Quotes About Risk

Only later did we discover that our planned drop zone had been strongly covered by the enemy with rifle pits and automatic weapons all around its perimeter. Had the drop taken place as planned, it was quite possible "that the greater breadth of the target would have given the waiting Germans a greatly enhanced opportunity for killing." Planned or not, Easy Company was scattered across a wide dispersal area several miles west of our objective. How the remainder of the

I do love television. But the business is accelerating and people are not getting the chance to fail.

Kernkraftwerke hinzustellen, ohne zu wissen, wo der Atommüll endlagert werden kann, ist wie das Abziehen einer Handgranate bevor man weiss, wo man sie hinwerfen wird.

Den größten Fehler, den man im Leben machen kann, ist, immer Angst zu haben, einen Fehler zu machen.

Human beings have freedom toward death and the right to death, in the sense of sacrifice, but only when the good sought through sacrifice, and not the destruction of one's own life, is the reason for risking one's life.

it will be quite clear what that kingdom is and what it means. It is a kingdom stronger than war and danger, a kingdom of power and authority, signifying eternal terror and judgment to some, and eternal joy and righteousness to others, not a kingdom of the heart, but one as wide as the earth, not transitory but eternal, a kingdom that makes a way for itself and summons men to itself to prepare its way, a kingdom for which it is worth while risking our lives.

What is at stake is by no means the question of whether our German members of congregations can still tolerate church fellowship with the Jews. It is rather the risk of Christian preaching to say: here is the church, where Jew and German stand together under the Word of God; here is the proof whether a church is still the church or not.

There are almost no sports within which mortal accidents are not a reality.

Christianity is anything but safe. Jesus made clear that trouble and persecution stood in the future for His followers.

I suppose women are attracted to the bad-boy image sometimes because it's fun to have an adventure. It's like eating junk food... it's fun at the time, but ultimately not the best choice.

Ignore the critics… Only mediocrity is safe from ridicule. Dare to be different!

It might take just as much effort to fit in as it does to stand out, because you're standing up for yourself. It's those who take a risk and take chances who achieve greatness. Those who play it safe never can.

A nuclear power plant is infinently safer than eating, because 300 people choke to death on food every year.

We Can't go into uncharted territories with a women

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

You never do a whole lot unless your brave enough to try.'' Dolly Parton

I asked what he had learned from the life. "Sometimes you have to go with the unknown.

The people who would destroy themselves would be dangerous to others.

Manuel Benítez «El Cordobés» dijo a su hermana en sus comienzos en el mundo del toro, cuando aún era un rapaz sin un duro: «O triunfo o llevarás luto por mí». Aquel primerizo con los estoques se convirtió, andando el tiempo, en el mayor torero de su época. El Cordobés era más toro que los toros

To love is to be vulnerable: if God loves, then God is mortal.

Remember that risk taking and rejection are part of life, and being overly sensitive about how others react to you is counterproductive. Anyway, what's so bad about being rejected by someone you don't even know?

Emotions are your worst enemy in the stock market.

If you cast your bread upon the water and you have faith, you'll get back cash. If you don't have faith, you'll get soggy bread.

fire is beautiful and we know that if we get too close it will kill us but what does that matter it is better to be happy for a moment and be burned up with beauty than to live a long time and be bored all the while