If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask!
'Nothing to lose' means I can go out there and try to play like I'm playing, without pressure, without nothing.
It's easier being a judge than a competitor. As a judge, you don't have any risks. That makes it much more enjoyable.
The point is, when you have a chance to have a big adventure, especially if, like in your case, it doesn't hurt anyone, it's just plain foolish not to take it.
Rooting for the offense is the safe way to go. You win either way.
A risk-free life is far from being a healthy life.
History will remember the inhabitants of this century as the people who went from Kitty Hawk to the moon in 66 years, only to languish for the next 30 in low Earth orbit. At the core of the risk-free society is a self-indulgent failure of nerve.
The only time you can be completely free from risk is when you're in prison.
There is no risk involved.
I tell my staff, we're riding a tour bus around, and we're going to stop and look at some weird stuff - but we're taking our viewers around safely. They're just looking out the window at it. I'm trying to create a sense of comfort for my center audience.
We've created an impression that life is risk-free, and it's not.
But a lot of people think I am very expensive and I charge a lot of money, which is not the case. I am open to all kinds of experimentation and work. So, people should just approach without hesitating or thinking about money!
[It is] unrealistic to attempt ... to establish a utopia free from any hazards. Absolute [industrial] safety is an impossibility.
Is this thing safe?" "Safe as life," Gansey replied.
You want 21 percent risk free? Pay off your credit cards.
You can do anything when it's not real.
Ah, this is obviously some strange usage of the word 'safe' that I wasn't previously aware of.
