Motivational Quotes

Risk

It was a bold person that first ate an oyster.

- Swift, Jonathan

Best Quotes about Risk

1.

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

2.

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

3.

An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he'll quickly learn how to chew it.

Ash, Roy

4.

When you play it too safe, you're taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we're given.

Sher, Barbara

5.

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

Keller, Helen

6.

You can't steal second base with your foot on first.

Proverb, American

7.

We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.

Sarton, May

8.

I don't think about risks much. I just do what I want to do. If you gotta go, you gotta go.

Lillian Carter

9.

Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.

Winfrey, Oprah

10.

Most successful people are people who take risks--calculated risks--but nevertheless, risks.

11.

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

Lippmann, Walter

12.

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

Jong, Erica

13.

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

Eliot, T. S.

14.

If you never budge, don't expect a push.

Forbes, Malcolm S.

15.

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

Kennedy, Marilyn Moats

16.

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

17.

Perseverance and audacity generally win!

Deluzy, Madame Dorothe

18.

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

Shaw, P.K.

19.

First weigh the considerations, then take the risks.

Helmuth von Moltke

20.

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

Krone, Julie

21.

All serious daring starts from within.

Baez, Joan

22.

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

Pilpay

23.

If your life is free of failures, you're not taking enough risks.

24.

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

Salazar, Alberto

25.

Educated risks are the key to success.

Olsten, William

26.

Risk! Risk Anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those other voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.

Mansfield, Katherine

27.

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

28.

Entrepreneurs are risk takers, willing to roll the dice with their money or reputation on the line in support of an idea or enterprise. They willingly assume responsibility for the success or failure of a venture and are answerable for all its facets. The buck not only stops at their desks, it starts there too.

Kiam, Victor

29.

You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.

Alda, Alan

30.

It is easy to be brave when far away from danger.

Aesop

31.

Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations.

Woodberry, George E.

32.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The ?sure thing? boat never gets far from shore.

Carnegie, Dale

33.

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

34.

It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

Hammarskjold, Dag

35.

If you want to launch big ships you have to go where the water is deep.

36.

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

Ash, Mary Kay

37.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

Churchill, Winston