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Robert Dallek, Historian   "Don't be intimidated by people who seem to be experts. Hear their points of view and get their judgements. But at the end of day, you've got to make a judgement because it's not their life that's going to be affected so much as your future."   Decision time. Something big. Something momentous that you can't avoid, and you must choose well. Consequences, good or bad are in the offing, and at this point you really wish you could see the future, or wish someone else could for you. At this point, we look for others, hopefully expert others, who can help us navigate the rough waters ahead.   As I have mentioned before on Daggers Of The Mind, there is rarely a shortage of people who are willing to tell you what to do, and they have a variety of reasons for wanting to do so. Some are noble, some are not so noble.   You must be just as careful choosing whose advice to listen to as you do making the momentous decision itself.   Knowing who you can trust in advance is what makes the differen