Quotes About Risk

I don't want to be fired after two seasons and risk never getting another opportunity to coach.

Here's the thing, you just have to drive a lot faster, and if you don't get there, we're both fired.

I think I won the Feast or Fired briefcase every time I was in the match.

I would not want to be a firefighter.

I know that I'm going out there, and I know that I am going to get hit in the head. I know that's part of football. That's like a firefighter knowing he is going to go into a fire at some point. You know you are going to be put in danger's way, and you accept that risk, and you do it.

As far as fireworks, it's very dangerous. You shouldn't play with them.

The biggest mistake I've seen people make with their careers is, when they're good, after two or three years - and they happen to be smart - they announce that they're going out to start their own firm.

I'm a firm believer in doing things that scare you.

I'm a firm believer in teaching children to manage risk.

It's very difficult to say what experience was the hardest. 'Long Way Round' was the first one, so we didn't know anything.

I've frowned at the idea of breaking records, the first one to do something, or do it longer, higher, more difficult.

Don't bottom fish.

My dad was a crab fisherman.

A five-year contract is worth no more than a six-month contract these days; it's very concerning.

You want to encourage yourself to take risks. If you make a mistake trying to do something, you can fix it later.

Candidates ignore New Hampshire at their own peril. You all remember President Giuliani? He's done a great job in the White House.

White House leaks of classified information put the lives of U.S. service members, intelligence officers, and civilians at risk. That's why I support a measure passed by the Senate Intelligence Committee to crack down on such leaks.

Whether you're a second lieutenant working with a captain and a lieutenant colonel, or a four-star general working with the Office Secretary of Defense and the White House, the decision makers have got to have ground truth. Otherwise, the decisions they make could be flawed - and that can be dangerous.

Let's face it, the White House is a treacherous place.

You never know when people with sick minds can destroy your life. It doesn't matter how well life is going on for you that moment. If that can't happen in the middle of New York City, it can happen anywhere else. If the terrorists can hit the Pentagon or the White House I don't see where it's safe.

The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.

A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.

If you're playing a poker game and you look around the table and and can't tell who the sucker is, it's you.

Understand, our police officers put their lives on the line for us every single day. They've got a tough job to do to maintain public safety and hold accountable those who break the law.