I have eaten far more shark than have eaten me. I intend to keep it that way by not venturing out into the ocean unless the beach I am standing on is on fire and I have no way around it.

Captain Quint showed me all I needed to know about the threat of sharks.
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
-- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)