Re:Funding for Covid-19 Projects
by BurningFrog on Sunday March 15, 2020 @07:39PM
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"you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" was made famous by Wayne Gretzky, who said he heard it from an old coach.
https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/381542/what-was-...
Re:Funding for Covid-19 Projects
by thaumasiotes on Sunday March 15, 2020 @08:01PM
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Ah, the answer there provides a more traditional equivalent: nothing ventured, nothing gained.
'got to be in it to win it' is similar w.r.t. winnable (incl. metaphorically) things.
I think it might be an old national (UK) lottery advertising slogan, but it's used generally and proverbially here anyway.
Re:Funding for Covid-19 Projects
by stormtroper1721 on Sunday March 15, 2020 @06:56PM
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"You miss 100% of the shots that you don't take" is one
So what about the lawsuits when you throw informed consent out the window to try unproven, unfit products on patients and they die because of failed products that weren't FDA cleared or approved? How many good doctors and hospitals have to close up in order to gamble with patient's lives on untested machines?
Perfect is the enemy of good. If it comes down to no equipment for me, or untested alpha versions, tell me where to sign my name to indemnify the hospital against its risk.
Who said that this consent had to be uninformed?
Huh. The idea is certainly around in the US, but I'm kind of surprised I can't think of a matching proverb.
We have a very close match, but it's considered a witty quote from a particular person (no consensus on who) -- "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take".
There's also something along the lines of "you can't get what you don't ask for". There's also an individually attributed version of this: "if you don't ask, you don't get". I had to look this up. There is no really common version.
And of course, there's "ninety percent of success is showing up". Again this is attributed -- quote trackers seem to agree that it should be "80%", not "90%". But this one is common enough that I could see it becoming a proverb eventually. On the other hand, this has gone somewhat afield from "if you don't shoot, you won't hit".