One could not always put ...

One could not always put safety up front as the prime goal. Do that, and who would ever achieve anything of note?
One could not always put safety up front as the prime goal. Do that, and who would ever achieve anything of note?
 Jack McDevitt

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
You have to have the service mentality in the sense that you subjugate your own ego, and you subjugate a large part of your own life to really helping other people, being successful on their behalf.
 Herb Kelleher
Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

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Katie commented that Americans had lost the ability to enjoy themselves. "We watch television," Dave said.
 Jack McDevitt
Courage is perhaps our most admirable trait. The man, or woman, who possesses it is able to plunge ahead, despite dangers, despite warnings, despite hazards of all kinds, to attack the task at hand. Often, it is indistinguishable from stupidity.
 Jack McDevitt
There's not much to be said for sightseeing. You go somewhere that has a waterfall. You have a beer, watch the water go over the edge, and move on. Tours are all the same. In the end, the only thing that matters is the beer.
 Jack McDevitt
So we have progressed to the point where we can move politicians around faster than light. I'm not sure I see the advantage.
 Jack McDevitt
If you're right, and nobody really cares what's out there, I wonder whether we're even worth saving.
 Jack McDevitt