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Taking risks gives me energy. -- Jay Chiat
The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks. -- Mark Zuckerberg
If someone is always to blame, if every time something goes wrong someone has to be punished, people quickly stop taking risks. Without risks, there can't be breakthroughs. -- Peter Diamandis
Taking risks and making choices is what makes life so exciting. -- Amy Poehler
Yes, risk-taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking. -- Jim McMahon
The universe will reward you for taking risks on its behalf. -- Shakti Gawain
Today, basically, on Wall Street, the big money is made by taking risks. -- Bernard Madoff
An artist should be taking risks. That's the whole idea of being an artist. -- JR
In today's rapidly changing world, the people who are not taking risk are the risk takers. -- Robert Kiyosaki
A ship is always safe at the shore - but that is NOT what it is built for. -- Albert Einstein
Doing what you're afraid of, getting out of your comfort zone, taking risks like that- that's what life is. -- Amy Poehler
If you push through that feeling of being scared, that feeling of taking risk, really amazing things can happen. -- Marissa Mayer
The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of fear as the person who regularly takes risks. -- Peter McWilliams
Taking risks in older age is more courageous because you have more to lose. When you have nothing, you have nothing to lose. -- Rick Warren
People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. -- Peter Drucker
Being an entrepreneur isn't really about starting a business. It's a way of looking at the world: seeing opportunity where others see obstacles, taking risks when others take refuge. -- Michael Bloomberg
Being myself includes taking risks with myself, taking risks on new behavior, trying new ways of 'being myself', so that I can see who it is I want to be. -- Hugh Prather
There is no greater country on Earth for entrepreneurship than America. In every category, from the high-tech world of Silicon Valley, where I live, to University R&D labs, to countless Main Street small business owners, Americans are taking risks, embracing new ideas and - most importantly - creating jobs. -- Eric Ries
Is it possible to have an endless series of successes without falling on our faces? I suppose it is, but I think it would entail doing the same things over and over again without taking chances, without taking risks or exploring our limits, without finding out what we can and can't do. -- Alan Arkin
We don't want to be afraid to make a choice because we're afraid to make a mistake because most decisions aren't final. Feelings change all the time. You can always change your mind and taking risks and making choices is what makes life so exciting because we never know what's going to happen. Every day something new comes our way. -- Amy Poehler
I guess what I'm trying to say is I don't think you can measure life in terms of years. I think longevity doesn't necessarily have anything to do with happiness. I mean happiness comes from facing challenges and going out on a limb and taking risks. If you're not willing to take a risk for something you really care about, you might as well be dead. -- Diane Frolov
Great people do things before they're ready. They do things before they know they can do it. Doing what you're afraid of, getting out of your comfort zone, taking risks like that - that is what life is. You might be really good. You might find out something about yourself that's really special and if you're not good, who cares? You tried something. Now you know something about yourself. -- Amy Poehler
Never stop taking risks. Just keep reaching. -- Ryan Eggold
You can't get anywhere in life without taking risks. -- Esme Bianco
I prefer to be alive, so I'm cautious about taking risks. -- Werner Herzog
You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself. -- Sally Hawkins
But we also believe in taking risks, because that's how you move things along. -- Melinda Gates
I don't believe in pitfalls. I believe in taking risks and not doing the same thing twice. -- Guy Laliberte
I'm in love with love, so I'm always taking risks! I think it's part of love, taking risks. -- Melanie Laurent
I feel that when you care about your music, taking risks is something you should do to keep things exciting. -- Drake
I don't think there's any story worth dying for, but I do think there are stories worth taking risks for. -- Anthony Shadid
I talk a lot about taking risks, and then I follow that up very quickly by saying, 'Take prudent risks.' -- Irene Rosenfeld
Living with fear stops us taking risks, and if you don't go out on the branch, you're never going to get the best fruit. -- Sarah Parish
Death frames the high wire. But I don't see myself as taking risks. I do all of the preparations that a non-death seeker would do. -- Philippe Petit
Just taking risks for risk's sake, that doesn't do it for me. I'm willing to take risks that I think are worth it, and I've worked so hard to make sure that I survive. -- Chris Hadfield
Sarah Vaughan is one of my greatest heroes. She personifies what an artist is all about, taking risks, daring to go beyond the boundaries of safety and convention. It takes courage to share your vulnerability. -- Claron McFadden
If the head man in a company is not working 12 hours a day, doing things, taking risks, but also standing with his people in the trenches at the most difficult of times, then the company loses something. -- Rupert Murdoch
The Civil Rights Movement, it wasn't just a couple of, you know, superstars like Martin Luther King. It was thousands and thousands - millions, I should say - of people taking risks, becoming leaders in their community. -- Barbara Ehrenreich
When it comes to storytelling, not taking risks is riskier than swinging for the fences. I have very simple ambitions when it comes to taking risks in storytelling and programming. I try very hard to avoid the expected. -- David Nevins
Optimistic people play a disproportionate role in shaping our lives. Their decisions make a difference; they are inventors, entrepreneurs, political and military leaders - not average people. They got to where they are by seeking challenges and taking risks. -- Daniel Kahneman
There's a real danger in trying to stay king of the mountain. You stop taking risks, you stop being as creative, because you're trying to maintain a position. Apart from anything else that really takes the fun out of it. -- Sissy Spacek
