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Risk |
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Quotations
 | He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch. — Jean-Luc Godard, 1930-2022, French film director 8 likes |
 | In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed. — Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1803-1884, American philosopher 6 likes |
 | War is a lottery in which nations ought to risk nothing but small amounts. — Napoleon, 1769-1821, French Emperor 5 likes |
 | Never was anything great achieved without danger. — Niccolò Machiavelli, 1469-1527, Italian political philosopher 5 likes |
 | There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction. — John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963] 5 likes |
 | Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. — T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948 5 likes |
 | The ends of the earth, the depths of the sea, the darkness of time, you have chosen all three. — E. M. Forster, 1879-1970, British writer 5 likes |
 | And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more. — Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer 5 likes |
 | Every person has a right to risk their own life for the preservation of it. — Jean Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1778, Swiss-French philosopher 4 likes |
| We must always take risks. That is our destiny. — T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948 3 likes |
 | Being on the edge isn’t as safe, but the view is better. — Ricky Gervais, 1961-, British comedian & screenwriter 2 likes |
 | If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. — Jim Rohn, 1930-2009, American self-help speker 2 likes |
 | A management decision is irresponsible if it risks disaster this year for the sake of a grandiose future. — Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru 2 likes |
 | Those who won't take a chance don't have a chance. — Zig Ziglar, 1926-2012, American self-help writer 2 likes |
 | Sometimes you just have to jump out the window and grow wings on the way down. — Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012, American sci-fi writer 2 likes |
 | The meaning of life is to risk everything for love. — Roger Mondoloni, 1929-, French writer 2 likes |
 | Most of us would rather risk catastrophe than read the directions. — Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor 2 likes |
 | You don’t concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done — Chuck Yeager, 1923-2020, American pioneer pilot 2 likes |
 | The supreme measure of a man, is what he would risk his life for. — George S. Patton, 1885-1945, American general 1 likes |
 | Men outlive their love, but they don’t outlive the consequences of their recklessness. |
 | To Dare is to risk losing your foothold for a moment. Not to Dare is to risk losing yourself. |
| For without risk there is no faith, and the greater the risk, the greater the faith. |
| Drink freely the wine life offers you and don’t worry how much you spill. — Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist |
| Take a wrong turn. Get lost in something you love. — Marty Rubin, 1930-1994, Canadian gay activist, author & journalist |
 | If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off. |
 | I postpone death by living, by suffering, by error, by risking, by giving, by losing. |
 | Tell me what you are ready to leave behind and I will tell you what you can achieve. |
Ancient Greek
 | Beautiful and great works are for those who toil and take risks. Πονούντων και κινδυνευόντων τα καλά και μεγάλα έργα. — Alexander the Great, 356-323 BC, King of Macedon 3 likes |
 | To dare the impossible is no mark of a wise man. Το τολμάν δ' αδύνατ' ανδρός ου σοφού. — Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Helen 2 likes |
Proverbs
 | Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 3 likes |
 | Don’t open a door that you cannot close. 3 likes |
 | Do not play with fire. 2 likes |
 | He who sups with the Devil should have a long spoon. 2 likes |
