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It is folly to expect men to do all that they may reasonably be expected to do. ↗

— Richard Whately

#expected #folly #may #men #reasonably

To follow imperfect, uncertain, or corrupted traditions, in order to avoid erring in our own judgment, is but to exchange one danger for another. ↗

— Richard Whately

#avoid #corrupted #danger #exchange #follow

These days, our senses are bombarded with aggression. We are constantly confronted with global images of unending, escalating war and violence. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#bombarded #confronted #constantly #days #escalating

We have created trouble for ourselves in organizations by confusing control with order. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#control #created #order #organizations #ourselves

Yet we act as if simple cause and effect is at work. We push to find the one simple reason things have gone wrong. We look for the one action, or the one person, that created this mess. As soon as we find someone to blame, we act as if we've solved the problem. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#action #blame #cause #created #effect

In virtually every organization, regardless of mission and function, people are frustrated by problems that seem unsolvable. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#frustrated #function #mission #organization #people

Organisations are now confronted with two sources of change: the traditional type that is initiated and managed; and external changes over which no one has control. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

#changes #confronted #control #external #initiated

Even when I was little and going on auditions, it was clear who was there because they wanted to be there, and who was there because their stage parents were making them be there. There was a major difference. ↗

— Wil Wheaton

#because #clear #difference #even #going

Even when I was little, people would always ask me if I wanted to be a movie star, and I would always say, 'No, I just want to be an actor.' ↗

— Wil Wheaton

#always #ask #even #i #just

As far as I am concerned, the first episode of Buffy was the beginning of my career. It was the first time I told a story from start to finish the way I wanted. ↗

— Joss Whedon

#as far as #beginning #buffy #career #concerned