Quotes About Risk

You can't make decisions based on fear and the possibility of what might happen.

There's always a choice,' said Torak, and walked backward off the cliff.

Moving closer to the edge, I peered down. The water was glassy green, extraordinarily clear. I experienced the feeling I sometimes get when I'm on a bridge or a railway platform. Rationally, you know that you've no intention of stepping off the bridge or the platform - or this ice floe - but you're aware that you could, and that the only thing stopping you is your will.

Passive," he repeated the word with distaste. "Sometimes, Sarah, it's important not to jump into a swamp until you've properly assessed how many alligators there are.

I will meet you in the dirtiest city you can dream of. We will drink cocktails so sweet they pucker our cheeks, as we perch on cracked leather bar stools. I will buy you plates of calcium and protein and we will run through the streets in excellent danger.

i wanted to try things, everything, especially things that are illegal and have a faint whiff of glamour.

I'm not making any bets on the future.

It's easy to be brave in theory.

The concept of 'acceptable risk' was, of course, at the heart of the argument.

Deep down everyone suspected that Art was unlikely to survive for more than a few days and that any rescue attempt would endanger them all, but what were the alternatives? Abandon him? Stay and watch him die?

British climbers were driven as much by the fear of shame as they were by the lure of fame and glory. 4

A big book is like a serious relationship; it requires a commitment. Not only that, but there's no guarantee that you will enjoy it, or that it will have a happy ending. Kind of like going out with a girl, having to spend time every day with her - with absolutely no guarantee of nailing her in the end. No thanks.

If God built me a ladder to heaven, I would climb it and elbow drop the world

The incoming national security team deserves to have the full support of a transition to ensure the seamless transfer of power without incurring any unnecessary risk to our nation's security, said Mulroy, who is currently an ABC News contributor. I am supporting the incoming transition team because it is the right thing to do.

Take risks in your life. If you win you can lead, if you lose you can guide. Take a plunge of faith and MickeyMize your life.

Show me a man with a million dollars, and I'll show you a million guys trying to take it away from him.

A killer who operates in the dark of night and takes precautions to hide his identity has a low risk, while one who blatantly commits the murder without regard for being identified takes a greater risk. Serial killers' arrogance sometimes causes them to take greater risks.

Even cowards can endure hardship; only the brave can endure suspense.

When "Why not do it?" barely outweighs "Why do it?" — don't do it.

Most of us would rather risk a catastrophe than read the instructions.

It is the part of a wise man to keep himself to-day for to-morrow, and not to venture all his eggs in one basket.

'Tis the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket.

To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action, when there's more reason to fear than to hope.

Delay always breeds danger and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.