Yegor Ligachev Quotes

Trust, but look for the exits.

Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.

Back to Microsoft days, I'm always looking for, 'OK, that's great, but what can go wrong?'

It's better to have security and not need it than need it and not have it.

There are always dangers about. Therefore you must always keep your defences strong.

Out of this nettle - danger - we pluck this flower - safety.

We're hoping for the best, but we need to prepare for the worst.

Don't wait until you're in a crisis to come up with a crisis plan.

At the end of the day, the goals are simple: safety and security.

Given a choice between being happy or being efficient and safe, I'll take efficient and safe.

I don't want security guards. I don't think security guards are particularly good for your writing.

I am a common man. Why do I need security?

Death frames the high wire. But I don't see myself as taking risks. I do all of the preparations that a non-death seeker would do.

I feel like I'm ready for any dangerous situation that might come my way, provided I have a hammer on me.

A mouse never entrusts his life to only one hole.

Never fear a job, always respect it, and always leave yourself a hind door to escape. May your hind door always be open.

I have deposited some of my journals here for fear of accidents.

The military has to think in terms of worst case scenarios. In a sense, they have to play the pessimist.

The challenge of our times is to leave nothing to chance.

If you want to avoid all risks, soon you will have no risks to worry about.

You can’t prepare for the best case; you have to prepare for the worst case.

Don’t ignore planning for unlikely events. Over long periods of time the highly improbable gets more probable to occur at least once.

I am someone who hopes for the best and prepares for the worst.

Safety and comfort comes with complacency, and that's never a good place to be working from.

Well, what every place needs is a security plan that protects it.