Quotes about Risk
Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell
— Oprah Winfrey
The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire.
— Oprah Winfrey
Know this for sure: When you get the chance, go for it.
— Oprah Winfrey
The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact.
— Oscar Wilde
I'm fixin to go do somethin dumbern hell but I'm goin anyways. If I dont come back tell Mother I love her. Your mother's dead Llewelyn. Well I'll tell her myself then.
— Cormac McCarthy
But the act, called the sexual act, is not for the depositing of seed. It is for leaping off into the unknown, as from a cliff's edge, like Sappho into the sea.
— DH Lawrence
Recklessness is almost a man's revenge on his woman. He feels he is not valued, so he will risk destroying himself to deprive her altogether.
— DH Lawrence
All men have fears, but the brave put down their fears and go forward, sometimes to death, but always to victory" was the motto of the King's Guard in ancient Greece.
— Dale Carnegie
First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
— Dale Carnegie
Sail Forth- Steer for the deep waters only. Reckless O soul, exploring. I with thee and thou with me. For we are bound where mariner has not yet dared go. And we will risk the ship, ourselves, and all.
— Walt Whitman
Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They'll stay faithful as long as it's safe and doesn't involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going.
— Charles Stanley
Numerous studies have shown that your health risk is higher following a loss.
— H. Norman Wright