Knowing People Quotes

“You will hold yourself responsible for what you write about yourself.”
― Michael Lovaglia, Knowing People: The Personal Use of Social Psychology

“One way that society gives people power over others is by granting them authority to ask questions. When a person can ask you a question and require an answer, that person has power over you.”
― Michael Lovaglia, Knowing People: The Personal Use of Social Psychology

“When we deal with a person who has authority over us, it can often seem that the person is smarter and more competent as we are. Instead of attributing this power to the person's position in society, we make the fundamental attribution error. We assume the person is more competent than we are because the person has power over us. We ignore the fact that people have authority because of their social position, not necessarily because of any special expertise.”
― Michael Lovaglia, Knowing People: The Personal Use of Social Psychology