Jared Diamond Quote

Two types of choices seem to me to have been crucial in tipping their outcomes towards success or failure: long-term planning, and willingness to reconsider core values. On reflection, we can also recognize the crucial role of these same two choices for the outcomes of our individual lives.

On the fates of past societies facing problems of sustainability, p. 522 - Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (2005)