“What happens with fear is that probability doesn't matter very much. That is, once I have raised the possibility that something terrible can happen to your child, even though the possibility is remote, you may find it very difficult to think of anything else. Emotion becomes dominant.” ThinkingMayChildrenMatterHappensFearDifficultEmotionPossibilityTerribleOur ChildrenRaisedYour ChildrenDominantProbability Author:Daniel Kahneman
“In any organization there ought to be the possibility of discussion... fence sitting is an art, and it's difficult, and it's important to do, rather than to go headlong in one direction or the other. It's just better to have action, isn't it than to sit on the fence? Not if you're not sure which way to go, it isn't.” IfsThinkingWayArtImportantActionDifficultPossibilityOughtSittingOrganizationDiscussionNot SureFenceOne DirectionWhich Way To Go Author:Richard P. Feynman
“Bradman is a whole class above any batsman who has ever lived: if Archimedes, Newton and Gauss remain in the Hobbs class, I have to admit the possibility of a class above them, which I find difficult to imagine. They had better be moved from now on into the Bradman class.” IfsWholeDifficultClassImaginePossibilityMovedNewtonBradman Book:A Mathematician's Apology Source: A Mathematician's Apology
“Weak leaders of churches blame people and circumstances. Breakout church leaders accept responsibility and see God's possibilities in even difficult situations.” PeopleDifficultChurchResponsibilitySituationLeaderAcceptingPossibilityCircumstancesWeakBlameDifficult SituationsChurch LeadersWeak Leaders Book:Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap Source: Breakout Churches: Discover How to Make the Leap
“A lot of people hate my skepticism, and I think I understand why. The psychics offer wonders and endless possibilities in a world that often seems difficult and mundane. They promise health, wealth, wisdom, eternal life. But if you examine the record, it's not the psychics but the hard-nosed scientists who have actually delivered the things that improve human life. And, to me, science describes a world far more interesting than any psychic fantasy. It's a good world -- not perfect -- but it's ours. So we'd better learn to live with it, the way it is.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWayHumansHardSeemsHateDifficultWealthPerfectInterestingWonderFantasyRecordsPossibilityPromiseOffersEternalScientistEndlessHuman LifeSkepticismPsychicsEternal LifeMundaneNot PerfectEndless PossibilitiesHealth Wealth Author:James Randi
“The internet has extended the possibility of making art to more people, and particularly of enabling it to be seen by others. I am sure the internet is having a profound impact on art, particularly those who have grown up with it, but making good art will remain as difficult (and as easy) as it ever was. Having a lasting impact may become more not less difficult.” PeopleMayArtEasyDifficultPossibilityInternetImpactProfoundLastingEnablingGood ArtLasting Impact Author:Michael Craig-Martin
“If it is difficult to know yourself as an individual, it seems to be more complex as a couple. So if you say, "Oh I like a person who is like this and that," you might take away the possibility of seeing the only one that might be right for you.” IfsKnowsPersonsSeemsMightIndividualDifficultSeeingPossibilityCoupleComplexesKnow YourselfMight Is Right Author:Jack Nicholson