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“I continue to believe that she has not jeopardized America's national security. Now, what I've also said is that, and she's acknowledged, that there's a carelessness in terms of managing emails that she has owned and she recognizes. But I also think it is important to keep this in perspective. This is somebody who has served her country for four years as secretary of state and did an outstanding job, and no one has suggested that in some ways, as a consequence of how she handled emails, that that detracted from her excellent ability to carry out her duties.”

“There's a young Danish guy who has done a lot of work from an evolutionary perspective, Mathias Clasen. Basically, his argument is we've evolved to fear the monstrous, to be very wary of large, unknown, life-threatening forces. In art, we can play with these things in ways that allow us to feel the intensity of the horror, but in "safe mode," if you like, detached from real consequences.”

Art Real Done Guy Perspective Horror Consequence Argument

Author:Brian Boyd

“The law of unintended consequences pushes us ceaselessly through the years, permitting no pause for perspective.”

Years Law Perspective Consequence Pauses Through The Years Unintended Consequences

Author:Richard Schickel

“One way to define wisdom is the ability to see, into the future, the consequences of your choices in the present. That ability can give you a completely different perspective on what the future might look like.”

Way Life Giving Looks Different Wisdom Might Choices Understanding Ability Perspective Consequence One Way Different Perspective Ability To See Noticer

Book:The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs is a Little Perspective

Source: The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs is a Little Perspective

“Morality, then, is not a set of arbitrary regulations dictated by a vengeful deity and written down in a book; nor is it the custom of a particular culture or tribe. It is a consequence of the interchangeability of perspectives and the opportunity the world provides for positive-sum games.”

World Book Culture Opportunity Games Written Particular Perspective Morality Consequence Customs Regulation Tribes Arbitrary Deities Vengeful

Book:The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

Source: The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined

“From a spiritual perspective, freedom from attachment to a particular outcome is the ultimate expression of liberation. We can choose the actions we take, but we cannot control the consequences of our choices.”

Action Spiritual Choices Particular Expression Perspective Consequence Ultimate Liberation Outcomes Attachment Our Choices

Book:The Ten Commitments: Translating Good Intentions into Great Choices

Source: The Ten Commitments: Translating Good Intentions into Great Choices