“…so the tracks laid by experience will carry us directly into the future yet to be. Our misfortune is that most are, and will remain, merely passengers on that train. Few are those who would be Engineers and drive forward the many. It is with regret that we must accept that the velocity of our journey will always be restricted by the inertia of those that must, in this definition, be merely passengers. For the sake of the future of humanity, we can only hope that our travails become a more singular endeavour.” From Manyet Gilliat’s ‘In Darkness, A Life’ – Adove Press 1967
“As an example, were it not for his complete entrancement with Elizabeth, Foxworthy would have taken the position with the Ministry and the diplomatic mission in Europe. As a result of his refusal of the promotion, the diplomatic mission was a failure and negotiations with the Franco-Italian combine collapsed. The development of the CANTO system was delayed for another five years and, even when completed, the competing systems were sufficiently advanced that CANTO was abandoned within a year of going live.
It can be argued that the ties we develop not only bind us, but also constrict our potential. Our futures are innumerable at any given point but are quickly riven down to singular course. To make our way along the river to the sea, we must avoid the bait of distraction lest we be hooked and netted. Focus and resolute dedication to our cause must be always our position. Distractions are terminal to our Destiny.” From Albert Tressant’s ‘The Role of Misplaced Passion in History’ Torrence Publishing 1978