The possibility that empathy resides in parts of the brain so ancient that we share them with rats should give pause to anyone comparing politicians with those poor, underestimated creatures.
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We have severely underestimated the Russians, the extent of the country and the treachery of the climate. This is the revenge of reality.
heinz guderianThe Russian colossus...has been underestimated by us...whenever a dozen divisions are destroyed the Russians replace them with another dozen.
franz halderPerfidy and brutal force thwarted opportunities for calling President Wilson’s Arbitral Award to life. Nevertheless, its significance is not to be underestimated: through that decision the aspiration of the Armenian people for the lost Motherland had obtained vital and legal force.
serzh sargsyan[In response to the question "Do you think that you underestimated the insurgency's strength?"] I think so. I guess if I look back on it now, I don't think anybody anticipated the level of violence that we've encountered.
dick cheney"I underestimated you, woman." ... "The cry of men down the ages."
david gemmellBut like Marx , Veblen badly underestimated the capacity of a democratic system to correct its own excesses.
robert heilbronerThey'll survive. Captain Janeway and I made sure of that. It's you who underestimated us.