Quotes about Risk
Temptation is like a knife, that may either cut the meat or the throat of a man; it may be his food or his poison, his exercise or his destruction
— John Owen
The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. Do not be afraid to make mistakes providing you do not make the same one twice.
— Theodore Roosevelt
Ambition is a commendable attribute, without which no man succeeds. Only inconsiderate ambition imperils.
— Warren G. Harding
Be as bold as the first man or [woman] to eat an oyster.
— Shirley Chisholm
The men who succeed best in public life are those who take the risk of standing by their own convictions.
— James A. Garfield
Be brave. Cowards always get hurt. Brave men generally come out unharmed.
— AB Simpson
Adventure, with all its requisite danger and wildness, is a deeply spiritual longing written into the soul of man.
— John Eldredge
I don't think Lloyd's of London would insure this mouth.
— Kathie Lee Gifford
This is teenage madness.
— Travis Thrasher
True confidence is not about hoping that you can take this risk (that's called courage) and overcome this challenge (that's perseverance); it's about realistically expecting that you can do it, based on previously demonstrated performance. A confident guy expects the woman to engage
— Tucker Max
To dare; that is the price of progress.
— Victor Hugo
Ladies, a second piece of advice--do not marry; marriage is a graft; it may take hold or not. Shun the risk.
— Victor Hugo