“The tragedy of all political action is that some problems have no solution; none of the alternatives are intellectually consistent or morally uncompromising; and whatever decision is taken will harm somebody.” ProblemActionPoliticalDecisionTakenPoliticianSolutionsTragedyHarmAlternativesConsistentUncompromisingPolitical Action Book:Intellectuals in politics: three biographical essays Source: Intellectuals in politics: three biographical essays
“Science is not ... a perfect instrument, but it is a superb and invaluable tool that works harm only when taken as an end in itself.” EndsSciencePerfectTakenToolsInstrumentsHarmInvaluableSuperb Author:Carl Jung
“Take away your opinion, and then there is taken away the complaint, 'I have been harmed.' Take away the complaint, 'I have been harmed,' and the harm is taken away.” Has BeensOpinionTakenHarmComplaints Author:Marcus Aurelius
“Take away the complaint, 'I have been harmed,' and the harm is taken away.” Has BeensTakenHarmComplainingComplaints Book:Meditations Source: Meditations
“The shift from the perception of the child as innocent to the perception of the child as competent has greatly increased the demands on contemporary children for maturity, for participating in competitive sports, for early academic achievement, and for protecting themselves against adults who might do them harm. While children might be able to cope with any one of those demands taken singly, taken together they often exceed children's adaptive capacity.” ChildrenMightAbleTogetherSportsTakenDemandAchievementPerceptionAdultsCapacityHarmContemporaryInnocentMaturityAcademicExceedCompetentParticipatingAdaptiveAcademic AchievementCompetitive Sports Author:David Elkind
“I speak as briefly as possible because too much harm has already been done with irresponsible words of bitterness and selfish political opportunism. I speak as simply as possible because the issue is too great to be obscured by eloquence. I speak simply and briefly in the hope that my words will be taken to heart.” HeartDonePoliticalSpeakIssuesTakenToo MuchHarmSelfishBitternessEloquenceIrresponsibleOpportunism Author:Margaret Chase Smith