Risk Quotes

If you're going to risk dying, there's no sense doing it wet, cold and hungry unless absolutely necessary.

We have to risk a nuclear war in order to escape capitulation to Communism. For all I know, we may stumble into this terrible war.

... men as a rule are more preoccupied with the dangers that threaten their life than interested in the biological forces on which they depend for a constructive existence.

There are no conventional games involving conditions of uncertainty without risk.

The risk is worth it. Mike would have been the first to say that.

I always tell other people to protect against the downside, and not risk roughing on new ventures, but I never stuck to that rule myself.

Never to be frightened of taking risks and always follow your instincts!

Those who achieve great things are the ones willing to be scared but not scared off. If you dream big and take risks, impossible becomes just a word.

Those people who spend their time working on things they love are usually the ones enjoying life the most. They are also the ones who dared to take a risk and chase their dreams.

You've got to take risks if you're going to succeed. I would much rather ask forgiveness than permission.

If you don't take risks you won't achieve anything.

We like investments where the risk is time, not price.

If your plane is being hijacked by an armed man who, though prepared to take risks, presumably wants to go on living, there is room for bargaining.

Looking at the individuals who suffered the most during the hurricane, you could see that those with underlying medical problems were at greater risk.

Any life worth living is going to have risks

I get to do the most amazing things. We call it Host in Peril quite often, because people love to see me risk my life or be in danger.

We must do right and risk the consequences.

People with high self esteem are risk takers, but more importantly, they are achievers.

Some risks are worth taking, even if it means losing a life.

The biggest risk in life is not risking.

I don't trust a bank that would lend money to such a poor risk.

At some point you must decide if you want to succeed or just be someone who was never to blame for anything going wrong.

The people I want to hear about are the people who take risks.

The only real security is in having lots of opportunity. But risk is the price to pay for opportunity. And risk is scary.

It takes courage to step out of the line marked 'security' into the line marked 'risk.'

We know that BP cuts safety corners, takes risks, and is unconcerned about anything other than their own profit.

I don't believe there's any evidence that credit scoring is a risk factor. What is it about someone having a worse credit score that makes them a worse driver? (Insurers) can't answer that.

There is a convention that the principal heir should be kept away from real danger. As the 'spare' rather than the heir, Harry is expected by the royal family to take the ultimate military risks.

A too-swift and easy coalition victory may substantially increase the risk of future wars.

When the ball is on the one-yard line, never risk a fumble. Carry it over yourself.

You run risks. That's the plain truth. You run risks and, even in the most unlikely places, you are subject to destiny's whims.

Money is the reward for risks taken, value delivered and promises kept.

When we stop taking risks, we stop living.

I don't care who you love. If you love this country enough to risk your life for it, you shouldn't have to hide who you are.

Too often, people forget the basic fact of life: all those good things we enjoy come from the ache in [our] backs and the willingness to shoulder great personals risks.

I love Cate Blanchett: she takes risks, but is still refind.

The risk of insult is the price of clarity. To be clearly understood one must speak the simple, essential truth as plainly as he is able.

I think that 'Halo' is a hard property because they don't need to make a film. They make far more money out of the games so why risk?

For early employees you want people that have somewhat of a risk-taking attitude.

You also want people who are maniacally determined and that is slightly different than having a risk tolerant attitude.

How do you create a film that can reach millions of people and engage them in the subject? You have to take risks and try something new.

If I had no duties, and no reference to futurity, I would spend my life in driving briskly in a post-chaise with a pretty woman.

No risk? Then no danger of losing and finally no thrill in winning.

But risk is just part of relationships. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't.

Be flexible be nuanced. It's important to open yourself up to new opportunities and experiences and not be afraid to take risks.

Playing roles that are intense and damaged has always come more easily to me than doing comedies or lighter stuff - that would be taking a huge risk for me.

If you decide to do comedy that involves risk, risk means risk, and you can't complain of flesh wounds if you sit down at the table to play.

If I had to pick one quality that best predicts success (other than wanting to be successful) it would be the willingness to risk embarrassment.

I have a perverse attraction to risk. Not physical risk but emotional, financial risk - anything than can't kill you immediately.

By definition, risk-takers often fail. So do morons. In practice it's difficult to sort them out.