Quotes About Risk

Imagination shrinks from the consequences.

One wouldn't wish to tempt fate

There was something in front of her, perhaps happiness: Mary hesitated, like someone in a fairy-tale being offered a tempting dish that might be poisoned. Was that it? Again she didn't know. She disapproved of fairy-tale. They were not rational.

We just stole a painting and smuggled ourselves off a train," Amy said, trying to sound confident. "And we can't shop ?

In simply thinking his name, an iceberg of frozen emotions loomed on my horizon. Everything I knew about icebergs I learned from the Titanic.: You saw the tip of the iceberg floating in the water but what you didn't see was all that lurked beneath the surface. I didn't want - and I couldn't afford - another shipwreck in my life.

And do not be paralyzed. It is better to move than to be unable to move, because you fear loss so much: loss of order, loss of security, loss of predictability.

If we wait until life is in order before making our decision, we'll never make any

You can't outwit fate by standing on the sidelines placing little sidebets about the outcome of life. either you wade in and risk everything you have to play the game or you don't play at all. and if u don't play u can't win.

There will be a few times in your life when all your instincts will tell you to do something, something that defies logic, upsets your plans, and may seem crazy to others. When that happens, you do it. Listen to your instincts and ignore everything else. Ignore logic, ignore the odds, ignore the complications, and just go for it.

You can't outwit fate by standing on the sidelines placing little sidebets about the outcome of life. either you wade in and risk everything you have to play the game or you don't play at all. and if u don't play u can't win.

I didn't say you weren't, but moving on the hope that some man will hire you seems a bit risky.' 'No more so than diggin' in the dirt for your dreams—only to find it's your grave you've been diggin'.

She recalled her father saying to her, 'My dear Anna, do not forget that a friend who is not willing to risk his very friendship for a friend is perhaps not such a good friend as he thinks he is.

Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it.

I can't let safety and security become the focus of my life.

Nichts ist stabiler als die Fahrt in den Abgrund.

Creativity is always a leap of faith. You're faced with a blank page, blank easel, or an empty stage.

The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

If you're afraid of butter, use cream.

The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

Let's draw straws to see who gets eaten.

The global economic outlook remains fragile and uncertain. Global economic imbalances persist and we must address them or risk future instability.

I'll say one thing for you, there's never a dull moment when you're around, wot with everyone who meets you wantin' to kill you. - Billy

A duel, a duel, a duel. Is there anything more exciting, more romantic ... or more utterly moronic?

A man only got one shot at declaring himself to his true love; he didn't want to muck it up completely.