“The argument against the persecution of opinion does not depend upon what the excuse for persecution may be. The argument is that we none of us know all truth, that the discovery of new truth is promoted by free discussion and rendered very difficult by suppression.” KnowsMayDoeTruthDifficultOpinionDependsTruth IsDiscoveryArgumentExcuseDiscussionPersecutionSuppression Book:Religion and Science Source: Religion and Science
“Here's an idea: eat like an adult. Stop eating fast food, stop eating kid's cereal, knock it off with all the sweets and comfort foods, and ease up on the snacking. And don't act like you don't know this: eat more vegetables and fruits. Really, how difficult is this? Stop with the whining. Stop with the excuses. Act like an adult and stop eating like a television commercial. Grow up.” KnowsIdeasKidsGrowsDifficultGrowing UpTelevisionSweetLike YouComfortEatingAdultsFruitExcuseEaseVegetablesFast FoodWhiningCerealComfort FoodTelevision CommercialsEating Fast Food Author:Dan John
“No emergency excuses you from exercising tolerance.” DifficultExerciseExcuseToleranceEmergenciesExcuse YouDifficult Days Book:The Mortal Storm Source: The Mortal Storm
“Because cheating is easier when we can justify our behavior, people often cheat in small amounts: We can come up with an excuse for stealing Post-It notes, but it is much more difficult to come up with an excuse for taking $10,000 from petty cash.” PeopleDifficultAmountEasierBehaviorNotesCome UpExcuseStealingPostsJustifyCheatingCashCheatPettySmall AmountsPost It Notes Author:Dan Ariely
“In life, everybody faces choices between doing what's popular, easy, and wrong vs. doing what's lonely, difficult, and right. These decisions intensify when you run a company, because the consequences get magnified 1,000 fold. As in life, the excuses for CEOs making the wrong choice are always plentiful.” RunningFacesChoicesEasyDifficultDecisionCompanyConsequenceLonelyExcuseCeoFoldsWrong ChoicesPlentiful Author:Ben Horowitz