Quotes About Risk

Clutch the bramble, and you will be pricked

Believing because you think you know is dangerous.

Some men would call it brash, foolhardy, suicidal. The world was rarely changed by men who were unwilling to try being at least one of the three.

A fool puts her hand into a hollow tree without finding out what's inside first.

The Dark One," Lan said, "cannot be defeated without chancing risks. But we are alive at this moment, and before us is the hope of remaining alive. Do not surrender before you are beaten.

Maighdin knows she has to be careful," she said in a firm voice. "She will be here soon, Alliandre." "And if she is caught?" "She won't be!" Faile said sharply. If she was. . . . No. She had to think of victory, not defeat. Faint hearts never won. (Crossroads of Twilight, The Wheel of Time series, book 10 by Robert Jordan)

he had grown up in the unspoken certainty that a man would put himself at risk to protect a woman as far she allowed; whether he liked her or even knew her was beside the point.

was always a way for those who were cautious, while those fell who called caution cowardice.

Tiraremos los dados y que caigan como caigan, achucharemos a las chicas ya sean bajas o altas, y luego seguiremos al joven Mat, vaya donde vaya, a bailar con la Dama de las Sombras que nos aguarda.

If you ask the lion to protect you from wolves, you have only chosen to end in one belly instead of another.

The hammer could be either a weapon or a tool. Perrin had a choice, just as everyone who followed him had a choice. Hopper had a choice. The wolf had made that choice, risking more in defense of the Light than any human — save Perrin — would ever understand.

Sometimes"— he gave a meaningful look at Tam—"you have to take a chance, even if it's a poor one.

You say you won't take risks, but you will. And when you do, you'll make anything Beslan and I might try look like an evening stroll in the garden. With you around, even the barber is blind.

On the heights, the paths are paved with daggers.

And only a fool jumps

The general who leads in the front of battle is a fool.

You'd be surprised what my Asha'man would dare.

You remind me of my uncle Huan. No one could ever pin him down. He liked to gamble, too, and he'd much rather have fun than work. He died pulling children out of a burning house. He wouldn't stop going back as long as there was one left inside. Are you like him, Mat? Will you be there when the flames are high?

Ich bleibe. Ich bin verliebt, Rick... Jedenfalls weiß ich nicht, ob ich je wieder einer Frau wie Maggie begegnen werde. [...] Ich glaube einer der Gründe, wieso ich so sorglos in Atlanta rumgerannt bin, um nach Vorräten zu suchen, war, dass es mir ziemlich egal war, ob ich dabei drauf gehe. Ich hatte Angst, aber es war mir egal. Ich habe es fast schon drauf angelegt zu sterben. Das ist jetzt nicht mehr so. Nicht mit Maggie.

Balanced people go nowhere. They stay in one spot.

Leverage can come in many forms. Leverage can be your thoughts.people who win are careful with their thoughts, not saying I can't do that. Or it's too rosky. Or I can't afford it. Instead they say How can i do that? Or how can I reduce my risk? Or How can I afford it?

In today's rapidly changing world, the people who are not taking risk are the risk takers.

It's not the smart that get ahead, but the bold.

Get a safe job. Don't make mistakes. Don't take risks.