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• No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
  . .. -- Isaac Asimov...
• The humblest citizen of all the land, when clad in the armor of a righteous cause, is stronger than all the hosts of Error.
  -- William Jennings Byro...
• lop n. 1. A one-sided fudge factor, that is, an allowance for error but in only one of two directions.
  For example, if you need a piece of wire 10 feet long and have to guess when you cut it, you make very sure to cut it too long, by a large amount if necessary, rather than too short by even a little bit, because you can always cut off the slop but you can't paste it back on again....
• lop: n. 1. A one-sided {fudge factor}, that is, an allowance for error but in only one of two directions.
  For example, if you need a piece of wire 10 feet long and have to guess when you cut it, you make very sure to cut it too long, by a large amount if necessary, rather than too short by even a little bit, because you can always cut off the slop but you can't paste it back on again....
• Complexity increases the possibility of failure.
• Definite possibility -- Oxymoro
• That's stronger than a garlic milkshake.
• All God's children are not beautiful. Most of God's children are, in fact, barely presentable.
  The most common error made in matters of appearance is the belief that one should disdain the superficial and let the true beauty of one's soul shine through....
• When it is not necessary to make a decision, it is necessary not to make a decision.