Putin himself is a bit of a risk taker, so the invading Ukraine, in the east in particular - Crimea was risky.
A person who refuses to risk change fails to grow.
Mark, therefore, the ordinary theory of practical religion, what it leads to. Charity is great, but the moment you say it is all, you run the risk of running into materialism. It is not religion. It is no better than atheism - a little less.
Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.
Freedom, privileges, options, must constantly be exercised, even at the risk of inconvenience.
Don’t stretch yourself too much with a mortgage. Buy within your means. It’s not worth the sleepless nights.
We do not just risk repeating history if we sweep it under the carpet, we also risk being myopic about our present.
When you take high risks, the rewards are higher. So sometimes I'll gamble just to see what happens. If it doesn't work, I know I can't do that.
As I've matured, I've developed more confidence in pattern mixing and in having a slimmer fit and in taking some risks, and I enjoy it!
High valuations entail high risks.
The best part was now. That was what she would take with her from her journeys through the ages: He was worth everything to her and she was worth everything to him. The only way to experience that deep level of their love was to enter each new moment together, as if time were made of clouds. And if it came down to it these next nine days, Luce knew that she and Daniel would risk everything for their love.
We have at least 125 communities in Arizona at risk from wildfire, not because of review processes or litigation delays but because of a lack of federal funding on the ground to actually begin the projects.
While it may be theoretically possible to demonstrate the risks inherent in any treaty. . . the far greater risk to our security are the risks of unrestricted testing, the risks of a nuclear arms race, the risks of new nuclear powers.
If the United States is promoting the development of exploits, of vulnerabilities, of insecurity in this critical infrastructure, and we're not fixing it when we find it, instead we put it on the shelf so we can use it the next time we want to launch an attack against some foreign country. We're leaving ourselves at risk.
I agree with a lot of the points in Taleb's book, but I don't agree with many of his conclusions. It seems to me that he rightly points out that risk managers miss a lot of the risks, but the conclusion is that he draws, is that we should abandon risk management, whereas my conclusion is we should improve it.
To live greatly, you have to risk greatly.
Companies have to take risks to get new knowledge, in a manner similar to how jazz musicians take risks when they go after a new approach to a tune or a performance.
Without exposure to potential failure, there is no risk.
Targeting investment returns leads investors to focus on potential upside rather on downside risk. . . rather than targeting a desired rate of return, even an eminently reasonable one, investors should target risk.
If you want to be an innovator, you have to take risks. And sometimes things work and sometimes they don't work.