Risk Quotes

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Unlucky people are stuck in routines. When they see something new, they want no part of it. Lucky people always want something new. They're prepared… — Richard Wiseman
If the only new thing we have to offer is an improved version of the past, then today can only be inferior to yesterday. Hypnotized… — Robert Hewison
A nation that expects the government to prevent churches from burning, to control the price of bread or gasoline, to secure every job, and to… — William A. Niskanen
I noticed affixed to a laboratory door the following words: "Les théories passent. Le Grenouille reste. [The theories pass. The frog remains.] &mdashJean Rostand, Carnets… — Frank Kermode
If there is a trait which does characterize leaders it is opportunism. Successful people are very often those who steadfastly refuse to be daunted by… — John Viney
Failure is not the opposite to success, it's a stepping stone to success. If our primary goal is to be approved of, then we are… — Arianna Huffington
Who is also aware of the tremendous risk involved in faith - when he nevertheless makes the leap of faith - this [is] subjectivity ...… — Soren Kierkegaard
...if there is a widely shared concept of intentional action... a philosophical analysis of intentional action that is wholly unconstrained by that concept runs the… — Unknown Author
Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk. — Seneca the Younger
Sport is not about being wrapped up in cotton wool. Sport as about adapting to the unexpected and being able to modify plans at the… — Roger Bannister
I haven't seen too many American distance men on the international scene willing to take risks. I saw some U.S. women in Barcelona willing to… — Billy Mills
...it is time [for Islam] to assume, along with all of the great cultural traditions, the modern risks of scientific knowledge. — Mohammed Arkoun
Recovery begins with embracing our pain and taking the risk to share it with others. We do this by joining a group and talking about… — John Bradshaw
Investors should always keep in mind that the most important metric is not the returns achieved but the returns weighed against the risks incurred. Ultimately,… — Seth Klarman
Even those who venture to dip a toe in the pond of risk never allow themselves to get used to the water. — David Viscott
The people who are playing it totally safe are never going to have either the fun or the reward of the people who decide to… — John F. Akers
People who take risks are the people you'll lose against. — John Sculley
What is life, but one long risk? — Dorothy Canfield Fisher
I believe in clear-cut positions. I think that the most arrogant position is this apparent, multidisciplinary modesty of "what I am saying now is not… — Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek
To introduce something altogether new would mean to begin all over, to become ignorant again, and to run the old, old risk of failing to… — Isaac Asimov
You cannot achieve success without the risk of failure...You cannot achieve success if you FEAR failure. — Paul Heyman
The 2.4 million bright, brave, incredibly fit and remarkably talented young Americans who have served in our armed forces since we were attacked on 9-11-01… — Oliver North
You must have love as the core; it takes courage to be willing to constantly tell the truth to each other and risk letting the… — Kenny Loggins
This country was founded and built by people with great dreams and the courage to take great risks. — Ronald Reagan
Nought venture nought have. — John Heywood

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