Sylvia Sang

“We know - intellectually - that confronting an issue is the only way to resolve it. But any resolution will disrupt the status quo. Given the choice between conflict and change on the one hand, and inertia on the other, the ostrich position can seem very attractive.”
― Margaret Heffernan, Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril

“The only consequence of their (employee) silence is that the blind (employer) lead the blind.”
― Margaret Heffernan, Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril

“As long as it (an issue) remains invisible, it is guaranteed to remain insoluble.”
― Margaret Heffernan, Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril

“Silence is the language of inertia.”
― Margaret Heffernan, Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril