Quotes About Risk

I'm at the depot, and I'm not going anywhere. That's better to deal with than having to deal with the unknown. And the unknown is they don't want to fail. They don't want to pay the price unless there's a guarantee they're going to get there.

I'm terrified of the unknown, which is a driving force for me. I like this idea that the things that terrify us also draw us in.

People fear leaving their safe harbor of the known and venturing off into the unknown. Human beings crave certainty - even when it limits them.

If I do something, it's always 90% obvious and 10% unknown.

Scientists suggest that the link between consuming poultry and cancer spread may be due to carcinogens in cooked meat. For unknown reasons, these carcinogens build up more in the muscles of chickens and turkeys than in those of other animals.

You can feel as brave as Columbus starting for the unknown the first time you enter a Chinese lane full of boys laughing at you, or when you risk climbing down in a Tibetan pub for a meal of rotten meat.

Fear of the unknown is a great creative partner.

If you built a successful company the first time, it's really important not to fall into the trap of resting on your laurels and doing the same thing the next time. It's stepping into the unknown that enables you to create something fresh, new, and innovative.

If you break your finger, that's on you, right? But if you get a chronic illness, if you get a serious illness or life-threatening illness, that's something I think we should all share the cost in because we all face the same unknowns and the same risks.

The space program is not only scientific in purpose but also is an expression of man's insistent determination to do the nearly impossible - to explore the unknown, even at great risk.

I'm very confident in myself and in my ability, but in boxing there's always the unknown.

People are frightened of the unknown.

To be optimistic about something that is absolutely unknown to you is unfounded.

When I first became a head coach, even back in Minnesota, I'm going to go with the known and leave the unknown alone.

Every movie is unknown.

The unknown is very scary.

The unknown is always frightening.

There's always the risk that there are unknown unknowns.

Science is about exploring the unknown and cannot offer guarantees.

I love the unknown.

Part of the excitement of doing independent film is the complete unknown of what lies in store for the film's future.

If you want your film to be instantly green-lit, your first approach is not to go to a relatively unknown English actor. They're not going to throw millions of dollars at you for that.

In 'Hollow City,' I'm taking all the characters out of the lives they've been secure in for years and plunging them into the unknown. That's how you really get to know them.

I think if you want to make a performance authentic, there are a certain amount of leaps of faith into the unknown that you have to take. Otherwise, you're not really risking anything. I think if you don't risk something in art, it's not really important.