“The loss of candor is grievous, and in my opinion it may yet prove to be mortal, because if we cannot discuss our problems in plain speech that describes reality, it is unlikely that we will be able to solve them.” IfsMayProblemRealityTruthAbleLossOpinionProveSpeechSolveMortalsUnlikelyCandor Author:Alexander Haig
“... I feel certain that his tale is true. Feeling that certainty, I befriend him. As long as that certainty shall last, I will befriend him. And if any consideration could shake me in this resolve, I should be so ashamed of myself for my meanness, that no man's good opinion - no, nor no woman's - so gained, could compensate me for the loss of my own.” IfsMenFeelsShouldLongFeelingsLastsCertainMy OwnLossOpinionWords Of WisdomTalesCertaintyAshamedShakesConsiderationResolveMeannessTrue Feelings Book:The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: Edwin Drood and Miscellaneous Source: The Complete Works of Charles Dickens: Edwin Drood and Miscellaneous
“It appears that there are enormous differences of opinion as to the probability of a failure with loss of vehicle and of human life. The estimates range from roughly 1 in 100 to 1 in 100,000. The higher figures come from the working engineers, and the very low figures from management.” HumansDifferencesLossOpinionFiguresHigherLowsManagementSafetyEnormousRangeHuman LifeAviationVehicleEngineersProbabilityDifferences Of Opinion Book:What Do You Care What Other People Think? Source: What Do You Care What Other People Think?