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Letter "I" » inaction
«If it ain't broke, don't fix it' is the slogan of the complacent, the arrogant or the scared. It's an excuse for inaction, a call to non-arms.»
«A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.»
Author: John Stuart Mill
(Economist, Logician, Philosopher)
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Evil
| Keywords:
accountable, Cause of action, inaction, injury, justly
«Chaotic action is preferable to orderly inaction.»
«Action cures fear, inaction creates terror.»
Author: Doug Horton
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inaction
«Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.»
Author: Norman Vincent Peale
(Clergyman, Writer)
| Keywords:
adjustments, builder, Cause of action, inaction, no confidence, restorer, the Action
«Even the wise are confused about what is action and what is inaction.»
Author: Bhagavad Gita
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inaction
«A man who sees action in inaction and inaction in action has understanding among men and discipline in all action he performs.»
«Each well-born soul must win what it deserves.Let the fool prate of luck. The fortunateIs he whose earnest purpose never swerves,Whose slightest action or inaction servesThe one great aim.»
«A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. [The First Law of Robotics]»
Author: Isaac Asimov
(Biochemist, Writer)
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First Law, inaction, injure, robot, robotics, robots
«A robot may not injure humanity, or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm. [The Zeroth Law of Robotics]»
Author: Isaac Asimov
(Biochemist, Writer)
| Keywords:
inaction, injure, robot, robotics, robots, zeroth
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