[W]e must stop trying to protect our planet from every imaginable, exaggerated or imaginary risk. And we must stop trying to protect… — Niger Innis Copy Share Image
The Englishman's strong point is his vigorous insularity; that of the American his power of adaptation. Each of these attitudes has its… — Thomas Wentworth Higginson Copy Share Image
Clearly it is not reason that has failed. What has failed-as it has always failed-is the attempt to achieve certainty, to reach… — Allen Wheelis Copy Share Image
I have realized that mystery is what keeps people away, and I've grown tired of smoke and mirrors. I yearn for the… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
I do not say that all lawyers are bad, but I do maintain that the general tendency is bad: standing up in… — Patrick O'Brian Copy Share Image
“The received wisdom is that risk increases in the recession and falls in booms. In contrast, it may be more helpful to… — Andrew Crockett Copy Share Image
The smart strategist allows strategy to be shaped by events. Good reactions can make great strategy. Strategy involves competition of goals, and… — Max McKeown Copy Share Image
I do recall at one point being part of WWE and other guys taking the risk of stepping away, and a lot… — Rey Mysterio Copy Share Image
Strategic planning is the continuous process of making present entrepreneurial (risk-taking) decisions systematically and with the greatest knowledge of their futurity; organizing… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
“If you are ready to give up everything else and study the whole history and background of the market and all principal… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Before Alar, there was EDB, a potent human carcinogen allowed in the grain supply and other food for more than a decade… — Al Meyerhoff Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea… — Victor Kiam Copy Share Image
The securitisation of mortgages added a new dimension of systemic risk. Financial engineers claimed they were reducing risks through geographic diversification: in… — George Soros Copy Share Image
There is simply too much unnecessary suffering in our world. And we should see that as a national security risk, by the… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Public education is the key civil rights issue of the 21st century. Our nation's knowledge-based economy demands that we provide young people… — Eli Broad Copy Share Image
The central question of the Chicago conference was whether the mechanisms underlying microevolution can be extrapolated to explain the phenomena of macroevolution.… — Roger Lewin Copy Share Image
Most corporate mission statements are worthless. They consist largely of pious platitudes such as: "We will hold ourselves to the highest standards… — Russell L. Ackoff Copy Share Image
The risk of failure is a very personal thing. One of the quotes I like, I think this came from the famous… — Les Wexner Copy Share Image
There needs to be some regime that is overseeing access to broadband to make sure we have openess; otherwise, there is a… — Vint Cerf Copy Share Image
“So I would teach myself to live in constant uncertainty, moment by moment, step by step. I would live as if I… — Nando Parrado Copy Share Image
People who keep dogs live longer on average than those who do not. This is not some kind of pro-canine campaigning fantasy.… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
Macroeconomic stability will be more elusive and that will affect all of our lives: from the risks many will face in childhood,… — Alan M. Taylor Copy Share Image
The second thing we did was said, OK, we've now identified the risk, but what do you want to do with the… — Michael Chertoff Copy Share Image
When people in organizations feel too secure, it's because there aren't any significant outcomes as a result of what they do. Whatever… — Judith M Bardwick Copy Share Image
Drop this mean and sordid and selfish devotion to the saving of your shabby little souls, and hunt up something to do… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Life on Earth is at an ever-increasing risk of being wiped out by disaster. ... I think the human race doesn't have… — Peter Diamandis Copy Share Image
Investors are trying to work out some risk premiere that have some correspondence with actual risks. But they don't, they're not, they… — Robert Skidelsky, Baron Skidelsky Copy Share Image
There is nothing wrong with corporations. Corporations are a good thing. But corporations should not be running our government. Corporations are good… — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Copy Share Image
It is so easy to close down to risk, to protect ourselves against change and growth. But no baby bird emerges without… — Patricia Monaghan Copy Share Image
“Life wasn’t too short: it was too long to waste unduly on non-love, non-laughter and non-decisions. And it began when you first… — Nina George Copy Share Image
We are always in awe of what the donors have done in terms of providing of themselves to the recipients. It really… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
“The tools of the Internet and social media have made it possible to track, test, iterate, and improve marketing to the point… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
People with the best intentions will often give you advice on why you shouldn’t take a risk because of what could happen.… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
Sport is not about being wrapped up in cotton wool. Sport as about adapting to the unexpected and being able to modify… — Roger Bannister Copy Share Image
Obamacare itself did not become popular until the middle of 2017, when the risk of repeal was the greatest; for the bulk… — Kristen Soltis Anderson Copy Share Image
Glass really rewards risk. A lot of times with glass, you're just waiting for the piece to cool down or for some… — Jim McKelvey Copy Share Image
I'm a very smart guy. I haven't a feeling or a scruple in the world. All I have the itch for is… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
People who reach certain levels of frailty, more important than getting their mammogram, more important than getting their blood pressure tweaked, they're… — Atul Gawande Copy Share Image
You play, you win, you play, you lose. You play. It’s the playing that’s irresistible. Dicing from one year to the next… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
At XL, we tackle risk like no one else, analyzing deeper and listening closely to our clients to create solutions that unleash… — Mike McGavick Copy Share Image
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