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> [Cave divers, of course, deal with an elevated level of risk, and the most that I can say here is that we tend to conduct our work at the bottom of a deep cave on an extremely conservative basis with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stone/cave-divers-of-course-deal-with-an-elevated-level-of-risk-and-the/)

[William Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-stone/)

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## More by William Stone

> [Generally speaking, moving water is the most dangerous thing you can encounter underground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stone/generally-speaking-moving-water-is-the-most-dangerous-thing-you-can/)

[William Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-stone/)

> [Many people think all I do is some random engineering work in between caving expeditions. It's been far more deliberate than that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stone/many-people-think-all-i-do-is-some-random-engineering-work-in-between/)

[William Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-stone/)

> [If you don't come home with data, you've done nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stone/if-you-don-t-come-home-with-data-you-ve-done-nothing/)

[William Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-stone/)

> [There are plenty of people on Earth. It's not like the human race is going to disappear if a few people don't come back.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stone/there-are-plenty-of-people-on-earth-it-s-not-like-the-human-race-is/)

[William Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-stone/)

> [Cave divers, of course, deal with an elevated level of risk, and the most that I can say here is that we tend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stone/cave-divers-of-course-deal-with-an-elevated-level-of-risk-and-the/)

[William Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-stone/)

> [Caves are whimsical things, and geology on a local scale is random and unpredictable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-stone/caves-are-whimsical-things-and-geology-on-a-local-scale-is-random-and/)

[William Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-stone/)

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