Quotes on Risk

This nation was built by men who took risks-pioneers who were not afraid of the wilderness, businessmen who were not afraid of failure, scientists who were not afraid of the truth, thinkers who were not afraid of progress, dreamers who were not afraid of action.

Self-publishing provides more freedom and control, but it also provides more risk. Publishing provides more credibility and promotion, but your vision can also get lost in the bureaucratic machinery of the business. It's a tough decision to make.

There are people who cannot risk loneliness with the experience. They always have to be in a flock and have human contact.

It is part of a good man to do great and noble deeds, though he risk everything.

Besides we are men, and after all it is our business to risk our lives.

People who take huge risks aren't afraid to fail. In fact, they love to fail. It's because failing means they found the edge.

A single agency responsible for systemic risk would be accountable in a way that no regulator was in the run-up to the 2008 crisis. With access to all necessary information to monitor the markets, this regulator would have a better chance of identifying and limiting the impact of future speculative bubbles.

I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead.

Risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

Working for company X and having a substantial portion of your retirement plan in company X is simply exposing yourself to too much risk, because the company is both your employer and the source of your retirement income. So if something goes wrong, you lose both your job and your retirement plan.

If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do.

I think it's my job to risk looking foolish. One of the things I've learned from the actors I've worked with is you don't get something for nothing. If you don't risk looking foolish, you'll never do anything special.

This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.

Never risk your reputation on a single shot, for if you miss the loss is irreparable.

He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.

If we die, we want people to accept it. We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us, it will not delay the program. The conquest of space is worth the risk of life.

I am proud to be part of a species where a subset of its members willingly put their lives at risk to push the boundaries of our existence.

It is my experience that the world itself has a role to play in our liberation. Its very pressures, pains, and risks can wake us up -release us from the bonds of ego and guide us home to our vast true nature.

Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.

At every concert I leave a lot to the moment. I must have the unexpected, the unforeseen. I want to risk, to dare. I want to be surprised by what comes out. I want to enjoy it more than the audience. That way the music can bloom anew. It's like making love. The act is always the same, but each time it's different.

For we have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heros of all time have gone before us.