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title: "4 Protect Downside Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [As an adventurer...I try to protect against the downside. I make sure I have covered as many eventualities as I can. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/as-an-adventurer-i-try-to-protect-against-the-downside-i-make-sure-i/)

[Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/)

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> [I always tell other people to protect against the downside, and not risk roughing on new ventures, but I never stuck to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/i-always-tell-other-people-to-protect-against-the-downside-and-not/)

[Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/)

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> [It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/it-is-only-by-being-bold-that-you-get-anywhere-if-you-are-a-risk/)

[Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25d/richard-branson-256_art_it-is-only-by-being-bold-that-you-get-an_2299866.jpg)

> [Protect the downside. Worry about the margin of safety.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-cundill/protect-the-downside-worry-about-the-margin-of-safety/)

[Peter Cundill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-cundill/)

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