If I may venture to be frank I would say about myself that I was every inch a gentleman.
Unless a man feels he has a good enough memory, he should never venture to lie.
It is important to distinguish between the power of the internet to make the great change it can, and the limits and vulnerabilities of that change without real-time political mobilization deployed globally to protect those who venture out, especially in closed societies, into the heady new vistas it offers.
My buddy Alex Blumberg learned - he was very public about his learning process, and I know for a fact because we sat next to each other for many years, that he knew nothing about venture capital or seed rounds or "A" rounds or whatever you call them, and he had to really learn, like, pitch by pitch. He just screwed pitches up.
If you would venture, let your mind be bold. . . not reckless but bold.
Nought venture nought have.
A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss. . . That's the trade-off. But I'll take it all.
After I began to make some money, my brain-damaged accountant put me in one business after another that went bad. The only one that panned out was a small bank, an old Scottish firm with London offices in Pall Mall. I was a director. We sold out to a larger bank. That was the only successful venture I've had, apart from acting.
Each venture Is a new beginning, a raid on the inarticulate With shabby equipment always deteriorating In the general mess of imprecision of feeling.
We must learn to lean upon ourselves; we must learn to plan and execute business enterprises of our own; we must learn to venture our pennies if we would gain dollars.
The anomaly is that, as a publishing venture, comics are not doing very well. As a venture that supplies other media, they're incredible.
It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.
Dare to be strong and courageous. That is the road. Venture anything.
Who would venture upon the journey of life, if compelled to begin it at the end?
The privilege of prayer to me is one of the most cherished possessions, because faith and experience alike convince me that God himself sees and answers, and His answers I never venture to criticize. It is only my part to ask. If it were otherwise, I would not dare to pray at all.
The artist, who must venture into the studio and risk there, and then venture into the marketplace and risk again, is obliged to learn how her defences work, so that she can drop and raise her guard instantly.
Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are equally slow to make peace and reluctant to make a tolerable, rather than a vindictive, peace.
I love what I do and being in front of the camera. But I never want to limit myself to just one thing and just venture out into new things.
It is only after you have come to know the surface of things. . . that you can venture to seek what is underneath. But the surface of things is inexhaustible.
Most venture capital funds are too short-termist and exit-driven to deal with the highly uncertain and lengthy innovation process.