Quotes about Risk
To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.
— Soren Kierkegaard
You take the first step, and to save yourself from the consequences, you take the next one. In times like ours, there are only two directions: up or plummet.
— Margaret Atwood
Death is much too high a price to pay for the satisfaction of curiosity, needless to say.
— Margaret Atwood
Their youngness is terrifying. How could I have put myself into the hands of such inexperience?
— Margaret Atwood
And still, what a risk he'd taken. The woman was like an amateur car bomb: you never knew when she would explode or who she would take down with her when she did.
— Margaret Atwood
It's a gamble every time you get up in the morning.
— Margaret Atwood
You need a certain amount of nerve to be a writer.
— Margaret Atwood
There is a silence. But sometimes it's as dangerous not to speak.
— Margaret Atwood
There's a moon now, almost full. Good luck for owls; bad luck for rabbits, who often choose to cavort riskily but sexily in the moonlight, their brains buzzing with pheromones.
— Margaret Atwood
It would make me feel that I have power. But such a feeling would be an illusion, and too risky.
— Margaret Atwood
Every time you take a risk or move out of your comfort zone, you have a great opportunity to learn more about yourself and your capacity.
— Jack Canfield
In a time of rapid change, standing still is the most dangerous course of action.
— Brian Tracy