Quotes About Risk

Just as water, which carries a boat from bank to bank, may also be the means of sinking it, so reliance on spies, while production of great results, is oft-times the cause of utter destruction

Kar??s?ndakini ve kendini bilen hiçbir savaÅŸta tehlikeye düÅŸmez; kar??s?ndakini bilmeyen, sadece kendini bilen bir kazan?r, bir kaybeder; kar??s?ndakini de, kendini de bilmeyen her savaÅŸta mutlaka tehlikeye düÅŸer.

Quão lamentável é arriscar tudo em um único combate, negligenciando a estratégia vitoriosa, e fazer com que o destino de tuas armas dependa de uma única batalha!

existen cinco rasgos que son peligrosos en los generales. Los que están dispuestos a morir pueden perder la vida; los que quieren preservar la vida pueden ser hechos prisioneros; los que son dados a los apasionamientos irracionales pueden ser ridiculizados; los que son muy puritanos pueden ser deshonrados; los que son compasivos pueden ser turbados.

In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.

The essence of adventure lies in taking risks and exploring the unknown.

Peter always brings death with him, along with spinach or nuts. He said he'd seen 20 cases of West Nile during the week and five deaths from it. He also said two people had died from food allergies. They're so hungry they're taking their chances eating foods they're seriously allergic to, he said.

When everything else is boring, there's something to be said for risk.

Decide...whether or not the goal is worth the risk involved. If it is, stop worrying.

Freedom has always been dangerous.

After the paper rush subsided, the older boys sometimes struck deals with the younger newsies to buy their leftover papers. 'One of the big guys would say to one of the little guys, 'Hey, punk, want to buy me out tonight?' said Philip Marcus. 'An' the little guy said yes. It was his ass if he didn't.

Everyone craves security. But gaining freedom means losing security.

Everyone craves security, but gaining freedom means loosing security.

An illegal landing in a hostile place, partially caused because of a shortage of beer, was not an auspicious beginning.

It is okay to climb as long as you are not afraid, because being afraid is what made you fall

Love is very real and it's dangerous. People do crazy things in the name of love. Bad things. Love is powerful and shouldn't be played with.

The worst part is the unknown. The pain of being alone, the loneliness, is familiar. You've dealt with that. You understand it. But loving someone, risking everything, is unknown. There's no way to know how bad it's going to be. You barely survive the pain of being alone, so how can you deal with anything worse? So you don't bother to try.

I promised myself no regrets," she whispered into the darkness. "No what-ifs, no second guessing. I promised myself that I was going to live my life, instead of always taking the safe route.

Take your clothes off," she said, knowing that she would never have managed the words in the light. "Yes, ma'am.

Nothing is free. If you stay safe, the price is never knowing love. Because to receive love, you have to give love. And to give love is to be vulnerable. You can build walls and be lonely or you can tear them down and hand over your heart." "What

Is it safe for me to go exploring?" she asked. "You're not likely to be attacked by raccoons, but you'll probably get lost, fall down a ravine, break your leg and starve to death. But if the watch is that important to you, have at it.

Needing something or someone meant being vulnerable. It meant the risk of not getting. The pain of not asking was a lot easier to stand than the pain of being refused or rejected.

His mouth turned up at one corner. His face was transformed when he smiled, even when it was a half-smile given halfheartedly. Wow. A sexy cowboy with a sense of humor could be dangerous. And while she'd always avoided danger in the past, for some reason, she found herself wanting to move just a little closer. Play with fire, she reminded herself. Only getting burned seemed like a small price to pay.

the definition of being brave. That if you weren't scared, then there was no courage in the act.