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Failures of perspective in decision-making can be due to aspects of the social utility paradox, but more often result from simple mistakes caused by inadequate thought. ↗

— Herman Kahn

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A healthy and fully functioning society must allocate its resources among a variety of competing interests, all of which are more or less valid but none of which should take precedence over national security. ↗

— Herman Kahn

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For if enough people were really convinced that growth should be halted, and if they acted on that conviction, then billions of others might be deprived of any realistic hope of gaining the opportunities now enjoyed by the more fortunate. ↗

— Herman Kahn

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My guess is that nuclear weapons will be used sometime in the next hundred years, but that their use is much more likely to be small and limited than widespread and unconstrained. ↗

— Herman Kahn

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Nuclear weapons are intrinsically neither moral nor immoral, though they are more prone to immoral use than most weapons. ↗

— Herman Kahn

#intrinsically #moral #more #most #neither

Raymond Carver is good. I think he'll be appreciated more and more. He's an easy writer to imitate. ↗

— Leslie Fiedler

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Know that there is so much more to you than your body. It's not just about perfecting the steps; you must trust your instincts to tell deep, emotional stories through the steps that you are performing. ↗

— Karen Kain

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Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness. ↗

— Abdul Kalam

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My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias. ↗

— Abdul Kalam

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One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities. ↗

— Abdul Kalam

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