“We have been trying to point out that this concept of an indefinitely favorable future is dangerous, even if it is true; because even if it is true you can easily overvalue the security, since you make it worth anything you want it to be worth. Beyond this, it is particularly dangerous too, because sometimes your ideas of the future turn out to be wrong. Then you have paid an awful lot for a future that isn't there. Your position then is pretty bad.” IfsWantTryingHas BeensIdeasSometimesTurnsSecurityDangerousPositionConceptsPaidAwfulTrue You Book:Current problems in security analysis Source: Current problems in security analysis
“When we [people] are operating from the belief that we're not connected, it feels so dangerous and scary and vulnerable and awful.” PeopleFeelsBeliefDangerousScaryConnectedVulnerableAwful Author:Alanis Morissette
“Time after time mankind is driven against the rocks of the horrid reality of a fallen creation. And time after time mankind must learn the hard lessons of history-the lessons that for some dangerous and awful reason we can't seem to keep in our collective memory.” HardReasonRealitySeemsMemoriesMankindRocksDangerousCreationLessonsDrivenAwfulFallenCollectivesHard LessonsCollective Memory Author:Hilaire Belloc