“Tiny risks are a part of life and most of them can be further reduced (or virtually eliminated) by the simple application of common sense.”

“Children can only learn to take responsibility when given a chance to assess and mitigate risk for themselves.”

“Avoiding guilt is not the same as making rational decisions.”

“The more opportunities we have, the more likely we are to be able to handle the unexpected.”

“Reduce the complexity of life by eliminating the needless wants of life and the labors of life reduce themselves.”

“All of us, try to eliminate risk from our lives. The sad thing about risk is that when you eliminate risk you also eliminate the future.”

“Throughout the narrative you will find many statements that are obviously nonsensical and quite at variance with common sense. For the most part these are true.”