[When you recognize uncertainty, you recognize that you may be able to influence the outcomes, alone or with others.]
[Optimists assume everything will be without involvement, pessimists assume everything will fail despite involvement, both excuse themselves from acting.]
[We don't always know the impact of action beforehand, and sometimes even afterwards; many people have had more influence after death.]
[people may change how they think without consciously referencing the source, believing that they always thought that way, because it can be compromising to reveal that someone subscribed to oppressive ideologies from the mainstream; power comes from the shadows.]