Overestimate

Famous quotes containing the word overestimate:

“I think you overestimate our dear Viennese, my friend. Do you know you didn’t even give them a good bang at the end of songs, to let them know when to clap.”
—Peter Shaffer (b. 1926)

“We often overestimate the influence of a peer group on our teenager. While the peer group is most influential in matters of taste and preference, we parents are most influential in more abiding matters of standards, beliefs, and values.”
—David Elkind (20th century)