“There is value in NOT doing a thing.”

Source: Gather, Darkness! (1950), Chapter 10 (p. 106)

Source: My Share Of The Task (2013), p. 278
Context: As the story unfolds many things appear: extraordinary sacrifice and teamwork, often alongside an atmosphere of mistrust, uncertainty, media scrutiny, and politics. There is a temptation to seek a single hero or culprit- a person, group, or policy- that emerges as the decisive factor. This makes for better intrigue, but it's a false drama. To do so is to oversimplify the war, the players, and Afghanistan itself. Because despite their relevance as contributing factors, I found no single personality, decision, relationship, or event that determined the outcome or even dominated the direction of events. Afghanistan did that. Only Afghanistan, with her deep scars and opaque complexity, emerged as the essential reality and dominant character. On her brutal terrain, and in the minds of her people, the struggle was to be waged and decided. No outcome was preordained, but nothing would come easily. Few things of value do.

Source: The Power of Myth

The Soul of Man Under Socialism (1891)

Ballmer says Google's hiring pace is 'insane', Bloomberg News, 16 March 2007, 2007-04-20 http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/307730_msftgoogle16.html,
2000s

Rules 2 Rule

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 387.