Quotes About Risk

Some people will tell you that slow is good – and it may be, on some days – but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I've always believed this, in spite of the trouble it's caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba...' ?Years before HST, years before Huxley even, another literary genius was getting into the joys of speed.

If you're frightened of damaging yourself, you increase the risk of doing just that. Consider the tightrope walker. Do you think he spares any thought for falling while he's walking the rope? No, he accepts the risk, and enjoys the thrill of braving the danger. If you spend your whole life being careful not to break anything, you'll get terribly bored, you know... I can't think of anything more fun than being impulsive.

Primero no toques las agujas de tu corazón. Segundo domina tu cólera. Tercero y más importantes, no te enamores jamás de los jamases. Si no cumples estas normas, la gran aguja del reloj de tu corazón traspasará tu piel, tus huesos se fracturarán y la mecánica del corazón se estropeará de nuevo.

Si tienes miedo a hacerte daño, aumentas la probabilidad de que eso mismo suceda... Sé prudente y sobre todo, entrégate sin reservas.

Love is dangerous por your tiny heart

Si tu as peur de te faire mal, tu augmentes les chances, justement, de te faire mal. Regarde les funambules, tu crois qu'ils pensent au fait qu'ils vont peut-être tomber lorsqu'ils marchent sur la corde raide ? Non, ils acceptent ce risque, et goûtent le plaisir que braver le danger leur procure. Si tu passes ta vie à faire attention de ne rien te casser, tu vas terriblement t'ennuyer tu sais...

If you spend your whole life being careful not to break anything, you'll get terribly bored, you know … I can't think of anything more fun than being impulsive.

No hay nada más divertido que la imprudencia.

Si te pasas la vida procurando no romperte nada, te aburrirás terriblemente... ¡No conozco nada más divertido que la imprudencia!

Je suis en danger de mort? Peut-être, mais je suis en danger de vie si je ne la revois pas, et, à mon âge, je trouve ça encore plus grave.

Yo le respondo que la mecánica del corazón no puede funcionar sin emociones, sin aventurarme más allá, de todos modos, en este terreno pantanoso.

Se hai paura di farti male, aumenti le probabilità di fartene sul serio. Guarda i funamboli: secondo te, quando camminano sulla corda tesa pensano che potrebbero cadere? No, accettano il rischio, e assaporano il gusto che procura scampare al pericolo. Se passi la vita cercando di non romperti niente, ti annoierai tantissimo, credimi...

Love is dangerous for your tiny heart.

Todo lo que tengo lo doy por un cañón pirata»

A golden opportunity may turn into silver if you wait too long to take advantage of it.

Behind your greatest fears lies your greatest rewards.

Cowards don't make history, brave people do.

Danger is opportunity's seer.

Some birds learn how to fly only after falling off of a cliff.

Taking a leap of faith is better than taking a leap of doubt.

The shores safety keeps many from the oceans treasures.

Walking on water is safer than sailing in a leaking boat.

You have to take great risks to get great rewards.

Over the next four years, we will be bold. We will be willing to experiment. We will not fear failure.