"Regulators have not been able to achieve the level of future clarity required to act pre-emptively. The problem is not lack of regulation but unrealistic expectations. What we confront in reality is uncertainty, some of it frighteningly so ..."

-- Alan Greenspan

#Ignorance Quotes #Reality Quotes #Expectations Quotes

“Enthusiasm is the energy and force that builds literal momentum of the human soul and mind.”
“The 880-yard heel and toe walk is the closest a man can come to experiencing the panges of childbirth.”
“I let go of all I no longer love, need, or use. I adore space.”
“We are surrounded by a lot of failed ecosystems; the moon being one, Mars, Venus. ThereÂ’s evidence of water on Mars and rivers and it didnÂ’t take. Also, we have planets to guard us like Jupiter and Saturn that take the hits of the comets. It is miraculous that we exist on this planet, that it took.”
“The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms timidly, and struggles to the light amid the thorns.”
“It's an exciting time, when you can make your movie on a cellphone. If it's good, it WILL get noticed.”
“I like newspaper stories that are incomplete, that give me room to imagine the rest. It's no good to me reading about something that's all neatly solved and wrapped up. That's why so many of my stories revolve around human psychology, around why someone commits a certain crime, or series of crimes. I don't profess to know the answers but I like to explore the possibilities.”
“We must face life as it is and understand that diversity is its most essential feature.”

Source : Mary Parker Follett, Pauline Graham (1996). “Mary Parker Follett--prophet of management: a celebration of writings from the 1920s”, Harvard Business Press

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