“It is the good fortune of the affluent country that the opportunity cost of economic discussion is low and hence it can afford all kinds.” KindCountryOpportunityEconomicCostLowsFortuneAll KindsDiscussionGood FortuneAffluentOpportunity Cost Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“I can't imagine where I'd be without the opportunities provided to me in sports. Sports taught me that gender isn't an issue; in fact, when people talk about me being the first female governor, I'm a little absent from that discussion, because I've never thought of gender as an issue. In sports, you learn self-discipline, healthy competition, to be gracious in victory and defeat, and the importance of being part of a team and understanding what part you play on that team. You all work together to reach a goal, and I think all of those factors come into play in my role as governor.” PeopleThinkingFirstsLittlesI CanSelfPlayFactsTogetherOpportunitySportsUnderstandingGoalRolesIssuesImagineTeamTaughtVictoryDisciplineHealthyFemaleImportanceCompetitionDefeatGenderFactorsDiscussionWorking TogetherGovernorsSelf DisciplineAbsentGraciousVictory And DefeatHealthy Competition Author:Sarah Palin
“The internet's perfect for all manner of things, but productive discussion ain't one of them. It provides scant room for debate and infinite opportunities for fruitless point-scoring: the heady combination of perceived anonymity, gestated responses, random heckling and a notional “live audience” quickly conspire to create a “perfect storm” of perpetual bickering.” OpportunityPerfectRoomsAudienceInternetInfiniteResponseStormDebateCombinationDiscussionProductivePerpetualAnonymityBickeringPerfect StormHeckling Book:Dawn of the Dumb Source: Dawn of the Dumb
“Resolutions expressing Parliamentary approval of every Treaty before ratification would be a very cumbersome form of procedure and would burden the House with a lot of unnecessary business. The absence of disapproval may be accepted as sanction, and publicity and opportunity for discussion and criticism are the really material and valuable elements which henceforth will be introduced.” MayWould BeFormOpportunityHouseMaterialsElementsCriticismBurdenValuableAbsenceAcceptedDiscussionResolutionApprovalUnnecessaryProceduresPublicitySanctionsTreatiesDisapprovalParliamentary Author:Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
“The greater the importance to safeguarding the community from incitements to the overthrow of our institutions by force and violence, the more imperative is the need to preserve the constitutional rights of free speech, free press and free assembly in order to maintain the opportunity for free political discussion.” NeedsPoliticalOrderOpportunityIndividualForceCommunityJusticeGreaterRightsViolenceSpeechImportanceConstitutionInstitutionsPressesPreservesDiscussionFree SpeechImperativesAssemblyIndividual RightsFree PressConstitutional RightsIncitementSafeguarding Author:Charles Evans Hughes
“No danger flowing from speech can be deemed clear and present unless the incidence of the evil apprehended is so imminent that it may befall before there is an opportunity for full discussion. Only an emergency can justify repression.” MayEvilOpportunityJusticeClearDangerSpeechDiscussionJustifyFree SpeechFreedom Of SpeechEmergenciesRepressionIncidence Author:Louis D. Brandeis