Quotes About Risk

Those who take risks walk the high wire with no fear of falling.

And do not be paralyzed. It is better to move than to be unable to move, because you fear loss so much: loss of order, loss of security, loss of predictability.

Fear is a great motivator.

Fear for a linchpin is a clue that you're getting close to doing something important.

The greatest mistake you can make is to fear making a mistake.

Nothing is more terrifying than fearlessness.

Is your fear of failure greater than your desire to succeed?

Successful contrarian investing requires us to live with discomfort, for being "wrong" and alone. But bargains do not exist in the absence of fear.

The fear of loss is greater than the desire for gain.

Fear can make all of us do the wrong things sometimes.

So now I know. I fear the unknown so deeply that I'd rather repeat the same heart-breaking pattern than face something or someone I can't predict.

When you combine boring with fear, you have fun.

Fear was stronger than the calculation of probabilities.

What is courage without risk... It wouldn't really be courage, would it?

Fear invites danger; concealed cowards insult known ones.

Courage is a gas pedal and fear is a brake; when we go to our destination, we need both!

Just because you feel fear doesn't mean you can't do it. Do it afraid

Afraid is a country with no exit visas.

Surrendering to fear and allowing ourselves to be paralyzed by peril isn't something most of us can afford to do.

It's deeply human to do both the worst things and the best things because of your fear of loss.

The leader who refuses to move until the fear is gone will never move. Consequently, he will never lead.

Fear is just faith in the wrong person.

All art is an intensely vulnerable gesture, and it is made with no small amounts of risk, and fear. So, I have plenty of sympathy for self-defense mechanisms, especially among artists.

I fear the boredom that comes with not learning and not taking chances.