“I personally think that a couple of pounds a week - maybe rising to almost £3 a week - is a reasonable price for Britain to achieve a degree of energy security to reduce its total dependence on fossil fuels and to honour its commitments to cut green house gases.” ThinkingHouseEnergyCuttingWeekAchieveSecurityCoupleDegreesCommitmentGreenRisingFuelBritainReasonablePoundsHonourDependenceFossilsFossil FuelBurning Fossil FuelsEnergy Security Author:Tim Yeo
“I set another goal, a reasonable, manageable goal that I could realistically achieve if I worked hard enough. I approached everything step by step.” IfsHardEnoughGoalStepsAchieveReasonableManageable Author:Michael Jordan
“In most cases, to be reasonable means not to be obstinate, which in turn points to conformity with reality as it is. The principle of adjustment is taken for granted. When the idea of reason was conceived, it was intended to achieve more than the mere regulation of the relation between means and ends: it was regarded as the instrument for understanding the ends, for determining them.” MeanIdeasEndsReasonRealityTurnsUnderstandingPrinciplesCasesTakenAchieveRelationInstrumentsMereGrantedReasonableConformityRegulationAdjustmentTaken For GrantedObstinate Book:Eclipse of Reason Source: Eclipse of Reason
“I define the American dream as the ability to imagine a way that you want your life to turn out, and have a reasonable hope that you can achieve that.” WayWantDreamTurnsAbilityImagineAchieveReasonableAmerican Dream Author:David Henry Hwang
“Science has gone a long way toward helping man to free himself from the burden of hard labor; yet, science itself is not a liberator. It creates means, not goals. It is up to men to utilize those means to achieve reasonable goals.” MenWayMeanLongHardHelpingGoalFreedomGoneAchieveCreatingLaborBurdenReasonableLong WayLiberators Book:Einstein on Peace Source: Einstein on Peace
“Some achieve a reputation for great successes when in fact all they have done is take chances that reasonable people wouldn't take.” PeopleDoneFactsChanceAchieveReputationReasonableTake A ChanceGreat Success Author:Daniel Kahneman