Quotes About Risk

Real political will for change is achieved when the risks associated with the necessary political and structural changes are articulated at the planning stages, the key stakeholders acknowledge and accept those changes, and all stakeholders participate in the relevant processes.

There's always a risk that something goes wrong, like a structural failure. But you have confidence in the whole system and the measures that have gone into place to minimize the risk. Sometimes you land when your knees are clanking together and you say you're lucky to be alive. But you are - and you move on.

A lot of people like structure, so there's definitely a risk with being an artist that a lot of people aren't really willing to take.

It's much easier to fail when you're in the pilot, early stage, when it's less expensive and you're exploring than when you're way out the door and you've spent all this money. Industry is smart: structured to have skunkworks and pilot phases.

But I'm the sort of person who, if certain structures topple, it could all go horribly wrong.

You'll never see me go into a fight and struggle to get up for it. I understand first and foremost what's at stake.

I really struggled with doing nine-to-five and just wanted to do something where it felt like I was in charge and I was doing something creative. I imagine if the first gig had gone badly I'd never have done it again. I imagine there's hundreds of people who could have been really great comedians and just had a bad first gig.

I struggled with working with producers because no one openly wanted to give me a chance to rap on their beats. That's just honest talk. No one really wanted to take that risk.

Identifying and overcoming natural fear is one of the pleasing struggles intrinsic to climbing.

There were some struggles throughout the year at RCR. In order to keep yourself relevant, you had to find a headline. In order to find a headline, you had to do something that wasn't right, like jump over a car or say something you shouldn't.

One of the rules I've learned is that struggling to try and think your way into making an investment is usually the best way to not have a great outcome.

A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.

When you're leading 4-1, the opponent has nothing to lose.

I don't like knowing about other people's feelings. There is nothing more embarrassing. Just as when you play cards and you see your opponent's hand. You are sure to lose.

I have learnt as an entrepreneur that the formidable opponent you can have is someone who has nothing to lose.

The moonsault - I climb to the top rope and back flip onto my opponent. It's very effective but can be risky if my opponent moves out of the way.

You can't expect our opponents to play cautiously.

I just said yes to opportunities that came my way.

Everything I know about work and opportunity, I learned from my parents. They risked everything to ensure my family and I could have a shot at the American Dream.

I am always capital short. If I see the opportunity, I will get the money.

I'm not opposed to putting myself in danger for meaningless comedy.

A bubble in early-stage funding means maybe there's $300 million at work when maybe there should be $150, as opposed to a bubble in late-stage funding which means there's $20 billion at work when there should be $3.

I think there's really healthy ways to segue into different roles and different genres. I'm not completely opposed to shaving my head and doing something crazy.

I think people who make movies and have invested a lot of money in them get frightened that if they challenge an audience they are going to repel them. And I think the opposite; it's really true.