All ideas, Captain, seem like good ones at the time they are being undertaken. It is only with the full clarity of hindsight that we determine whether our initial impulses were correct or not.

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"Insufficient facts always invite danger."

- Spock

Awareness

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."

- Spock

Belief

"The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one."

- Spock

Compassion

"We will find hope in the impossible."

- Spock

Hope

"In critical moments, men sometimes see exactly what they wish to see."

- Spock

Self-awareness

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection