If I have learned one thing in my 54 years, it is that it is very good for the character to engage in sports which put your life in danger from time to time. It breeds a saneness in dealing with day to day trivialities which probably cannot be got in any other way, and a habit of quick decisions.
Nevil ShuteI never was in such a horrid office . . . It's not very nice to be where people are being swindled all day long, is it?
Nevil Shute