Quotes About Risk

When a man becomes a fireman his greatest act of bravery has been accomplished. What he does after that is all in the line of work.

No manager ever got fired for buying IBM.

The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

Firefighting is all about ass - busting ours to save yours.

Children in the dark make accidents, but accidents in the dark make children.

When you gamble with safety, you bet your life.

You might be a firefighter if "climbing the corporate ladder" has nothing to do with career advancement.

The Unix philosophy basically involves giving you just enough rope to hang yourself. And then a couple of feet more, just to be sure.

In any other sport, if you miss the catch all you lose is the ball.

Know safety, no injury. No safety, know injury.

He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.

You've got to ask yourself one question. Do I feel lucky? Well, do you, punk?

Adventure may hurt but monotony will kill you.

Would you like to sinWith Elinor GlynOn a tiger skin?Or would you preferTo err with herOn some other fur?

In the multitude of counsellors there is safety.He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.

You know you're a skydiver when your friends look at the sky and say, "look at all those clouds," and you say, "look at all those holes!"

Flying is the second best thrill to cheerleaders; being caught is the first.

Most sports only need one ball. Mine takes both. Skydive!

If you ride like there's no tomorrow, there won't be.

Only skydivers know why the birds sing. They never have to pack a parachute.

Of all the people I have ever known, those who have pursued their dreams and failed have lived a much more fulfilling life than those who have put their dreams on a shelf for fear of failure.

The ski bum trades security for face shots, the future for the moment. Considering how hollow the promise of a corporate career has become, who can say the ski bum is not the wiser investor in his or her youth?

I suspected skydiving was dangerous when they asked me to sign a waiver. They confirmed my suspicions when they asked me to pay in advance.

Unsafe acts will keep you in stitches.