Quotes About Risk

That's why any money you'll need within the next five years should be removed from stocks and put into cash or cash equivalents like government bonds.

How many tales have you heard—or lived through—in which Jane and John Homebuyer couldn't pull the trigger on their dream house only to see the price go up when another bidder entered the game? Of greater concern, though, is the conflict sparked by the glut of investment options available today.

Lack of courage often hinders us from accomplishing the positive things that we would like to do.

So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. —Matthew 14:29

A comedy isn't about being funny, said Mrs. Baker. We talked about this before. A comedy is about character who dare to know that they may choose a happy ending after all. That's how I know. Suppose you can't see it? That's the daring part, said Mrs. Baker.

There is general agreement that red meat consumption increases the risk of colon or colorectal cancer. This was the only food association with cancer that was labeled ''convincing'' in the recent report from the World Cancer Research Fund, American Institute for Cancer Research (42). The evidence, of course, largely came from studies of meat consumption in nonvegetarians, although data from Adventist vegetarians in California concur (43).

If customer ignorance is a profit centre for you, you're in trouble.

We don't know where we're going, but we're not going to stray from familiar paths.

One of the biggest regrets of life, I think, is a sense of having gone on the trip but missed the adventure.

Even if you're sure you can win, be careful that you can live with what you lose.

The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. (Joseph Campbell)

And he's never met anyone like Harris, his unruly daredevil of a cousin.

As if my whole life up to that time had somehow been safe and now I would ruin all that because, you know, catamarans flip over.

Getting out of trouble is a whole lot more of a hassle than staying out of trouble.

For those of you who wish to get a feel for it, get in the car and bring it up to fifty miles an hour and then stick your head and arms outside and, while driving, try to fold up a simple bath towel in the wind

Russel] might not make it, he might die on the ice, but he would not die with fear. He would die working not to die...

There was a slashing, new, impossibly loud crack as lightning seemed to hit the shelter itself and Brian saw the top of the pine next to the opening suddenly explode and felt/saw the bolt come roaring down the tree, burning and splitting and splintering the wood and bark, and he saw it hit Derek.

You never beat the game...You go in, take what you need, get out. Never stay too long and never, never try to whip the game. Stay there too long and they figure you out, start chewing at the corners on you, know your betting. Then maybe two, three of them get together and whipsaw you.

There were so many variables, so many ways to go wrong.

That voice is very dangerous . . .

THE ONLY MADNESS GREATER THAN CHALLENGING FATE IS ACCEPTING IT.

T]here may be no more depressing place on the planet than the floor of a casino.

Loading new software into new computers and using it for the first time was like playing Russian roulette. It demanded and got a lot of respect.

if you ask enough people, you'll find someone who will disagree with the majority and give those nervous about risk a way out.