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"I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood."
Audre Lorde
"I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood."
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"Everything is sweetened by risk."
Alexander Smith
"Everything is sweetened by risk."
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"And, in some ways I like traveling, in other ways I'm sort of fed up by the whole notion."
Joe Sacco
"And, in some ways I like traveling, in other ways I'm sort of fed up by the whole notion."
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"It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution."
Alvin Toffler
"It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution."
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"It's all a risk. Always. That's not true, actually. The only exception: it's a certainty that there's risk. The safer you play your plans for the future, the riskier it actually is. That's because the world is certainly, definitely, and more than possibly changing."
Seth Godin
"It's all a risk. Always. That's not true, actually. The only exception: it's a certainty that there's risk. The safer you play your plans for the future, the riskier it actually is. That's because the world is certainly, definitely, and more than possibly changing."
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"Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their neck out, but investors face risk no matter what they do."
Charles A. Jaffe
"Whales only get harpooned when they come to the surface, and turtles can only move forward when they stick their neck out, but investors face risk no matter what they do."
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"I'm brave to say that I won't take this sort of risk."
Alain Prost
"I'm brave to say that I won't take this sort of risk."
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"Too many radiologists still believe there is a risk from a chest x-ray. Few radiologists can explain radiation to the patient in words the patient can understand."
John Cameron
"Too many radiologists still believe there is a risk from a chest x-ray. Few radiologists can explain radiation to the patient in words the patient can understand."
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"Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not."
Vaclav Havel
"Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not."
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"In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many buildings of this type; it is very frustrating to try to get rid of them."
Charles Francis Richter
"In every area of the world where there is earthquake risk, there are still many buildings of this type; it is very frustrating to try to get rid of them."
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"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing."
Warren Buffett
"Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing."
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"Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations."
Warren Buffett
"Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations."
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"Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game."
Winston Churchill
"Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game."
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"There weren't any astronauts until I was about 10. Yuri Gagarin went into space right around my 10th birthday."
John L. Phillips
"There weren't any astronauts until I was about 10. Yuri Gagarin went into space right around my 10th birthday."
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"I don't see the risk, I enjoy performing stunts, and I don't get scared."
Ajay Devgan
"I don't see the risk, I enjoy performing stunts, and I don't get scared."
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"Take the risk of being yourself."
Osho
"Take the risk of being yourself."
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"I do think that our freedoms are at risk."
Clarence Thomas
"I do think that our freedoms are at risk."
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"Risk more than others think safe."
Howard Schultz
"Risk more than others think safe."
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"There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk."
Drew Barrymore
"There's something liberating about not pretending. Dare to embarrass yourself. Risk."
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"Doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune."
William McFee
"Doing what's right is no guarantee against misfortune."
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"By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning."
Lao Tzu
"By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning."
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"There is really no right and wrong. I recognize no right and wrong."
Mary MacLane
"There is really no right and wrong. I recognize no right and wrong."
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"To save all we must risk all."
Friedrich Schiller
"To save all we must risk all."
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"Often you need to take some risk, but it must be a realistic risk, you can't take a crazy risk."
Sergei Bubka
"Often you need to take some risk, but it must be a realistic risk, you can't take a crazy risk."
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"Derivatives - The risk never leaves the system - It finds taker who believes the risk is acceptable....until they lose everything."
Ziad K. Abdelnour
"Derivatives - The risk never leaves the system - It finds taker who believes the risk is acceptable....until they lose everything."
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"In life; don't go chasing after everything, or if you go for something, never doubt and miss the step, Or else you will miss a trick of the tail and lose everything."
Auliq Ice
"In life; don't go chasing after everything, or if you go for something, never doubt and miss the step, Or else you will miss a trick of the tail and lose everything."
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"Hey, you know that thing Dostoyevesky wrote on gambling? It's like that. When you're surrounded by endless possibilities, one of the hardest things you can do is pass them up."
Haruki Murakami
"Hey, you know that thing Dostoyevesky wrote on gambling? It's like that. When you're surrounded by endless possibilities, one of the hardest things you can do is pass them up."
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"If you don't risk anything, you risk even more."
Erica Jong
"If you don't risk anything, you risk even more."
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"People who think nothing could go wrong are usually disappointed."
Lemony Snicket
"People who think nothing could go wrong are usually disappointed."
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"Of course risk-taking does not always pay off, but it's a lot of fun!"
Mary Wesley
"Of course risk-taking does not always pay off, but it's a lot of fun!"
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"In racing, I wanted to be a winner and to be a winner, you have to be willing to roll the dice."
Bobby Rahal
"In racing, I wanted to be a winner and to be a winner, you have to be willing to roll the dice."
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"Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you."
Satchel Paige
"Airplanes may kill you, but they ain't likely to hurt you."
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"And while we are on the subject of medication you always need to look at risk versus benefit."
Temple Grandin
"And while we are on the subject of medication you always need to look at risk versus benefit."
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"Scissors, screwdrivers and the like pose an unacceptable risk to flight crews as well passengers."
Dave Reichert
"Scissors, screwdrivers and the like pose an unacceptable risk to flight crews as well passengers."
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"Playing roles that are intense and damaged has always come more easily to me than doing comedies or lighter stuff - that would be taking a huge risk for me."
Sarah Polley
"Playing roles that are intense and damaged has always come more easily to me than doing comedies or lighter stuff - that would be taking a huge risk for me."
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"There are challenges in terms of the measurement of VAR for what are known as nonlinear derivatives, where things like gamma and vega are important dimensions of the risk."
John Hull
"There are challenges in terms of the measurement of VAR for what are known as nonlinear derivatives, where things like gamma and vega are important dimensions of the risk."
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"If you have something at risk, you think differently."
Henry Kravis
"If you have something at risk, you think differently."
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"Make sure what you risk is yours to lose."
L. M. Heroux
"Make sure what you risk is yours to lose."
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"I mean, as long as it doesn't have a bra attached, guys can take a risk and wear stylish things that went out of style 30 years ago. As things go around, they come around."
Steven Tyler
"I mean, as long as it doesn't have a bra attached, guys can take a risk and wear stylish things that went out of style 30 years ago. As things go around, they come around."
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"The trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more."
Erica Jong
"The trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more."
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"Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall."
Tobias Smollett
"Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall."
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"For if it is rash to walk into a lion's den unarmed, rash to navigate the Atlantic in a rowing boat, rash to stand on one foot on the top of St Paul's, it is still more rash to go home alone with a poet."
Virginia Woolf
"For if it is rash to walk into a lion's den unarmed, rash to navigate the Atlantic in a rowing boat, rash to stand on one foot on the top of St Paul's, it is still more rash to go home alone with a poet."
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"We recognize that it is not only inbound but also outbound (cargo) that can pose a risk as well."
Asa Hutchinson
"We recognize that it is not only inbound but also outbound (cargo) that can pose a risk as well."
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"And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more."
Erica Jong
"And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more."
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"You must be willing to risk everything to really express it all."
John Cassavetes
"You must be willing to risk everything to really express it all."
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"To be alive at all involves some risk."
Harold MacMillan
"To be alive at all involves some risk."
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"Time to toss the dice."
Robert Jordan
"Time to toss the dice."
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"First, we did rank everybody by risk, and New York comes out number one."
Michael Chertoff
"First, we did rank everybody by risk, and New York comes out number one."
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"I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty."
James A. Garfield
"I am trying to do two things: dare to be a radical and not a fool, which is a matter of no small difficulty."
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"Life is a game of chance. You ought to play the game."
Lailah Gifty Akita
"Life is a game of chance. You ought to play the game."
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