Quotes About Risk

If you fear nothing, then you are not brave. You are merely too foolish to be afraid.

The rich and powerful always seem to prefer the tops of buildings. Hasn't anyone ever explained to them that higher just means you have farther to fall? -- Anita Blake

I could probably have made the head shot from the railing, but with an unfamiliar gun, it was too risky. I didn't want to accidentally shoot the woman in the head. Killing the hostage is always frowned upon.

I'm not afraid of heights, but the idea of falling from them, well, that I'm afraid of.

Would you truly sleep with strangers? I don't know, I haven't met the strangers yet.

Hesitation will get you killed.

You awful hard to kill, Anita.' 'There's a first time, Luther, and that's all it takes.

Anyone who doesn't believe that the forest is a deadly place has never been lost in one.

If I went in the cage, I was going to end up eaten alive. That was actually one of my top five ways not to die...

I think we can do it. But you don't know for sure, he said. No. Geez, Anita. Don't get rattled on me. We can do this. But you aren't sure. I'm not sure we'll survive the plane ride home, but I'm still getting on the plane. Was that supposed to be comforting? he asked. Yeah. It wasn't, he said. Sorry, but this is as good as it gets. You want certainty, be an accountant. I'm not good at math. Me either.

She doesn't understand what she's asking, Jean-Claude said. No, but she asks, and if we do not do it, we will always wonder. I would rather thy and fail than regret having never tried at all.

Too much fear will paralyze you, but too little fear will make you careless.

because love can die from being withheld, like a flower that is so beautiful you hide it away from the sun trying to make it last longer; but every flower needs sun, and being in love requires risking yourself. It can require risking everything you are, not just in battle, but emotionally. Sometimes you have to risk it all to gain it all.

He did smile then, eyes gleaming. "You will never lose your nerve. Your life, probably, but never your nerve.

love can die from being withheld, like a flower that is so beautiful you hide it away from the sun trying to make it last longer; but every flower needs sun, and being in love requires risking yourself. It can require risking everything you are, not just in battle, but emotionally. Sometimes you have to risk it all to gain it all.

Wait a minute, Richard said. You're betting that the two of you are better than a professional assassin. That you'll get to him before he gets to Anita. We both nodded. What if you're not better? Edward looked at him like he'd said the sun wouldn't rise tomorrow. Edward will be better, I said. You'd bet your life on that? Richard asked. I am betting my life on that, I said.

Odhadovala jsem, že jsem mimo dosah, ale jistá jsem si nebyla. Jak velká je bezpe?ná vzdálenost od hada vÄ›tÅ¡ího než nákla?ák? O dva státy dál? Nebo o tÃ…â"¢i?

Bet I can blow a hole in your chest before you can crush my leg. You wouldn't dare. Why not? I asked. A touch of fear flowed through his eyes. I am the human servant of a council member. Not impressed, I said. Try door number two.

If I was on the right track, I'd attract attention soon. Which meant someone might try to kill me. Wouldn't that be fun? I

And making a fool of yourself is something all actors have to risk doing. That's part of our business. And that too is not the end of the world, though it can seem so at the time

Natalya's nearly naked backside. "I

home, they knew the dreary routines life held in store for them, whereas at sea anything could happen;

Many of the men went to sea simply to escape. Some were fleeing jail, hanging, or torture;

Be careful what you wish for. There's always a catch.