“When there's no clear option, it's better to do nothing.”
Erwin Rommel (1891–1944) German field marshal of World War II
Source: This Lullaby
“When there's no clear option, it's better to do nothing.”
Erwin Rommel (1891–1944) German field marshal of World War II
Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011) British American author and journalist
Source: god is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything
“Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever / Only, nothing is eternal.”
Audre Lorde (1934–1992) writer and activist
Undersong
Emma Thompson (1959) British actress and writer
Source: The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries: Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film
Nigel Cumberland (1967) British author and leadership coach
page 210 <br class="br">Your Job-Hunt Ltd – Advice from an Award-Winning Asian Headhunter (2003), Successful Recruitment in a Week (2012) https://books.google.ae/books?idp24GkAsgjGEC&printsecfrontcover&dqnigel+cumberland&hlen&saX&ved0ahUKEwjF75Xw0IHNAhULLcAKHazACBMQ6AEIGjAA#vonepage&qnigel%20cumberland&ffalse, Managing Teams in a Week (2013) https://books.google.ae/books?idqZjO9_ov74EC&printsecfrontcover&dqnigel+cumberland&hlen&saX&ved0ahUKEwjF75Xw0IHNAhULLcAKHazACBMQ6AEIIDAB#vonepage&qnigel%20cumberland&ffalse, Secrets of Success at Work – 50 techniques to excel (2014) https://books.google.ae/books?id4S7vAgAAQBAJ&printsecfrontcover&dqnigel+cumberland&hlen&saX&ved0ahUKEwjF75Xw0IHNAhULLcAKHazACBMQ6AEIJjAC#vonepage&qnigel%20cumberland&ffalse <br class="br">Context: It is not just a question of needing courage to do something. There may also be a cost of not acting in the first place and sometimes doing nothing is not an option, with the challenge being to minimize the potential risks of any choice you do make.
Sidney Sheldon (1917–2007) American writer
“The scariest part of forever is that nothing is.”
Deb Caletti (1963) American writer
Source: The Story of Us
“Nothing is lost. Nothing is forgotten.
It was in the blood, the flesh,
And now it is forever.”
Greg Bear (1951) American writer best known for science fiction
Interphase: Thought Universe (p. 247; closing lines)
Blood Music (1985)
“Those who have nothing have only their discipline.”
Alain Badiou (1937) French writer and philosopher