugh's staff.

You know you're clever. That's your weakness. You assume you know what you're getting into, but you don't.