THE FAMOUS LADIES HOME JOURNAL SLOGAN: “Never underestimate the power of a woman!” |
V.I. WARSHAWSKI’S VERSION: “Never underestimate a man’s ability to underestimate a woman.” |
AN OPTIMIST’S INSPIRING QUOTE “Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994) American athlete who overcame leg damage from childhood polio and went on to became an Olympic gold medalist This quote by Rudolph is widely cited, though usually without any specific source or date. In his great book Neverisms, quote maven Dr. Mardy Grothe says it was a remark she made shortly after the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, during which she became the first American to win three track-and-field gold medals. |
A PESSIMIST’S COUNTERQUOTE: “Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.” |
THE FRIENDS (WITH BENEFITS) UPDATE: “Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.” |
THE TRUE BELIEVERS AXIOM: “Never underestimate the power of the human mind to believe what it wants to believe, no matter the conflicting evidence.” |
THE TESLA CAR RENTAL VARIATION: “Never underestimate the human urge to look like a big-time operator, at least to the valet parking guy.” |
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