Searching for 'risk' quotes


Mason Cooley:Life is the risk we cannot refuse.


Life is the risk we cannot refuse.
by Mason Cooley


Mason Cooley:Prudence suspects that happiness is


Prudence suspects that happiness is a bait set by risk.
by Mason Cooley


Mason Cooley:In love, self-love is always at


In love, self-love is always at risk.
by Mason Cooley


Pierre Corneille:To conquer without risk is to


To conquer without risk is to triumph without glory.
by Pierre Corneille


Robert Frost:We saw the risk we took in doing


We saw the risk we took in doing good,<
by Robert Frost


Ernest Hemingway:Hesitation increases in


Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age.
by Ernest Hemingway


William James:Better risk loss of truth than


Better risk loss of truth than chance of error.
by William James


William Morris:But boundless risk must pay for


But boundless risk must pay for boundless gain.
by William Morris


Edmund North:I think there’s a difference


I think there’s a difference between a gamble and a calculated risk.
by Edmund North


Paul Tillich:Decision is a risk rooted in the


Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.
by Paul Tillich


Friedrich Von Schiller:To save all we must risk


To save all we must risk all.
by Friedrich Von Schiller


Mason Cooley:Proverbial wisdom counsels against


Proverbial wisdom counsels against risk and change. But sitting ducks fare worst of all.
by Mason Cooley


Gaius Sallustius Crispus:In battle it is the


In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
by Gaius Sallustius Crispus


Elbert Hubbard:The man who knows it can’t be


The man who knows it can’t be done counts the risk, not the reward.
by Elbert Hubbard


J. Danforth Quayle:If we don't succeed, we run


If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.
by J. Danforth Quayle


Erica Jong:Do you want me to tell you something


Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. . . . It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
by Erica Jong


Václav Havel:Anyone who takes himself too


Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.
by Václav Havel


Carolyn Heilbrun:The married are those who have


The married are those who have taken the terrible risk of intimacy and, having taken it, know life without intimacy to be impossible.
by Carolyn Heilbrun


Carolyn Heilbrun:The married are those who have


The married are those who have taken the terrible risk of intimacy and, having taken it, know life without intimacy to be impossible.
by Carolyn Heilbrun


Katherine Mansfield:Risk! Risk anything! Care no


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


Quote search results 1 to 20 of 25     
Page: 12