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Risks Quotes

Most Famous Risks Quotes of All Time!

Taking a risk, according to this collection, often starts with refusing to imitate anyone else and choosing your own path instead, even when it's uncomfortable. That same nerve shows up in the pursuit of peace, where risk becomes a moral necessity rather than a gamble, a theme close to our Life collection.

In America any boy may become President, and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson II

You can't be successful in business without taking risks. It's really that simple.

Quotes by Adena Friedman

I want to reduce my risks as much as possible and hopefully be able to go to the World Cup fit, ready and healthy.

Quotes by Abby Wambach

We know the risks of birth control, and yet we continue to pump it into our system as if we have no choice.

Quotes by Abby Johnson

Always Quotes

I was a fugitive, taking risks with my life. I chose that. I chose to be a volunteer to go to Guatemala when they were having their earthquake, to help people with a team of doctors.

Quotes by Abbie Hoffman

On 'Avatar', I learned that it's worth taking some risks and doing some weird little things with characters or having an off-joke here and there, even if it's only for 5 percent of the audience.

Quotes by Aaron Ehasz

I am not afraid of taking risks. We have to take risks for peace.

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.

Quotes by William Hurt

Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the risks they take are calculated on the basis of the courage it took to become replete with knowledge.

Quotes by William Hurt

Business Quotes

I found that I not only tolerated taking risks, I loved it.

Quotes by William E. Simon

Don't ever try and be like anybody else and don't be afraid to take risks.

Quotes by Waylon Jennings

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.

Quotes by Warren E. Burger

We like to say at Khosla Ventures, and this is one of the reasons to do what we do, we'll take technical risks that nobody else will.

Quotes by Vinod Khosla

People who are privileged can take more risks because of that safety shield that privilege provides.

Quotes by Varun Grover

Life Quotes

It is important to recognise near- and medium-term risks to the inflation outlook.

Quotes by Urjit Patel

Health care providers can follow guidelines for responsible painkiller prescribing and talk with their patients about the risks and benefits of taking prescription painkillers.

Quotes by Tom Frieden

Farmers the world over, in dealing with costs, returns and risks, are calculating economic agents. Within their small, individual, allocative domain, they are fine-tuning entrepreneurs, tuning so subtly that many experts fail to recognize how efficient they are.

Quotes by Theodore Schultz

Our nation was built by pioneers - pioneers who accepted untold risks in pursuit of freedom, not by pioneers seeking offshore profits at the expense of American workers here at home.

Quotes by Ted Strickland

I want to be someone who takes risks but also stays engaged by trying new things.

Quotes by Susanna Fogel

Like Quotes

We don't manage money for anyone else. We bear responsibility only for our own risks.

Quotes by Suleyman Kerimov

Frequently Asked Questions

What's this Risks quotes collection about?
It covers risk from a few angles - staying true to yourself instead of copying others, taking political risks for the sake of peace, and a venture capital firm's willingness to bet on technology others won't touch.
Why do people search for quotes about risk?
Risk-taking is tied to ambition and courage, so readers look for lines that either justify a leap they're considering or explain why playing it safe isn't always the better Life choice.
What's meant by 'calculated risks... taken to preserve higher values'?
It's a pointed way of saying that some level of risk or imperfection is accepted deliberately because protecting a more important principle matters more than avoiding every possible downside.
Is there a business angle in this collection?
Yes - one quote from a venture capital context describes deliberately taking on technical risks that others avoid, treating that willingness as a competitive edge in Business.
How can these risk quotes be used?
They fit captions for career leaps, entrepreneurial posts, or reminders to Always back yourself, especially if you don't want to be Like everyone else.

In business, that willingness to bet on unproven technical ideas is often what separates real innovation from safe imitation. Explore more on staying bold in our Business quotes.