Quotes About Risk

Despite living in this post-9/11 age of transnational terrorism, the risk of death during air travel has plummeted to the point where we now measure it in the 'per billions' of passengers.

Our budget works to reduce and eliminate the risk of attacks at our ports, rails, in the skies, our food supply and roads by allowing for increases in many of the programs and agencies to help protect these important areas of commerce and travel.

You need to be an adrenalin junkie when you travel with kids.

When you choose to take the road less traveled, it can sometimes be a bumpy ride along the way, but if you're doing it for the right reasons, then the reward is so great.

I know I'm going to lose friends, and I'm going to go on the road less traveled with less people. But at the end of the day, I'm not trying to make friends; I'm trying to make the most money possible.

Being an actor is well paid, but it's a bit like being a circus traveler.

In most espionage novels, the characters risk their lives trying to save somebody or while protecting a nation from some threat. In 'The Travelers,' that's not what's going on. I used espionage as a device to heighten the characters' personal dramas.

I feel like 'Travelers' is something I can legitimately say, 'You're going to love this.' I think then people will accept me as a different thing. And if they don't, it's fun trying.

But I think traveling around and going around the world and making arrangements for moving around is the most difficult thing, 'cuz you don't know what's going to happen.

I was undeterred by the danger of traveling as a single American woman through Taliban-governed land. I believed in the stories I wanted to tell, the stories I felt were underreported, and I was convinced that that belief would keep me alive.

Traveling anywhere in the world involves some risk. You could always opt to spend your life cowering under your bed.

I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled.

GPS devices are fantastic, but when travelling, especially in the middle of Africa, you must always bring a map as well.

As regards to personal safety, you do have to be careful not to put yourself at risk when travelling in South Africa. You don't want to go out exploring at night, for example.

I've had a number of near misses during my travels that in retrospect seem of greater concern than they did at the time. I guess that is what happens with age.

I love theatre because of the audience. It feels risky. But I love film because it travels to the whole world. To an audience I don't see.

There's something incredibly primal about facing something treacherous but doing it anyway.

Success is sweet and treacherous.

I long for a life that explodes with meaning and is filled with adventure, wonder, risk, and danger. I long for a faith that is gloriously treacherous. I want to be with Jesus, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.

It was treacherous. I think someone was injured. But I did love being there, we all did.

Running in heels can be treacherous, and don't get me started on fake eyelashes!

Fear is a treacherous leader. It shrinks from the new and fails to meet the challenges of the future.

Fools rush in where incumbents fear to tread.

There needs to be some standards around launching an ICO and investing in ICOs in the space, and I caution all to tread carefully until those standards emerge.