Showing posts with label Grace Murray Hopper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grace Murray Hopper. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The Danger of Too Many Precautions

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A Ship is safe in port, but that’s not what ships are built for. – Grace Murray Hopper

He that will not sail till all dangers are over must never put to sea. – Thomas Fuller

Better hazard once than always be in fear. – Thomas Fuller

If you play it safe in life, you’ve decided that you don’t want to grow anymore. – Shirley Hufstedler

The chief danger in life is that you may make too many precautions. – Alfred Adler

Nothing is so exhilarating as to be shot at without results. – Winston S. Churchill

There are one hundred men seeking security to one able Man who is willing to risk his fortune. – J. Paul Getty
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