Quotes of the Day

Leaders must be willing to act with incomplete information.

You will never have enough data to remove all anxiety.

The world is simply too complex.

— The Stoic Emperor (@TheStoicEmperor) October 29, 2018

Many fear judgement more than failure.

— The Stoic Emperor (@TheStoicEmperor) October 29, 2018

Twitter QotD

I like this...

Heard this today... You either WIN or LEARN, there is no LOSE.

— BobW K0NR (@K0NR) May 23, 2015

Churchillian Drift

Churchillian Drift:

"the process whereby the actual originator of a quotation is often elbowed to one side and replaced by someone more famous. So to Churchill or Napoleon would be ascribed what, actually, a lesser-known political figure had said. The process occurs in all fields."

Via NPR.org

Do People Know What They Say?

I know I make mistakes. Plenty of them. But, I wonder if people have any idea what they are saying. I also know there are conservative/tea party/libertarian/right-wing/etc. folks who say crazy things, so I don't mean to let them off the hook, but some of these quotes are unbelievable.

The Smallest Minority

AtlasShrugged The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities. #asp2Thu, Jun 14 11:09:19 from web

Quotes of the Day

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1. When I reach the Pearly Gates, I want the first thing I will hear to be "Unload and show clear." 

2. But brother, if you ever find yourself collecting chili recipes for guinea pig you should take a long, hard look at your life and ponder how you ever came to give up on the world.

Fortune Cookie

"If strength were all, tiger would not fear scorpion."

Consequences

Sophomore Defense Tackle Montori Hughes has been suspended for academic reasons. Dooley commented that "Everybody’s got freedom of choice, but nobody’s got freedom of consequence."

I think there are way too many people that don't understand that.

Via Wes Rucker on Twitter.