Quotes about Risk

The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.

Better to be in the arena getting stomped by the bulls, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.

Remember our rule of thumb: The more scared we are of a work or calling, the more sure we can be that we have to do it.

Take a chance on God. After all, He took a chance on you.

God's love is not cautious, not wise, not sensible, and not remotely conservative. In fact, loving another person the way God loves them is the greatest adventure we can have.

Instead of clinging to the only Lifeboat that can save, we have tossed overboard biblical truths in the name of [compromise], living on the edge of life, like the man who rides the parameter of a hurricane, daring it to sweep him away.

I call upon the leaders of all nations to work for peace, even when the risks seem high. I call upon Christians to pray and work for peace in whatever constructive ways are open to them. I do not believe this is only a political issue; it is a moral one as well.

Routine is the enemy of instinct......It's better to change and fail than to settle.

Every religious tradition is rooted in mysteries I don't pretend to understand, including claims about what happens after we die. But this I know for sure: as long as we're alive, choosing resurrection is always worth the risk.

From nuclear waste to Northern Rock and Metronet, risk is never transferred to the private sector - the state will always be forced to step in where there is a clear public interest.

Those who seek the truth run the risk of finding it.

The righteous man takes his life in his hand whenever he utters the truth.