“History is often the tale of small moments—chance encounters or casual decisions or sheer coincidence—that seem of little consequence at the time, but somehow fuse with other small moments to produce something momentous, the proverbial flapping of a butterfly’s wings that triggers a hurricane.” LittlesMomentsSeemsChanceDecisionProduceConsequenceWingsTalesEncountersButterflySheerCoincidenceTriggersCasualHurricanesFuseProverbialFlappingSmall MomentsChance Encounters Book:Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East Source: Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East
“Telling the complete story of VeggieTales would require much more time than we have before us tonight. Since this is Yale, I decided to craft a shorter version of the story, using very large words. Remembering though that I was kicked out of Bible College before I'd had a chance to learn many very large words, I concluded that my only remaining option was to tell the story simply, using simple words, and chance the consequences.” StoriesRememberChanceSimpleCollegeConsequenceDecidedVersionsCraftsTonightMore TimeYaleSimple Words Author:Phil Vischer
“The historical museum has to be very conservative and careful in its choices. The modern museum, on the other hand, has to be audacious, to take chances. It has to consider the probability that it would be wrong in a good many cases and take the consequences later.” HandsWould BeChoicesChanceCasesModernConsequenceHistoricalConservativeCarefulGood ManMuseumsProbabilityTake A ChanceAudacious Author:Alfred H. Barr, Jr.
“Chance plays a powerful role in every life - our brains and personalities are just chemical soup, after all; a few drops here or there matter enormously - but consequences often become more serious as income levels go down.” MatterPlayChanceLevelsPowerfulBrainRolesSeriousPersonalityConsequenceIncomeChemicalsSoup Author:Mohsin Hamid
“For many, lack of achievement is more a consequence of fear of taking a chance and getting uncomfortable.” ChanceAchievementConsequenceUncomfortable Author:Steve Backley