A committee’s a good way to end up with a lot of talk and no action. - Ryk E. Spoor

People don’t mind poking into other people’s business—they just don’t want other people poking into theirs.

So," Simon said slowly, looking around at the others, "the Leader of Humanity is going to risk herself on a ship with a sometimes devious ally, traveling to some secret destination in the Deeps of the Arena, to confront some nameless force where there won't even be a Sky Gate to help us return if things go wrong?
He stood and lifted his glass. "Sign me up, Captain!

Maybe you should’ve been more careful, but hindsight’s perfect and we aren’t.