Motivational Quotes

Risk

It is not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause. Who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

- Roosevelt, Theodore

Best Quotes about Risk

I've run less risk driving my way across country than eating my way across it.

Hines, Duncan

With racing, you never rest on your laurels, and there are no counterfeits.

Krone, Julie

Back of ninety-nine out of one-hundred assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing, but the unwillingness to do it.

Feather, William

When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were--to the very last minute--a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything.

Eisenhower, Dwight D.

And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

Jong, Erica

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Rousseau, Jean Jacques

Don't be afraid to go out on a limb.That's where the fruit is.

It is better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late.

Kennedy, Marilyn Moats

He who stays in the valley will never see over the hill.

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If you don't risk anything you risk even more.

Erica Jong

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If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

Rohn, Jim

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Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.

Ovid

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Educated risks are the key to success.

Olsten, William

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Never try to walk across a river just because it has an average depth of four feet.

Friedman, Milton

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Edged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently do much hurt.

Repplier, Agnes

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Over the years, I've had hundreds of shots blocked. You've got to go in and take chances.

Havlicek, John

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It is true that when we take chances, we stand to lose. But it is also true that we will never win anything if we never even enter the game. Lucky people are aware of the possibility of losing, and indeed they may lose often. But since the chances they take are small, the losses tend to be small. By being willing to accept small losses, they put themselves in position to make large gains.

Gunther, Max

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We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act.

Maltz, Maxwell

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Roosevelt, Theodore

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If you want to achieve a high goal, you're going to have to take some chances.

Salazar, Alberto

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If you want to stand out, don't be different, be outstanding.

West, Meredith

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There is no gathering the rose without being pricked by the thorns.

Pilpay

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Remember the turtle -- He never makes any progress till he sticks his neck out.

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I dip my pen in the blackest ink, because I am not afraid of falling into my inkpot.

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

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There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.

Kennedy, John F.

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The willingness to take risks is our grasp of faith.

Woodberry, George E.

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People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.

Lippmann, Walter

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Two roads diverge in a wood, and I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

Frost, Robert

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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.

James, William

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I must tell you I take terrible risks. Because my playing is very clear, when I make a mistake you hear it. If you want me to play only the notes without any specific dynamics, I will never make one mistake. Never be afraid to dare.

Horowitz, Vladimir

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You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take.

Gretzky, Wayne

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To save oneself, one must take risks and struggle.

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He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.

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If you feel you have a film that's valid, you stick your ass on the line.

Nolte, Nick

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If you don't fail now and again, it's a sign you're playing it safe.

Allen, Woody

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Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.

Eliot, T. S.

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In order to conquer, what we need is to dare, still to dare, and always to dare.

Danton, Georges

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All of life is a risk; in fact we're not going to get out alive. Casualness leads to casualties. Communication is the ability to affect other people with words.

Rohn, Jim

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Buyers are graded not only on their successes, but also on their failures. Too many hits means the buyer isn't taking enough chances.

Wexner, Leslie

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I guess what I'm trying to say is, I don't think you can measure life in terms of years. I think longevity doesn't necessarily have anything to do with happiness. I mean happiness comes from facing challenges and going out on a limb and taking risks. If you're not willing to take a risk for something you really care about, you might as well be dead.

Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider

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Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

Syrus, Publilius

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Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.

Churchill, Winston

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All serious daring starts from within.

Baez, Joan

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Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

Roosevelt, Theodore

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A turtle makes progress when it sticks its neck out

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Some people prefer to keep their foot in a bog so they don't risk falling over.

Shaw, P.K.

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Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.

Thackeray, William M.

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Run for daylight.

Lombardi, Vince

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Take calculated risks. This is quite different from being rash.

Patton, George S.

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Risk is essential. There is not growth of inspiration in staying within what is safe and comfortable. Once you find out what you do best, why not try something else?

Noble, Alex