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Mining is a dangerous profession. There's no way to make a mine completely safe: These are the words owners have always used to excuse needless deaths and the words miners use to prepare for them.

The problem of working in a mine, you are inside the belly of the monster, and it controls you. The air you breathe, the stones that fall on your head, we had to be on guard.

Danger is part of my job. It's always there, but you can't think about it too much otherwise you start to be too slow.

It's better not to work than to work in something you don't want to be working in.

I want to show up to work and take risks. I don't ever want to play it safe.

Without exposure to potential failure, there is no risk.

If you don't tolerate any risk, you can never innovate.

It is one of the most important parts of my job, showing that you can't do it all.

I can't worry about the consequences of what I do; that's not my job.

I wish I had less fear about creating my own parts.