1,222 Quotes About Risk

The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry, all that he has learned about poetry, is only a partial assurance.

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

Courage is not an ability one either possess or lacks. Courage is the willingness to engage in a risk-taking behavior regardless of whether the consequences are unknown or possibly adverse. We are capable of courageous behavior provided we are willing to engage in it. Given that life offers few guarantees, all living requires risk-taking.

Anything that is successful is a series of mistakes.

The bigger the risks, the better off you are. Otherwise you're just boring.

While forbidden fruit is said to taste sweeter, it usually spoils faster.

True entrepreneurshi p comes only from risk-taking.

To be alive is to take risks; to be always safe and secure is death.

A venturesome minority will always be eager to set off on their own, and no obstacles should be placed in their path; let them take risks, for godsake, let them get lost, sunburnt, stranded, drowned, eaten by bears, buried alive under avalanches - that is the right and privilege of any free American.