“I just haven't been conditioned into thinking that the right answer can't be a simple one. When I told you you'd been contaminated I meant by that attitude, which is wider-spread than the common cold and just as undermining. Did nobody ever point out to you that the only liberty implied by free will is the opportunity to be wrong?” ThinkingOpportunitySimpleAnswersCommonAttitudeLibertyHavensColdSpreadFree WillRight AnswersUnderminingImpliedCommon Cold Book:Stand on Zanzibar Source: Stand on Zanzibar
“Many a man has walked up to the opportunity for which he has long been preparing himself, looked it full in the face, and then begun to get cold feet... when it comes to betting on yourself and your power to do the thing you know you must do or write yourself down a failure, you're a chicken-livered coward if you hesitate.” IfsKnowsMenWritingLongFacesOpportunityFeetColdChickensCowardPreparingBettingCold Feet Author:B. C. Forbes