Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathy with despised and persecuted ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences.
- Susan B Anthony
- Susan B Anthony
If you spend all your time worrying about how your actions will be perceived, or if he or she or whomever will misinterpret or dislike them, then what time is left to make a significant change for the better? Sometimes the best decisions are the most unpopular. Be unafraid to be out of vogue, sure it can be painful, but I have this sneaking suspicion that in the end it will be far more important to have done the better albeit less popular thing. Make decisions with a potent combination of your own mind and heart. Saying it doesn't mean I (always) do, but I think it's something we should all try to do.
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