“We have to deal with this new type of threat in a way we haven’t yet defined. . . . With a low-probability, high-impact event like this . . . If there’s a one percent chance that Pakistani scientists are helping al Qaeda build or develop a nuclear weapon, we have to treat it as a certainty in terms of our response.” IfsWayHelpingTermChanceDealsEventsHavensTypeWeaponsLowsPercentScientistTreatsImpactThreatResponseNuclearDefinedCertaintyAlsNuclear WeaponsProbabilityAl Qaeda Author:Dick Cheney
“I want to stress, this is the experience-growing up in a working-class family-that defined me and continues to define me. It's the core of my being. And it explains, incidentally, a good deal about my love of America.” WantAmericaDealsClassGrowing UpGrowingStressCoreDefinedWorking Class Author:Geoff Dyer
“Behavior must also be adequately assessed under appropriate circumstances. Ill-defined global measures of perceived self-efficacy or defective assessments of performance will yield discordances. Disparities will also arise when efficacy is judged for performances in actual situations but performance is measured in simulated situations that are easier to deal with than the actualities” SelfDealsSituationCircumstancesEasierBehaviorPerformancesIllAriseDefinedAppropriateYieldJudgedAssessmentActualityEfficacyDisparityDefectiveSelf EfficacyPerceived Self Author:Albert Bandura
“Success in life is defined by how well you deal with plan B.” WellsLife IsDealsPlansDefinedSuccess In LifePlan B Author:Marilu Henner
“I am a firm believer that you need a well-defined leadership role to deal with unexpected and non-linear side effects of people working together. You need someone to keep the threads untangled and forming a high-functioning web rather than a big snarl of a Gordian knot.” PeopleNeedsWellsBigsTogetherSidesDealsRolesEffectsBelieverDefinedFirmUnexpectedWorking TogetherThreadKnotsLinearSide EffectsLeadership Roles Author:Rands