Nothing seems to tempt fate more than mentioning the possibility of something bad happening.

They prefer their meals alive and terrified, for fear is their favorite sauce.

As long as we’re comparing analogies,” Jack added, “how about this one? A person being chased by a bear doesn’t have to be able to run faster than the bear. He only has to be faster than his slowest companion. Driver picks. I’m going to catch up with the convoy, find a way to pass several of the cars, and not be last in line.

He leaned towards me, and I did what any reasonable person would do when facing imminent death by being eaten alive. I screamed.

Our failure to bag the man-eater up to that date was not due to our having done anything we should not have done, or left undone anything we should have done.It could only be attributed to sheer bad luck.

The good news about entrepreneurship is that your fate is in your hands. The bad news is that your fate is in your hands!