Quotes About Risk

But there was this one day when I went out to steal a part for my Porsche—

I can't front—when I flew to New York to start shooting, it felt like I was committing career suicide.

the criminal life seduce you. Very few people survive it.

there was nothing but a steep cliff. And all the dudes who were hustling with me, one by one they kept falling off that cliff.

They called us back into the room and told us their decision. They believed that I had changed and my record indicated I'd been a model inmate. They felt I was no longer a safety risk to society

Before a man can become great, he must look foolish to the crowd.

Better to be safe than to be sorry' is a remark of value only when these are the actual alternatives.

Brave is the thief who carries a lamp in his hand.

You may be able to get the bone down your throat But if it reaches your stomach it will tear your navel. (Gulistan)

He who sleeps on the Road will lose either his hat or his head.

Whoever might perfume a scorpion Will not thereby escape its sting. Bahaudin Naqshband

The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss.

He discards a quilt for fear of bugs.

Valiente es el ladrón que lleva una lámpara en su mano.

Más vale prevenir que curar" es una observación valiosa únicamente cuando esas son las alternativas reales.

En lo profundo del mar hay riquezas incomparables. Pero si buscas seguridad, está en la orilla. Saadi, Jardín de Rosas.

The combination of his traveling position, his drug intake, and his already weakened heart probably killed him.

But I dare not think too far into the future on the risk that I'll miss the present.

Yes. I was, I see now, an asshole who wanted to roll the dice.

Fate is kind to those who risk it all.

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

There are times when American lives must be risked and lost. Foreign policy cannot be paralyzed by the prospect of casualties. But lives must not be risked until we can face a parent or a spouse or a child with a clear answer to the question of why a member of that family had to die. To provide a "symbol" or a "presence" is not good enough.

American soldiers must know the reason for their sacrifices. Our GIs are not vassals or mercenaries. They are the nation's sons and daughters. We put their lives at risk only for worthy objectives. If the duty of the soldier is to risk his life, the responsibility of his leaders is not to spend that life in vain.