Downside Quotes

85 quotes by 75 authors

Itâ€™s the downside of a family business: anything good is because Iâ€™m somebodyâ€™s son; otherwise, Iâ€™m a schmuck. — Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
Manage the downside; the upside will take care of itself — Donald Trump
Currently, it was leading him through a neighborhood that was on the downside of whatever curve you hoped you'd bought your property on the upside… — Terry Pratchett
If I were president, I'd be very glad to see the Palestinians have a nation recognized by the United Nations. There's no downside to it. — Jimmy Carter
Inequality can have a bad downside, but equality, for its part, sure does get in the way of coordination. — Mary Douglas
That is why, with optimism instead of fear, all those who want to see Puerto Rico's status resolved should seek the truth about each option,… — Dick Thornburgh
As an adventurer...I try to protect against the downside. I make sure I have covered as many eventualities as I can. In the end, you… — Richard Branson
You know, we always tried to rationalize by saying you take the good, you take the upside, you got to deal with the downside, you've… — Julius Erving
Indeed, if I understand this global-warming business correctly, the danger is that the waters will rise and drown the whole of Massachusetts, New York City,… — Mark Steyn
The downside of skepticism: it can easily turn into an arrogant position of a priori rejection of any new phenomenon or idea, a position that… — Massimo Pigliucci
For me, the main principle for broadcasters has to be that if people stand to benefit from an interview, they should be prepared to face… — Evan Davis
Private equity has absolutely no reason to exist. The private equity holder has all the upside and the banks all the downside. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
I'm attracted to working with comedians because they don't have that stars' idea of what a hero should be. The downside is they're always addressing… — Michel Gondry
One downside of being an optimist is that optimistic people tend to forget yesterday's trauma in the belief that everything will turn out well. This… — Amy Dickinson
There's no downside to traveling the world and making money. I'm doing something I love. A lot of people have sucky jobs, but I have… — Danny Brown
Fame has always been a downside to acting for me. It gives me the creeps. — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
I find as long as I acknowledge the truth of something, then that's it. I know what it is and then I can operate. But… — Michael J. Fox
Now, the downside to conservation is that so much is done for the public, which almost always mars the environment that one wanted to conserve. — Arne Jacobsen
I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: 'try being rich first'. See if that doesn't cover most of… — Bill Murray
Where I grew up - we started out in Oklahoma and then moved to Missouri - it was considered hubris to talk about yourself. And… — Brad Pitt

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