Quotes About Dilemma

Scholars throughout history have faced this dilemma: Do they serve power or truth? Should they aim to unite people by making sure everyone believes in the same story, or should they let people know the truth even at the price of disunity? The most powerful scholarly establishments--whether of Christian priests, Confucian mandarins, or Communist ideologues--placed unity above truth. That's why they were so powerful.

Identity is defined by conflicts and dilemmas more than by agreement

How can we act morally when we have no way of knowing all the relevant facts?

You're in a bad way! Apparently, you have developed a soul.

Any humane and reasonable person must conclude that if the ends, however desirable, are uncertain and the means are horrible and certain, these means must not be employed.

I think that the task of philosophy is not to provide answers, but to show how the way we perceive a problem can be itself part of a problem.

George is essentially a very good person'" Joan said, "But that is one of those meaningless sentences. What is a good person? Under the worst of circumstances, who can say what we would do? For all we know, we might be the worst people on earth.

There are worse things than telling a lie.

Hard decisions are only hard when you're making them.

Barbara felt lightheaded, almost dizzy with what she was about to say. But she said it anyway. "As you wish, Your Majesty. In that case, I am afraid I must resign my position as Baba Yaga. If I am forced to choose between the work I was destined to do and the man I was destined to love, I choose the man.

What is worse? To be chained all day with a bowl of water, or to be free and die of thirst?

Sometimes it's best to do what feels safe, and sometimes it's better to do what you know is right, even though the cost may be high.

Pilih badan kering dan kantong juga kering atau badan basah dan kantong ikut basah?

Terlalu banyak pilihan bisa memusingkan, tapi keterbatasan pilihan adalah penjara.

Neither alive nor dead; no one lets up, no one wins.

There is no moral precept that does not have something inconvenient about it.

I've an awful druth

Which would be worse, to live as a monster or to die as a good man?

To understand the dilemma faced by people of color in race talk we must first become aware of (a) the situational context of oppression that they live under, (b) the ensuing psychological costs associated with racism, and (c) the negative personal and group consequences for breaking their silence.

Then I reckon we got ourselves a good old-fashioned standoff." ... Nobody moved, or said anything, for the next few moments. "Old-fashioned standoffs are mighty borin

Violence?"Skulduggery said. "Violence is never the answer, until it's the only answer.

I'm sorry? No more smooches is worse than the world ending?

How are we going to get out of here?" "Oh, escape is easy once you have the right plan." " Do we have the right plan?" "Not yet." "Do we have any plan?" "Not yet.

We'll give you half now, you give us the gold, and then we give you the other half." "There are three babies. How do you give me half?" He shrugged. "Chop a baby in two." "You know, even for a goblin, that's disturbed.