Quotes About Risk

Security is mostly superstition. It does not exist in nature. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

He had been there to warn Dutka's wife and boy. It was an idea of his own, but it worked. They got away." "The captain? Thaddeus?" "The Germans were still searching when I left. The searchlights had been brought up." "There's a chance, isn't there, Jan?" "There's always a chance." But his voice was heavy, and his shoulders drooped. Sheila's next question about Korytów

Be bad. Be wicked. And you should worry. But don't.

If I was afraid that something bad would happen, why wait? Why not make it happen now?

It seemed wrong not to take a chance to meet people.

At the moment I would be less afraid of measles than of the revolutionaries.

Love, like a chicken salad or restaurant hash, must be taken with blind faith or it loses its flavor.

Buying a book you've never read is like buying a dress you've never tried on.

Changing the conversation in the room was more important than playing it safe.

Confidence spark If you're feeling shaky about taking an action that could prove risky, use this exercise to determine if the action is what I call a best bet, a smart risk worth taking. First, analyze the pros and cons. Say you're offered a job working for a start-up company. How many pluses and minuses can you list? Which do you have more of? Second,

Second, consider the timing and your other priorities. Are you just starting out or have you been in the workforce for a long time? Are you single or married; do you have children? All of these factors go into determining whether taking the risk is worth it. Third

Confidence is the ability to step into uncharted territory and take the next right action, to get comfortable with the uncomfortable

First ponder, then dare.

loss aversion creates the behavior commonly known as "playing not to lose," instead of playing to win. How

Life is a flimsy branch over an abyss.

If at first you don't succeed . . . so much for skydiving.

I know a guy who had his nose broken in two places. He ought to stay out of those places.

Creativity takes courage

These heroes of finance are like beads on a string when one slips off, all the rest follow.

A leader who confines his role to his people's experience dooms himself to stagnation a leader who outstrips his people's experience runs the risk of not being understood.

A little reckless bravery may end up saving your life.

Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging," the report notes that while we live longer today than ever before, we are at increasing risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases. The report refers to the "Western disease cluster