Quotes About Risk

Take every gain without showing remorse about missed profits, because an eel may escape sooner than you think.

The movie business is a big gamble.

I'd rather have a $10 million business making 15 per cent than a $100 million business making 5 per cent.

I am not sure the others are as committed as Rob Hall and Scott Fischer. I think there is more business now, and I know it will be impossible to stop this Everest business.

One thing is certain in business: you will make mistakes. When you are pushing the boundaries, mistakes are inevitable-how you react is important.

Managers think of themselves as captains of a ship on a stormy sea. Risk for them is danger, but they are fighting it, very controlled.

Think of business as a good game. Lots of competition and a minimum of rules. You keep score with money.

THERE is widespread agreement among economists that abuse of credit constitutes one of the chief unwholesome elements in business booms and is mainly responsible for the ensuing crash and depression.

A low wage business is always insecure.

If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility.

Don't get cocky just because you've had a good run. You can lose your business as fast as you've earned it.

The fundamental problem with banks is what it's always been: they're in the business of banking, and banking, whether plain vanilla or incredibly sophisticated, is inherently risky.

I'm in the business where I can't ever say there's no risk associated with someone.

If you bet on a horse, that's gambling. If you bet you can make three spades, that's entertainment. If you bet cotton will go up three points, that's business. See the difference?

A star may guarantee business, but the tradeoff is a very short run.

Most small businesses failed because the owner was under skilled, not under capitalized.

When bankers get into business they usually destroy it.

You should invest in a business that even a fool can run, because someday a fool will.

I could never convince the financiers that Disneyland was feasible, because dreams offer too little collateral.

Banking is a branch of the information business.

An entrepreneur in debt is an entrepreneur in business.

The time to go into a new business is when it's badly run by others.

A Bit of Craziness Is Good for Business

When you are new to the business, you think if you give a really bad performance, that's one they will print. You will be judged. You just have to be brave.