Risk Quotes · Page 75

If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.

— Gary Ackerman

I enjoy the risk of bungee-jumping. I used to pay money to do it. Now, it's the opposite. I get paid to…

— Akshay Kumar

People far too often associate derivatives markets with mere speculation, but there are very legitimate businesses that need derivatives to protect themselves…

— Fred Ehrsam

You have chosen the wrong path if it's not fun. And you are probably not taking enough risk if it's not hard…

— Marc Benioff

Life is going to let you down sometimes; its up to you to determine which risks are worth the possible disappointment.

— Bernajoy Vaal

I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and…

— Audre Lorde

Life will always remain a gamble, with prizes sometimes for the imprudent, and blanks so often to the wise.

— Jerome K. Jerome

I'm defining [presidential courage] pretty narrowly. It's not only taking a big political risk but it's also the risk that in the…

— Michael Beschloss

Medicine, which I wouldn't be without, has also been a force for... less good. For example, if you look at our mishandling…

— Robert Winston

A good coach encourages the same type of resilience in the people they work with. They encourage them to take risks. If…

— Lord Byron

Leaders wonder about everything, want to learn as much as they can, are willing to take risks, experiment, try new things. They…

— Warren G. Bennis

Not all activities are equal... Those that involve genuine concentration - studying a musical instrument, playing board games, reading, and dancing -…

— Norman Doidge

Falling in love, romance, matters of the heart - when you fall in love, on some biochemical level you know there is…

— Rachael Taylor

Unlucky people are stuck in routines. When they see something new, they want no part of it. Lucky people always want something…

— Richard Wiseman

The ethics of excellence requires a sense of perspective. Look at the big picture. If you live for the moment you might…

— Price Pritchett

Muscles without strength, friendship without trust, opinion without risk, change without aesthetics, age without values, food without nourishment, power without fairness, facts…

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

I'm fascinated by how Hollywood has changed since I started. Today it's about immediate delivery. There's less risk and less art.

— Diane Lane

Managers must have the discipline not to keep pulling up the flowers to see if their roots are healthy.

— Robert Townsend

Ben was a great believer in buying a diversified group of securities, so that he limited his risk.

— Walter Schloss

Never again work in the same conditions in whichyou made your first film. It's good to take risks, but not thatmuch risk.

— Pedro Almodovar

Members of trusting teams admit weaknesses and mistakes, take risks in offering feedback and assistance, and focus time and energy on important…

— Patrick Lencioni

I have said and I repeat, at the risk of being sacrilegious, that the gas chambers are a detail of the history…

— Jean-Marie Le Pen

I want someone who puts the whole ball of wax at risk. I want the kind of marriage where we would follow…

— Polly Horvath

Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk. And it masks itself as procrastination.

— Lisa Anderson

“a logical man must behave in a crisis as if his calculated risk were indeed a certainty …”

— William H. Patterson Jr

If it doesn't make you sweat, it's not worth it. If it's not hard to get, why go for it?

— Nancy A. Collins

“If you are trying to look clean, neat and avoid casting your nets in trouble waters, you will catch no fish.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

“What we did, what every president since Washington has done, was provide a measured, appropriate response, in direct relation to a realistic…

— Max Brooks

Life is defined more by its contrasts than its samenesses; Life is defined more by its risks than the many securities.

— Mary Anne Radmacher

I do wonder whether the bigger the game is, the more the risks that David Luiz decides to take.

— Paul Scholes

Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. To be more safe, [nations] at length become willing to…

— Alexander Hamilton

People say I take too many risks. But the fact is, there is risk involved in every shot. You can get out…

— Virender Sehwag

“It is a dangerous trap to believe that our search is over because we have gained all the riches we are going…

— Eric Samuel Timm

I admire anyone who takes risks, especially in a creative sense, and who doesn't play it safe. Those are the people who…

— Phoebe Fox

If you want to do something extraordinary, there's always risk involved. I was always willing to take that risk.

— Felix Baumgartner

How can you have confidence in a woman who will not risk entrusting her whole life to you, day and night?

— Cesare Pavese

We will have to take risks, to chance failure, to be willing to walk away from the familiar paths that have brought…

— Alan Hirsch

Lord, bless our week. Help us to take all the necessary risks to become the person we always wanted to be.

— Paulo Coelho

Risk deters those who see what they could lose. Those focused on the gain see it as a necessary part of their…

— Simon Sinek

Any time you risk big you often risk losing big. You can win big but you can also lose big, but you…

— Halle Berry