[–] HenryDavidThoreau 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
One man's fool is another man's president.
[–] chance_pictures 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
The more certain you are about your reality, the less willing and able you are to consider other perspectives. The less certain you are, the more you listen and the more you say "I don't know."
Action through certainty and inaction through uncertainty.
[–] forteskord ago
The influence of fools and fanatics in this world is limited relative to governments and corporations.
[–] buttercomet ago
Of course the wise is full of doubt. Just because something works one day doesn't mean it'll work the next.
[–] softdown ago
Interesting. Worked with a bunch of contractors while building this place. Found that the lower the education level, the higher the self confidence....and mistakes. I don't know how they they were endowed with so much self confidence when they made so many mistakes.