On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 05:10:03 GMT,
"Lynn Coffelt" wrote:

"Pat Carpenter" wrote in message
.. .
Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to
live in the real world.

- Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden

http://www.skygod.com/quotes/

Oh, my gosh, did you really say or write that, Mary?

You should wander over to Google and take a look at the complete
message containing that quote:

http://groups.google.com/groups?selm...a.gov&oe=UTF-8

It's one of the most articulate discussions about risk that I've come
across, and has broad applicability to many situations in life, way
beyond flight test!

Eric

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Eric Chevalier
www.tulsagrammer.com