Daniel Abraham (1969) speculative fiction writer from the United States
Source: Leviathan Wakes (2011), Chapter 36 (p. 363)
“It takes less time to do a thing right than to explain why you did it wrong.”
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“Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.”
Tony Blair (1953) former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Hansard http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmhansrd/vo051109/debtext/51109-03.htm#51109-03_spmin10, House of Commons, 6th series, vol. 439, col. 302. <br class="br">9 November 2005, responding to Charles Kennedy in the House of Commons during Prime Minister's Questions. Blair was referring to the likely defeat in Parliament of additional powers to detain terror suspects without charge, which happened later that day. <br class="br">2000s
“The right thing at the wrong time is never the right thing.”
Patti Callahan Henry American writer
Source: Between The Tides
Randy Pausch (1960–2008) American professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design
Time Management (2007)
Context: General Advice: Never break a promise, but re-negotiate them if need be. If you haven’t got time to do it right, you don’t have time to do it wrong. Recognize that most things are pass/fail. Feedback loops: ask in confidence.
