“Don't take too much comfort in the fact that you're successful today because tomorrow could bring failure. There's no surety in life.”
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He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure.
There could be no honor in a sure success, but much might be wrested from a sure defeat.
So nevertheless, what I'm saying is that what one is - one's parameters are constantly narrowed by one's success, and my desire is to widen my field even if I risk failure.
Well, I think first of all there was a failure to have real, clear information at our disposal. There was a real lack of situational awareness. We didn't have the capabilities on the ground to give us real-time, accurate assessments of the physical condition of the city.
