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You have to strike a balance where you’re not telling people that what they’re saying is irrational, silly, crazy.

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It’s possible that today’s market is an indication of things to come, where fundamentals play a larger part in valuations, as opposed to the irrational exuberance that has persisted in recent months within tech.

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John Coates, a Wall Street trader turned neuroscientist, considers the molecule of “irrational exuberance” in The Hour Between Dog and Wolf.

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Primarily, this problem is a byproduct of “irrational exuberance” in the early 2000s and the use of public sector banks by successive governments to propel the economy.

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Only a few months ago, this type of behavior would have been considered excessive, irrational, even pathological, and certainly not healthy.

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He was, I knew, a deep, thinly-covered tank of resentments and quite irrational moral rages.

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Suddenly my irrational complaint was silenced as certain words of Saint Paul to the Corinthians reverberated in my mind.

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Animals, irrational animals, had told the secret, and birds of the air had carried the matter.

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It seemed to me that he was foolish and irrational, altogether unlike himself.

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It is an irrational practice, even when adopted by military tribunals.

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