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title: "2 Inertia Quotes By Margaret Heffernan"
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> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/we-know-intellectually-that-confronting-an-issue-is-the-only-way-to/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

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> [Silence is the language of inertia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/silence-is-the-language-of-inertia/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

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## More by Margaret Heffernan

> [Companies are bought for their revenue, customer base, technology, or people. A few great companies offer all of these, but any valuable business offers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/companies-are-bought-for-their-revenue-customer-base-technology-or/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [The biggest catastrophes that we've witnessed rarely come from information that is secret or hidden. It comes from information that is freely available and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/the-biggest-catastrophes-that-we-ve-witnessed-rarely-come-from/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [I haven't always hated McDonald's. When my kids were little and I lived in the U.S., they were as susceptible as anyone to Happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/i-haven-t-always-hated-mcdonald-s-when-my-kids-were-little-and-i/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [I hate people walking down the street listening to the soundtrack of their lives which responds to them but not their setting. I hate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/i-hate-people-walking-down-the-street-listening-to-the-soundtrack-of/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [The vast literature concerning whistleblowers shows that, far from weird extremists, they are really quite ordinary people: male and female, young and old, junior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/the-vast-literature-concerning-whistleblowers-shows-that-far-from/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [“Indeed, there seems to be some evidence not only that all love is based on illusion — but that love positively requires illusion in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/indeed-there-seems-to-be-some-evidence-not-only-that-all-love-is/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [Clearing your head of distractions in order to notice and understand the people you are with can feel inefficient - there are so many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/clearing-your-head-of-distractions-in-order-to-notice-and-understand/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [We treasure what we can measure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/we-treasure-what-we-can-measure/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [I don't mind if the couple next to me is tense or the kids are whiny. I'd even be happy to hear an honest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/i-don-t-mind-if-the-couple-next-to-me-is-tense-or-the-kids-are-whiny/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [British innovation in design, in the creative arts, in engineering and manufacturing is world class.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/british-innovation-in-design-in-the-creative-arts-in-engineering-and/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [Huge open source organizations like Red Hat and Mozilla manage the collaboration of hundreds of people who don't know one another and have spent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/huge-open-source-organizations-like-red-hat-and-mozilla-manage-the/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [Words are how people think. When you misuse words, you diminish your ability to think clearly and truthfully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/words-are-how-people-think-when-you-misuse-words-you-diminish-your/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [“Humans do not have enough mental capacity to do all the things that we think we can do. As attentional load increases, attentional capacity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/humans-do-not-have-enough-mental-capacity-to-do-all-the-things-that/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [“Those who consistently attempt multitasking find it harder to ignore irrelevant information and take longer moving between tasks—in other words, for all their frantic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/those-who-consistently-attempt-multitasking-find-it-harder-to-ignore/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

> [The healthiest companies are always characterized by organic talent development.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-heffernan/the-healthiest-companies-are-always-characterized-by-organic-talent/)

[Margaret Heffernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-heffernan/)

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