I don’t think there’s any story worth dying for, but I do think there are stories worth taking risks for.
Enrique Muricano isn’t afraid to try something new, to take risks, to possibly fail, and in turn, set himself apart.
As a result of the World War and of a peace whose imperfections and risks are no longer denied by anyone, are we not even further away from the great aspirations and hopes for peace and fraternity than we were one or two decades ago?
I play in a way that means taking risks. The problem is that, from 300 passes, you make one mistake.
People like Brel were sensitive and vulnerable; on stage, they dared to take risks.
I want to reduce my risks as much as possible and hopefully be able to go to the World Cup fit, ready and healthy.
One of the risks for anybody in the lending business is that being conservative can harm your competitiveness.
I just am a huge fan of PBS. They’ve taken great risks from great shows.
But we also believe in taking risks, because that’s how you move things along.
Without competition, Silicon Valley will stop taking risks and will stop innovating.
I have always been incredibly grateful for my time in the Bachelor world, and while overall I have no regrets, my time on the show hasn’t come without its hardships. But I have always been a risk taker and have always believed the greatest things in life often come with the greatest risks.
People who take risks are the people you’ll lose against.
Where there is a problem, the risks to the public are greater than they’ve ever been before.
Living with fear stops us taking risks, and if you don’t go out on the branch, you’re never going to get the best fruit.
I understand the risks associated with being a soldier. But I think as members of Congress, we should not intensify the chance that we’ll have to commit troops to a military conflict unless it’s absolutely necessary to defend the nation.
Once we secure our borders – and the federal government has not done a good job – then Congress, I believe, needs to take up the issue and look at how we try and identify those people that are here, that are national security risks to the United States.
I went to multiple doctors to make sure that I’m taking the right anti-depression medication and make sure that my blood pressure’s okay. I found out that my blood pressure wasn’t okay and that I had a fatty liver. All these health risks were coming up.
For many years now, ExxonMobil has held the view that the risks of climate change are serious and do warrant action.
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Don’t store unnecessary data, keep an eye on what’s happening, and don’t take unnecessary risks.
As I began to take risks, leaving my very comfortable and secure job and taking this first leap into fashion, every subsequent risk became easier to take because I began to see the kind of opportunity and excitement that risk-taking offered.
People who take risks like Amy Winehouse and Norah Jones take a second to catch on, but eventually they do because they’re different and honest in a musical landscape that’s not always like that.
When I take risks, I win. When I do the safe thing, it’s a disaster.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
Libras like to take risks!
When I worry about risks, I worry about the biggest ones, particularly those that are difficult to predict – the ones I call small but deep holes. While odds are you will avoid them, if you do fall in one, it’s a long way down and nearly impossible to claw your way out.
I want to try new things and put myself out there and take some risks.
It’s important to take risks and challenge yourself. That’s why I went into acting, really.
You have to take risks.
When you experience a failure as a leader, don’t hide it – talk about it. Your missed opportunity will encourage others to take risks.
I remember when being a ‘a company man’ was a badge of honor; today in Silicon Valley it may brand you a loser or, in the best case scenario, someone afraid to take risks. Ten years ago, if you saw a resume that had multiple jobs in ten years, you would be worried about the capability of the individual. Not so now.
Hedge funds, private equity and venture capital funds have played an important role in providing liquidity to our financial system and improving the efficiency of capital markets. But as their role has grown, so have the risks they pose.
I do everything I can to be the best actor I can be, the best musician I can be. I try to take risks; I try not to let fear run my life.
If your business had no risk, you could go get a bank loan and call it a day. VCs like risks – without them, venture capital wouldn’t exist. But they need to be risks that VCs are good at assessing and managing.
If the head man in a company is not working 12 hours a day, doing things, taking risks, but also standing with his people in the trenches at the most difficult of times, then the company loses something.
Democracy is becoming collateral damage in a world where global risks have been ignored or exacerbated by those with the power to act.
Far from protecting children, the abuse of Article 8 risks making them pawns – subject to coercion or worse – as part of a criminal’s desperate struggle to stay in Britain.
Gamble, cheat, lie, and steal. Let me explain: Gamble for your best shot in life – dare to take risks. Cheat those who would have you be less than you are. Lie in the arms of those you love. And finally, steal every moment of happiness.
Many will call me an adventurer, and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.
As an entrepreneur, I have been known for taking risks throughout my career, but leaving the European Union is not one of the risks I would want the U.K. to take – not as an investor, not as a father, and not as a grandfather. I am deeply concerned about the impact of leaving.
Yes, I’m working on playing with my feet, so I take risks.
I realised that being a mother is similar to being an entrepreneur. You set up a system that is your family and you invest… you take risks and you actually have the most important job of rearing up the future of not just your family or an individual, but of the entire world. That is a tough and risky job.
I want to change things with everything I do, not for the sake of changing things, but for the sake of taking greater and greater risks, or how minimalist I might be able to be, or how I can involve elements or ingredients in music videos that are not musical, for instance.
I like to take risks as long as they’re healthy, you know. They’re good, smart risks.
