Quotations on Risk
The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
-Jawaharlal Nehru
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated; you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
-William Lloyd George
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
-T. S. Eliot
And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
-Erica Jong
You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.
-Beverly Sills
You can't tell someone to "Go for it," to be whatever they care to be, and at the same time be careful. If we all ride the safe road, who will we look up to?
-Julie Krone
To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out for another is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams, before a crowd is to their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying, To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing.
They may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live.
Only a person who risks is free.
-Janet Reed
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live. Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom. Only a person who risks is free. The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; and the realist adjusts the sails.
-William Arthur Ward

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