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> [My point is that true leaders...understand the possible consequences of their decisions, and are willing to bear that weight. The question is whether that's a step you're willing to take." -Carlist Rieekan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/my-point-is-that-true-leaders-understand-the-possible-consequences-of/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

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## More by Timothy Zahn

> [“the way an Ugnaught gets to be an old Ugnaught is by being smart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/the-way-an-ugnaught-gets-to-be-an-old-ugnaught-is-by-being-smart/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [“All beings begin their lives with hope and aspirations. Among these aspirations is the desire that there will be a straight path to those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/all-beings-begin-their-lives-with-hope-and-aspirations-among-these/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [“The mind and body are linked together in a meshwork of oxygen, nutrients, hormones, and neuron health. Physical exercise drives that meshwork, stimulating the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/the-mind-and-body-are-linked-together-in-a-meshwork-of-oxygen/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [“A friend need not be kept either within sight or within reach. A friend must be allowed the freedom to find and follow his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/a-friend-need-not-be-kept-either-within-sight-or-within-reach-a/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [“I’ve found that what most people call luck is often little more than raw talent combined with the ability to make the most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/i-ve-found-that-what-most-people-call-luck-is-often-little-more-than/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [“One may learn a great deal about a people by the stories they tell of others.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/one-may-learn-a-great-deal-about-a-people-by-the-stories-they-tell-of/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [“But ultimate safety does not exist. Those who trust in such will find that hope dashed upon the very rock behind which they seek…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/but-ultimate-safety-does-not-exist-those-who-trust-in-such-will-find/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [“But just because he couldn’t sense it didn’t necessarily mean it wasn’t there.11”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/but-just-because-he-couldn-t-sense-it-didn-t-necessarily-mean-it-wasn/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [“...But we will succeed. I've seen the future, Jorj. We will succeed, because we have no other choice." -Thrawn”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/but-we-will-succeed-i-ve-seen-the-future-jorj-we-will-succeed-because/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [“There are things in the universe that are simply and purely evil. A warrior does not seek to understand them, or to compromise with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/there-are-things-in-the-universe-that-are-simply-and-purely-evil-a/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [ “\[Han\] glared into his mug. Besides, he didn't add, asking Princess Leia for repacement reward credits would mean he'd have to tell her how… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/han-glared-into-his-mug-besides-he-didn-t-add-asking-princess-leia/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [“Yes, they’d lost. But it was just a battle, not the war.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/yes-they-d-lost-but-it-was-just-a-battle-not-the-war/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [“For if one is remembered by a friend, one is never truly gone. —”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/for-if-one-is-remembered-by-a-friend-one-is-never-truly-gone/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [A more accurate statement would be that I was the first person since Jedi who was permitted to stick a fork into the piecrust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/a-more-accurate-statement-would-be-that-i-was-the-first-person-since/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

> [When you understand a species' art, you understand that species.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-zahn/when-you-understand-a-species-art-you-understand-that-species/)

[Timothy Zahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-zahn/)

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