Risk Quotes - page 12

Labels don't really impress, it's the uniqueness and risk in decor that inspire. (Bryan Batt)
I had many enemies among the Sioux; I would be running considerable risk in meeting them. View quote
Buffalo Bill
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. View quote
Charles Francis Richter
Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins. View quote
Charles Stanley
Ultimately, broadcasters and advertisers have to change the way they do business or they run the risk of linear TV becoming obsolete. View quote
Charlie Ergen
Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk, whether it's starting a new business, whether it's leaving home, whether it's getting married, or whether it's flying in space. View quote
Chris Hadfield
At the risk of sounding too cliche, I found a really fantastic church. That is what keeps me grounded. View quote
Chyler Leigh
At the World Cup, there is a constant risk that you might find a bag or some object that has been left behind, and no one is quite sure what it is. To bring in a full bomb-disposal team for each item can be very time-consuming. The PackBot can go over rough terrain, climb stairs, pick things up, and also be operated from a safe distance. View quote
Colin Angle
Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the University of Mississippi would still be all white. View quote
Constance Baker Motley
From the happy-go-lucky days of oil exploration and drilling, when a lot of easy sources were being found and easily managed, we're gotten ourselves into this sort of apocalyptic time. We're willing to destroy almost everything, risk almost anything, and go ahead with techniques for which we have no way of responding to the known problems. View quote
Carl Safina
The married are those who have taken the terrible risk of intimacy and, having taken it, know life without intimacy to be impossible. (Carolyn Heilbrun)
We cannot ensure that women will be free of discrimination in the workplace and everywhere as long as women are not universally defended under our Constitution. As it stands now, the equal rights of women are subject to interpretation of law. That is a risk our mothers, sisters and daughters cannot afford. View quote
Carolyn Maloney
The risk presented by these lethal wastes is like no other risk, and we should not be expected to accept it or to project it into the future in order for manufacturers and utilities to make a dollar killing now. View quote
David R. Brower
Likewise today, some Christians are content to merely exist until they die. They don't want to risk anything, to believe God, to grow or mature. They refuse to believe his Word, and have become hardened in their unbelief. Now they're living just to die. View quote
David Wilkerson
Every woman needs to know the facts. And the fact is, when it comes to breast cancer, every woman is at risk. View quote
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Good twists are enormously hard to come by, and I think the best ones are earned ones. The idea that a story can take a left turn on you, it's easy to do, but it has to be done very, very carefully, or else you risk losing the audience's trust. View quote
Damon Lindelof
These are men and women who are willing to risk their lives in defense of their country. And the fact that their orientation - sexual orientation's been held against them is a blot on our nation's reputation. View quote
Dick Durbin
Their argument is that most shows are losers, which is true, but it's also disingenuous to say, 'We are not going to take the risk unless it is totally covered by the few successful shows that are out there.' View quote
Dick Wolf
Leaving Iraq without military assistance during its transition, and before it is stable enough to ensure its own citizens' security, would pose a tremendous risk. We must complete our mission. View quote
Doc Hastings
If nuclear power plants are safe, let the commerical insurance industry insure them. Until these most expert judges of risk are willing to gamble with their money, I'm not willing to gamble with the health and safety of my family. View quote
Donna Reed
Well you know, it's true that as a fat person I run a greater risk of heart disease, diabetes, and a number of other things. But guess what? The amount of that risk is almost infinitessimal! (Daniel Pinkwater)
You can feel as brave as Columbus starting for the unknown the first time you enter a Chinese lane full of boys laughing at you, or when you risk climbing down in a Tibetan pub for a meal of rotten meat. View quote
Ella Maillart
Roosevelt's magic lay in one facet of his personality: He knew how to take the risk. No other man in public life I knew could so readily take the challenge of the new. View quote
Emanuel Celler
The smartest people I know have that extra edge. The risk is always there that youll look terribly undignified and slobbering, and inside I cringe about that, but I should be more aggressive. View quote
Embeth Davidtz
We can no longer tolerate losing one more innocent child or putting one more firefighter at risk in a fire that could have been prevented at the cost of pennies by making a couple simple changes to the construction of a cigarette. View quote
Ed Markey