Quotes About Risk

When choosing to die on a mountain or similar lonely place, it is considerate to leave a note saying where your body can be found. Otherwise, people might risk their lives and expend considerable resources hunting in dangerous places for you.

Are you kidding? I jumped off a building -- of course I'm hurt.

If things go wrong, I'll lead them away. Once it's clear, get back to the car. If you don't see me in five minutes, then I've probably died a very brave and heroic death. Oh and don't touch the radio--I've got it tuned right where I want it and I don't want you messing that up.

Emergency Valve Regulators," she repeated. "So you do know what your doing? "Not really," he said yanking another wire. 'I made up that term to keep you happy. I'm just pulling all the red wires because they're the pretty ones.

Are you hurt? Are you injured?" / "No, just a bruise or two. I'm fine, really. You don't have to worry about me." / "Stephanie, you jumped off a building." / "Yes, but the branches broke my fall. Every one of them." / "And how were the branches?" / "A lot unlike pillows.

He'd once known a man who said that life hinged on the moment, that everything changed in the blink of an eye. Tesseract knew the truth of that as well as anybody. It was in those moments that he struck, after all, snatching people's lives away. He'd always known that it was only a matter of time before one of those moment's worked against him.

Stephanie, you jumped off a building." "Yes, but the branches broke my fall. Every one of them." "And how were the branches?" "A lot unlike pillows." "You could have been killed." "But I wasn't.

trust you with my life," Skulduggery said. "Just not necessarily my car.

We're going to get killed, aren't we?" "It looks likely. Our only hope is a surprise attack." "They're looking right at us." "Dammit.

A lot of things aren't wise, Melissa. Is crossing the road with your eyes closed wise? No, but I do it anyway.

Are you a coward, Glen?" "Only when threatened.

Why did you have to jump out of the window?" "You know why," Skulduggery said, walking away. Axle looked up, tears streaming from his eyes. "Why did he do that? Why?" Stephanie glowered. "Because doors are for people with no imagination," she said.

Me? Stay out of trouble? Shouldn't be a problem in the slightest? - Valkyrie

If we're going to go through with this," he said gruffly, "then hurry it up. It's not everyday I send someone into hell.

They called us the Dead Men because they said we weren't afraid of dying.

You and me and Never," said Axelia. "I've never been on an adventure. I want to try it out, see what it's like." "Uh … Axelia, I don't know. It might be dangerous." She smiled. "Don't worry, Omen. I'll protect you.

isolation without end was a dangerous thing.

I can get us past them," Sanguine said, "but I'd probably be better going alone." Donegan frowned. "That's uncharacteristically brave of you." "Not at all. Lugging you idiots around would slow me down and get me killed.

Those are dangerous words you speak." "Well then," Wreath said, "it's a good thing you're not in charge, or I'd really be in trouble, wouldn't I?

The world is a dangerous place. In order for people like you to live in relative safety, there need to be people like me.

Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.

Definition: Alpinism is the art of going through the mountains confronting the greatest dangers with the biggest of cares. What we call art here, is the application of a knowledge to an action.

Courage is the human virtue that counts most-courage to act on limited knowledge and insufficient evidence. That's all any of us have.

The greatest risk we face in software development is that of overestimating our own knowledge.