As many people have chronicled, the decision to fight in Vietnam was a years-long accretion of step-by-step choices, each of which could… — James Fallows Copy Share Image
If they lose their legal basis for owning a .cn domain, google.cn would cease to exist, or if it continued to exist,… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
There is in Hollywood, as in all cultures in which gambling is the central activity, a lowered sexual energy, an inability to… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
We do not believe in ourselves until someone reveals that deep inside us something is valuable, worth listening to, worthy of our… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Those who count on quote 'Hollywood' for support need to understand that this industry is watching very carefully who's going to stand… — Christopher Dodd Copy Share Image
The essence of risk management lies in maximizing the areas where we have some control over the outcome while minimizing the areas… — Peter L. Bernstein Copy Share Image
“Relationship games always carry a risk," he managed lightly. "D/s can be dangerous, because it explores the most primitive sides of ourselves.… — Joey W. Hill Copy Share Image
To laugh is to risk appearing a fool, to weep is to risk appearing too sentimental, to reach out for another is… — Leo Buscaglia Copy Share Image
Let me tell you something: for hundreds of thousands of years, this kind of discussion would have been impossible to have, or… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
You can, I think, have a quiet and steady protagonist and not run the risk of terminal dullness as long as exciting… — Liz Williams Copy Share Image
I'm very aware, but I'm very naïve. When you are really naïve and expecting safety and expecting the best, you don't feel… — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
Did I think about the risks? Of course I did. Anyone who says otherwise is not being completely honest. The amount of… — Leroy Chiao Copy Share Image
The important thing is not what we write but how we write, and in my opinion the modern writer must be an… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
The Psalms offer us a way of joining in a chorus of praise and prayer that has been going on for millennia… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
[In the event of war, Americans would] resort for repose and security to institutions which have a tendency to destroy their civil… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
I used LiveJournal frequently, almost daily, since ~age 13 until ~18. I kept a personal diary there. I also participated in various… — Marie Calloway Copy Share Image
When all is said and done, cheap gas is an illusion, because our reliance on gas creates a whole series of costs… — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
When I was in motor racing, I had taken the decision to risk my life. But when you run an airline, and… — Niki Lauda Copy Share Image
I praise CBS for taking a risk, which is always the price you pay for opportunity. This is not standard movie of… — Tom Selleck Copy Share Image
There are still so many risks to coming out in a conservative society, and I don't think suggesting one way of doing… — Ivan Heng Copy Share Image
You can never get rid of all of your fears. Some are necessary and a part of life. But most of our… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Space travel leading to skylife is vital to human survival, because the question is not whether we will be hit by an… — Gregory Benford Copy Share Image
When I take kids into the woods, I tell them, "What we're going to do today is going to be incredibly dangerous."… — Bear Grylls Copy Share Image
Cave divers, of course, deal with an elevated level of risk, and the most that I can say here is that we… — William Stone Copy Share Image
I should estimate that in my experience most troubles and most possibilities for improvement add up to the proportions something like this:… — W. Edwards Deming Copy Share Image
The biggest food-related risk in pregnancy is listeria. It's a dangerous bacteria, to which pregnant women are especially susceptible, that can lead… — Emily Oster Copy Share Image
Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That's the challenge: To be afraid and know people are… — Aimee Mullins Copy Share Image
I think we should be organized in something called an Alliance Against Nuclear Terrorism. In the same way that NATO was the… — Graham T. Allison Copy Share Image
I always knew about the risks I was taking. Every year, someone you knew was killed racing. You had to ask yourself,… — Niki Lauda Copy Share Image
If you have a big idea, you can do 10% of it, and then maybe, if it's a huge success, you might… — Richard Sammel Copy Share Image
I believe that the free enterprise system is the greatest engine of prosperity the world's ever known. I believe in self-reliance and… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Scotland forms a crucial part of our Armed Forces which should not be jeopardised by rushed cuts or a rush to the… — Philip Hammond Copy Share Image
When large companies take on risk, then they impose risks on the rest of the system. And these are systemic risks and… — Robert F. Engle Copy Share Image
Goals may cause systematic problems for organizations due to narrowed focus, unethical behavior, increased risk taking, decreased cooperation, and decreased intrinsic motivation.… — Daniel H. Pink Copy Share Image
Trust is the core of human relationships, of gregariousness among men. Friendship, a puzzle to the syllogistic and critical mentality, is not… — Abraham Joshua Heschel Copy Share Image
I have done the merry-go-round and I have ridden the roller-coaster. I have made my choice. I choose the roller-coaster. There is… — Larry Winget Copy Share Image
If you put Canada into $1.5 trillion in debt and interest rates go up just 200 basis points, you cannot provide the… — Kevin O'Leary Copy Share Image
The music business is suffering because fewer artists are being invested in. Labels are putting in less money, taking fewer risks and… — Tom Silverman Copy Share Image
But it has been my experience that the risks are faroutweighed by the rewards, chief of which is when you speak to… — Frederick Buechner Copy Share Image
Pregnant women who are at risk for suffering complications and even death are in the prime of their lives. The most affected… — Robin Lim Copy Share Image
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