Jason Fox > Quotes

“Don’t stress too much about stuff because when you do, life gets problematic. Don’t overthink things because life gets in the way.”
― Jason Fox, Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows

“Scientists will discover a weak correlation between A and B, assuming C under D conditions. The university PR office will then post something for immediate release: ‘Scientists Find Potential Link Between A and B (under certain conditions)’. News organisations will pick it up and publish, ‘A causes B, say scientists’, which will then be read by The Internets and turned into ‘A causes B - ALL THE TIME!’ Which will then be picked up by TV shows that run stories like ‘A ... A Killer Among Us??’ All of this eventually leads to your grandma getting all weird about A.”
― Jason Fox, The Game Changer: How to Use the Science of Motivation with the Power of Game Design to Shift Behaviour, Shape Culture and Make Clever Happen

“Dude, be careful what you wish for.”
― Jason Fox, Battle Scars

“Is this my time?
Not here.
I want to go home.
I should be so lucky.
And we’re back there now, the place where it all started.”
― Jason Fox, Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows By Jason Fox & Break Point: SAS: Who Dares Wins Host's Incredible True Story By Ollie Ollerton 2 Books Collection Set

“It’s been an epic [adventure] so far.”
― Jason Fox

“All across the mission, dozens of horror stories were being written.
I just had to deal with mine.”
― Jason Fox, Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows

“Working as the last man on the ground was like shepherding cats through a sandstorm.”
― Jason Fox, Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows By Jason Fox & Break Point: SAS: Who Dares Wins Host's Incredible True Story By Ollie Ollerton 2 Books Collection Set

“Nothing’s ever as bad as you think it’s going to be.”
― Jason Fox, Battle Scars

“The fact that I was considered part of that elite group, and the idea that other people could rely on me, too, felt life-affirming... I told myself, Mate, you’re good at a job where you have to work in some of the hardest situations any person could face, and you’re considered capable of performing to the highest level. Love it. That always gave me a boost.”
― Jason Fox, Battle Scars: A Story of War and All That Follows

“Sometimes leadership requires examples.”
― Jason Fox, Battle Scars

“My task is to help you stay in the complexity of the reality, and the reality of the complexities – because it is complex, isn’t it, Jason?”
― Jason Fox

“There were so many times during my career when, after leaning of another fatality, I’d hear the words: ‘And he only had a couple of days left til’ leave…”
― Jason Fox, Battle Scars