The Weight of Light Quotes

“Choice is what makes the future. Or rather choices. Lots of choices. Individuals, families, businesses, organizations, governments: each chooses what to see and how to see it; how to understand and frame problems; how to respond; what kinds of values to commit to; what kinds of possibilities to imagine and strive for; what policies to adopt; what to buy; who to buy it from; how much to pay; how to use what they buy to create value for themselves, or not. Taken together, all of these choices add up to create the tomorrows that everyone inhabits. Perhaps it is this indeterminacy—no one’s individual choices shape the future alone—that leaves us feeling disempowered. No one need be responsible for the future, if everyone contributes only a small bit to its making.”
― Clark A. Miller, The Weight of Light: A Collection of Solar Futures

“Choice is what makes the future. Or rather choices. Lots of choices.
Individuals, families, businesses, organizations, governments: each
chooses what to see and how to see it; how to understand and frame
problems; how to respond; what kinds of values to commit to; what
kinds of possibilities to imagine and strive for; what policies to adopt;
what to buy; who to buy it from; how much to pay; how to use what
they buy to create value for themselves, or not. Taken together, all of
these choices add up to create the tomorrows that everyone inhabits.
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Perhaps it is this indeterminacy—no one’s individual choices shape
the future alone—that leaves us feeling disempowered. No one need
be responsible for the future, if everyone contributes only a small bit
to its making.”
― Clark A. Miller, The Weight of Light: A Collection of Solar Futures