“The time to worry is three months before a flight. Decide then whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying. To worry is to add another hazard. It retards reactions, makes one unfit. Hamlet would have been a bad aviator. He worried too much.”
— Amelia Earhart Primary source“Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet. Then all things are at risk.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“You never get real adventures without a bit of risk somewhere.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.”
— Bill Gates Primary source“The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time.”
— Napoleon Bonaparte DisputedThinking Intellect Worry Flying Decisions