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“Because we are in a war situation, this can sometimes be dangerous work. But guys like A.D. Flowers and his technicians just take it in stride and get on with the job. In four years, we've never had a serious accident or injury working with all the explosions.”

Years War Sometimes Jobs Guy Situation Four Dangerous Serious Flower Accidents Injury Four Years Explosions Stride Technicians

Author:Vic Morrow

“He divines remedies against injuries; he knows how to turn serious accidents to his own advantage; whatever does not kill him makes him stronger”

Knows Doe Turns Know How Divine Serious Advantage Stronger Accidents Injury Remedy

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“Many years before when I had serious back pain from a sports injury, the surgeons said they would explore my spine and "figure it out." Out of frustration I had impulsively opted for the procedure. They ended up fusing the vertebrae. It left me debilitated. In hindsight, I blamed myself more than the surgeons. I had pressed them for a solution when in fact none was apparent because the cause of the pain was obscure.”

Years Said Facts Pain Left Causes Sports Figures Serious Solutions Therapy Injury Frustration Obscure Procedures Surgeons Spine Hindsight Back Pain

Author:Jerome Groopman

“Though the man-apes often fought and wrestled one another, their disputes very seldom resulted in serious injuries. Having no claws or fighting canine teeth, and being well protected by hair, they could not inflict much harm on one another. In any event, they had little surplus energy for such unproductive behavior; snarling and threatening was a much more efficient way of asserting their points of view.”

Source: 2001: A Space Odyssey

“The Bush administration has been doing everything it can to hide the huge number of returning veterans who are severely wounded - 17,000 so far including roughly 20 percent with serious brain and head injuries. Even the estimate of $500 billion ignores the lifetime disability and healthcare costs that taxpayers will have to spend for years to come.”

Years Has Beens Numbers Brain Serious Huge Cost Percent Lifetime Including Billions Administration Injury Disability Healthcare Wounded Veteran Taxpayers Huge Numbers Head Injuries

Author:Joseph Stiglitz

“A lot of my clients say they don't deserve to mope about their sad little memories while children are starving in India. I say that just because your broken arm isn't as serious as someone else's gut wound, that doesn't mean your injury isn't excruciating or doesn't require attention. If you want to help the Indian children, or make the world a better place in any other way, you have to start by becoming whole yourself.”

Source: Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live

“Fear of serious injury cannot alone justify suppression of free speech and assembly.”

Serious Speech Injury Justify Free Speech Not Alone Assembly Suppression

Author:Louis D. Brandeis

“The truth is, what Americans enjoy about football is much of what makes the sport dangerous. However, I believe there must be a way to find the art of success and vitality in football, without the driving the level of impact that causes serious risk of head trauma, paralysis and other life-changing injuries.”

Way Believe Art I Believe Causes Sports Enjoy Levels Risk Dangerous Football Serious Truth Is Impact Trauma Driving Life Changing Injury Vitality Paralysis

Author:Naveen Jain