Lois McMaster Bujold Quotes on Risk
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I have no right to risk. No, that's not quite correct. I have no right to failure. And I don't trust myself anymore. I don't know what's happened to my edge. Lost it in a strange land.
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Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible. We're not giving up. We're waiting for a better opportunity to win.
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There is no safety. Only varying states of risk. And failure.
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It is always easier to get forgiveness than permission
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I have an aversion to closed doors anyway. You never know what's on the other side.
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When the time came to leap in faith, whether you had your eyes open or closed or screamed all the way down or not made no practical difference.