1,222 Quotes About Risk

He's a conundrum- and there's still a piece missing from the puzzle." Whatever that piece was, there was a part of me telling me not to get involved- that it was too much to handle. That you shouldn't go out on a limb unless you're absolutely sure the limb can support your weight.

Risks? I have lived with the prospect of assassination for years. What risks? All men die, rich and poor alike. But if I am to die, then let it be while I fight, not like some bullock in a pen waiting for the ax to fall.

Leaders know that the fruit of life is out on a limb.

Your “everybody” probably represents even a smaller proportion of the population than your Rolodex. Psychologists have documented that our typical everybody— to which they refer as the “generalized other”—is usually a collection of about five or six people.

It is easier to cross a burning bridge with God than a safe highway with the Devil.

Some birds learn how to fly only after falling off of a cliff.

The basis for winning competitive warfare consists, essentially, in the achievement of one condition - competitors with a relatively high risk of poor performance.

There is always a risk in believing that behaviours are set in stone.

Small people have small minds, and thus deride big dreamers.Small people have small hearts, and thus disparage big chancers.Small people have small souls, and thus disdain big achievers.