"No precautions, and no precautionary principle, can avoid problems that we do not yet foresee. We need a stance of problem-fixing, not just problem-avoidance."

-- David Deutsch

#Principles Quotes #Needs Quotes #Fixing Quotes

“I'm endlessly fascinated by parenting, marriage, my wife and the ins and outs of marriage.”
“I see myself as a flashlight in the dark. I'm not trying to be overlooked anymore.”
“In terms of the ego, most religions teach in some way that all of us must die before we die, and then we will not be afraid of dying. Suffering of some sort seems to be the only thing strong enough to destabilize our arrogance and our ignorance. I would define suffering very simply as whenever you are not in control.”
“There are always answers. We just have to be smart enough.”
“That's exactly itâ€”I am crazy sad, and somewhere deep inside, all I want is to fly.”
“Sometimes women entrepreneurs are their own challenge, [in terms of] believing in themselves. There is no need to apologise for being ambitious.”
“Fat is one of the chief enemies of the heart because it has to be plentifully supplied with blood and thus needlessly increases the pumping load that the heart must sustain.”
“Sure, go ahead, simulate life, using only ink and paper.”

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