Risked Quotes
83 quotes by 76 authors
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Rowing it was pointed out, was a sport that risked few injuries. So it was, I ould discover, but only if you did it right.
— Barry S. Strauss
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We secured peace for our country for one and a half years, as well as an opportunity of preparing our forces for defense if fascist…
— Joseph Stalin
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Failure is a badge of honor. It means you risked failure. And if you don’t risk failure, you’re never going to do anything that’s different…
— Charlie Kaufman
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I have risked everything to tell the truth. Tell the truth
— Maya Angelou
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The most consistently successful commanders, when faced by an enemy in a position that was strong naturally or materially, have hardly ever tackled it in…
— B. H. Liddell Hart
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Each of us, having received several hundred dollars, we passed the time gloriously, spending our money freely - never thinking that our lives were risked…
— Kit Carson
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The greatest artists like Dylan, Picasso and Newton risked failure. And if we want to be great, we've got to risk it too.
— Steve Jobs
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As someone who's spent time with our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan on USO tours and met wounded warriors at Walter Reed and Bethesda, I…
— Al Franken
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At the beginning of his administration, Obama homed right in on Medicare, which he wanted to fix by reducing the overall cost of health care…
— Gail Collins
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Childbirth changed my perception of my wife. She was now the bloodied special forces soldier who had fought and risked everything for our family.
— Mohsin Hamid
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Life has a certain flavor for those who have fought and risked all that the sheltered and protected can never experience.
— John Stuart Mill
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I know a lot of people who are struggling musicians; it's a hard life, and I've risked being that. The rewards are tremendous now that…
— Kid Rock
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The republic I fell in love with, the republic I risked my life to defend, the values I hold dear, the integrity that we all…
— Allen West
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Never have I risked my life, or even my comfort, in the service of mankind. Shame on me.
— Kurt Vonnegut
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You risked your life, but what else have you ever risked? Have you risked disapproval? Have you ever risked economic security? Have you ever risked…
— Tom Robbins
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His biggest misgiving came from his concern about the loud crash that was bound to occur and would probably create, if not terror, at least…
— Franz Kafka
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There was a very cautious man Who never laughed or played He never risked, he never tried, He never sang or prayed. And when he…
— John C. Maxwell
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Why me?" she asked, holding on to him. "Because you cared," he whispered. "You cared so much for your people, it broke your heart to…
— Annette Curtis Klause
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Murtagh was right about women. Sassenach, I risked my life for ye, committing theft, arson, assault, and murder into the bargain. In return for which…
— Diana Gabaldon
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Tell me, how is Lucius Malfoy these days? I expect he's delighted his lapdog's working at Hogwarts, isn't he?" "Speaking of dogs," said Snape softly,…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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