One does not avoid incompetence if one makes an attempt whose likelihood of success is too low. This seems little more than… — Ernest Sosa Copy Share Image
I think poetry will survive and I don't think it will be the end of poetry. Our tremendous onslaught of mass media… — Edward Hirsch Copy Share Image
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It was men who stopped slavery. It was men who ran up the stairs in the Twin Towers to rescue people. It… — John Eldredge Copy Share Image
When you determine to risk a battle, reserve to yourself every possible chance of success, more particularly if you have to deal… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
I've reported in countries where leaders not only complain about a critical press, but also try to shut it down, throwing reporters… — Jonathan Karl Copy Share Image
Each of us has his cowardice. Each of us is afraid to lose, afraid to die. But hanging back is the way… — Mas Oyama Copy Share Image
Lawyers can't tell you you can't do something. They can warn you about risks, and in extreme cases tell you that something… — Bram Cohen Copy Share Image
Consider him in his highest incarnation: the university professor. What is his function? Simply to pass on to fresh generations of numskulls… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I'm a risk-taker because I don't have a lot of experience in putting up a business before - I didn't really learn… — Pia Wurtzbach Copy Share Image
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In the 1980s, when people were just beginning to talk about AIDS, there were just a few categories of those who were… — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
A society which discards those who are weak and non-productive risks exaggerating the development of reason, organisation, aggression and the desire to… — Jean Vanier Copy Share Image
If you want to be a songwriter and place a song with a popular artist, then it's ok to follow the trends.… — Wendy Starland Copy Share Image
It is better, however, for his own reputation that the story-teller should risk a few actions for libel on account of these… — James Payn Copy Share Image
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I had always fancied a go at the comedy and when it started to go reasonably well and the opportunity arose for… — Jo Brand Copy Share Image
There's something about seeing a guy's feelings written down, something about him taking that risk and committing that heart to paper, that… — E. Lockhart Copy Share Image
I was not exploiting any real individual's story in writing ROOM, of course I was aware that my novel, by commenting on… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
You can look at the Emmys two ways in you're nominated. It's either win-win or lose-lose. If things go very well and… — Jim Parsons Copy Share Image
I want you," he muttered. "Get rid of him and take me. The only risk is losing someone you don't have anyway.… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
I've been fortunate to have had the life I had prior to Hollywood. I wasn't starving, I was going to eat the… — Dwayne Johnson Copy Share Image
I'm proud to be British but there is nothing patriotic about a lack of a plan as to what even would happen… — Ruth Davidson Copy Share Image
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When I was a kid, I would do stupid things on my bike. I'd jump any ramp, I'd jump over people, I'd… — Eric Bana Copy Share Image
Surfing is all about uncertainty. That feeling of taking a risk, that leap of faith every time I jump into the ocean,… — Shaun Tomson Copy Share Image
Giving birth is priestess work; it requires a woman to pass through a painful and dangerous initiation in which she journeys to… — Jalaja Bonheim Copy Share Image
I feel every day that everything I create - everything I do - I want it to be a risk. I think… — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
Exactly who is this God character who is said to be all-powerful yet needs to hire lawyers to take us to court?… — Scott Simon Copy Share Image
“Take risks! That is really what life is about. We must pursue our own happiness. Nobody has ever lived our lives; ther… — Linda Olsson Copy Share Image
Without a vision there is no possibility of creating something larger than what al-ready exists. An entrepreneur has to be able to… — Tony Robbins Copy Share Image
Wood pellet grilling could potentially have a lower risk of cancer when compared to other forms of grilling, as some people say… — Homaro Cantu Copy Share Image
The secret of the creative life is how to feel at ease with your own embarrassment. We're all in the dirty laundry… — Paul Schrader Copy Share Image
People say they want to be in risky environments and do all kinds of exciting stuff. But they don't actually know what… — Edwin Catmull Copy Share Image
To be effective, every knowledge worker, and especially every executive, therefore needs to dispose of time in fairly large chunks. To have… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
If you want to fall in love, you can't hold everything in. You have to open up, take that risk. You'll be… — Jean M. Auel Copy Share Image
The most resilient companies foster a pervasive culture of innovation at all levels of the organization - one that values risk-taking, embraces… — Lynne Doughtie Copy Share Image
I've really hung in there with my BlackBerry. The main reason I like it better than an iPhone is that I can… — Andy Cohen Copy Share Image
I got sober. I stopped killing myself with alcohol. I began to think: 'Wait a minute - if I can stop doing… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
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