Quotes About Risk

Identifying terrorists on the battlefield is relatively simple.

Bottoms line: terrorists are always at work.

In fact, the place where we have indicted more terrorists or potential terrorists, is our Northern border.

We have to be mindful that there is the certainty that terrorists will attempt to launch multiple attacks against their enemy, which is us and our allies.

Terrorists always have the advantage of surprise.

Aircraft are always going to be something that terrorists are interested in because you bring down an airliner, you have drawn the world's attention.

The numbers of terrorists that we have caught coming - we actually don't catch them coming across the border. We usually catch them in some other context.

We sent a guy called Terry Slater a couple of demos, using the last of our money. And then things turned. He landed us a deal with Warners and said just keep coming up with songs, because when success hits you, you won't even know your name.

I do not think Tesla can last but that does not mean I am going to short it.

For every Tesla or Uber, there's a Valeant Pharmaceuticals or Theranos - two story stocks that seduced an astounding array of prominent investors and supporters based on stories that did turn out to be too good to be true.

You can't test courage cautiously.

Usually, if I think something is really funny, I'm not gonna test it. I'll just test it when I'm onstage.

I'm a risk-taker. I like to test myself.

I don't know about living on an automatic pilot, but I've had times where I've decided to just test myself and my mettle, and for no good reason other than it's what life is. Even before I was acting, I had, like, one day in high school I decided to just show them my pajamas, just for no good reason.

Casino games are the one kind of content that has stood the test of time for decades.

What would I have done if I'd been put to the test? Would I have risked my own life for people I hardly knew? Probably, I would have looked the other way at best or become another apologist for evil at worst.

I am a coward, basically, but one of the things about acting is that you are always putting yourself through yet another test.

The litmus test for whether I want to take on a role or not is usually fear. If I'm afraid of it, then I want to do it.

As long as there is cash, and the economy is running, all is well. But as a bank, we'll have to test, experiment, try a hundred different things. A few may work, a few may fail, but we have to experiment and try.

If a test showed you had telomere shortening, it would be a red flag suggesting you should take a look at possible risk factors.

Betting all your funds on the belief that you know what consumers want and are willing to pay for is like jumping into a river to test its depth - you'll need a lot of luck to stay afloat. To have a truly successful product launch, the conversations with your customers must start long before you write your first line of code.

Forth & Towne was a great test of a promising concept and an illustration of the innovative risks you need to take in our business. We made the tough decision to close the brand and focus our efforts on stabilizing the existing businesses.

You know, being a test pilot isn't always the healthiest business in the world.

Well, the odds must be against anybody being able to fly around the world in a balloon on the first attempt. All of us who are attempting to go around the world in balloons are effectively flying in experimental craft because these craft cannot be tested.