James Wan Quotes

We hope all danger may be overcome; but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous.

I am not taking anything for granted.

It is foolish for anyone to be complacent.

People get careless when they're feeling safe.

He that's secure is not safe.

When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most.

You can never get complacent because a loss is always around the corner.

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

Don't be lulled into complacency.

It is the enemy you underestimate who kills you.

Is not he imprudent, who, seeing the tide making haste towards him apace, will sleep till the sea overwhelms him?

You really need to be on the edge and you have to keep your eyes open.

It is always dangerous to underestimate anybody.

One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard.

There is always the risk of being over-confident when you are preparing to face a weaker player.

Only the paranoid survive.

Well, I think we tried very hard not to be overconfident, because when you get overconfident, that's when something snaps up and bites you.

Given Ivan's size and power, we must remain vigilant.

Resting on your laurels is as dangerous as resting when you are walking in the snow. You doze off and die in your sleep.

During the times of peace and prosperity a leader becomes careless and unmindful of the future

When the wart-hog looks up at the sky, it gets its throat slit.

At least from my position, I worry about it more when we're rolling because people get comfortable.

I've been asked a lot lately what message is there in the Lusitania for the modern day. To be honest, not much. Except that maybe hubris and overconfidence are always dangerous things.

I never want to get caught with not expecting something.

Every time you leave your house, you've got to be prepared for what might happen.