Sometimes I feel an obligation to be accessible as a personality, but for me the driving force since the beginning has always been good work, taking risks, trying new things. If the door opens, go through it. Always go forwards. -- David Soul
I've always believed fitness is an entry point to help you build that happier, healthier life. When your health is strong, you're capable of taking risks. You'll feel more confident to ask for the promotion. You'll have more energy to be a better mom. You'll feel more deserving of love. -- Jillian Michaels
You always get things that teach you and steps to grow, but there is a confidence that is gained and a deep understanding of what it means to be supported by your knowledge - not by some team that is there to create confidence; it is there within you. That takes time. That takes teachers. That takes taking risks. -- Sharon Lawrence
I think that every artistic venture is a risk, and it has to be that way, so you do as much preparation as you can and make that as thorough as you can possibly make it, until you turn up on set. It's about taking risks, and some might work and some might not, but that's what makes it interesting. -- Matt Smith
Games are all about taking risks. -- James Altucher
You can't run a without taking risks. -- Pablo Picasso
Taking smart risks can be very gratifying. -- Reed Hastings
There is no greatness without taking risks. -- Suzanne Yoculan
Not taking risks ultimately leads to failure. -- Craig Groeschel
To quit taking risks is a serious risk! -- Donald Keough
I think you make impacts by taking risks. -- Shenae Grimes
When we stop taking risks, we stop living. -- Robin Sharma
You can't run a business without taking risks. -- Millard Drexler
What I really like doing is taking risks, musically. -- Casey Abrams
Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks. -- Paulo Coelho
Taking risks is not being suicidal. Otherwise, skydivers need serious help. -- Maggie Stiefvater
Do one thing everyday that scares you... Taking risks takes practice. -- John Shumate
Certain kinds of people just can't live life taking risks with adventure. -- Bob Weir
Never to be frightened of taking risks and always follow your instincts! -- Richard Branson
Failure is inevitable. If you aren't taking risks, then you won't fail. -- Cara Santana
If you're not getting any bad reviews, you're not taking enough risks -- Susan Egan
If your life is free of failures, you're not taking enough risks. -- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Playing it safe and taking no risks is a shortcut to poverty -- Jordan Belfort
Hard work is a muscle that you develop, as is taking risks. -- Ted Alexandro
Some risks are worth taking, even if it means losing a life. -- Rick Riordan
I'm mischievous. The idea of taking risks and having real-world consequences energizes me. -- Shepard Fairey
You have to believe there are kisses and laughs and risks worth taking. -- David Levithan
I was aware of the risks I was taking, but I did'nt care. -- Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Research is a way of taking calculated risks to bring about incalculable consequences. -- Celia Green
There's a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering. -- Elon Musk
Taking sartorial risks and not following other people is what makes you stand out. -- Zac Posen
Independent film is taking risks in all areas. It's not just about complicated women. -- Anne Heche
I don't look at me taking risks or if that's going to affect me politically. -- Joe Arpaio
Watch out for that pedestrian!" "It's on the street, it knows the risks it's taking! -- Neil Gaiman
I don't believe in taking unnecessary risks, but a life without risk isn't worth living. -- Charles Lindbergh
If everything you do works, then you're not taking many risks and probably aren't innovating either. -- Paul Buchheit
Some people revel in taking risks, and some go through life taking no risks at all. -- Nicholas Winton
I think you have to start taking a few risks and sometimes they don't pay off. -- Ben Watt
I like taking risks and I decided to put every bit of me into the role. -- Sherilyn Fenn
Your intuition will most likely push you gently toward taking some appropriate risks and trying new things. -- Shakti Gawain
You've got to keep taking certain risks, because my priority is in acting, it's not in movie stardom. -- Gary Sinise
To make something really great and different and interesting means taking risks and following these ideas in your head. -- Brad Bird
Changes don't happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world. -- Zainab Salbi
Cinema was always taking the big risks, and TV was ambling along behind, just trying to touch the hem. -- Nick Willing
You must take risks, both with your own money or with borrowed money. Risk taking is essential to business growth. -- J. Paul Getty
I always think it's silly when people talk about works of culture taking risks. Because there's not any risk involved. -- Daniel Handler
You know, when the cost of capital goes down, when credit becomes cheap, people start taking greater and greater risks. -- Fareed Zakaria
An individual dies ... when, instead of taking risks and hurling himself toward being, he cowers within, and takes refuge there. -- Emile M. Cioran
There is freedom in stepping out and taking risks when you know at any given moment, you can always begin again. -- Eva Gregory
The idea of an entrepreneur is really thinking out of the box and taking risks and stepping up to major challenges. -- Steve Case
Don't listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people's failures. -- Paulo Coelho
Taking risks, breaking the rules, and being a maverick have always been important but today they are more crucial than ever. -- Gary Hamel
I was not willing to give up because I was born to like taking risks and that is my way of life. -- Alain Robert
Living means taking chances. Risks. Playing safe all the time is being dead inside, even if you happen to still be breathing. -- Ellen Hopkins
Talking from morning to night about sex has helped my skiing, because I talk about movement, about looking good, about taking risks. -- Ruth Westheimer
Novice Traders trade 5 to 10 times too big. They are taking 5 to 10% risks on a trade they should be taking 1 to 2 percent risks. -- Bruce Kovner
Philanthropy should be taking much bigger risks that business. If these are easy problems, business and government can come in and solve them. -- Bill Gates
You can't run a business without taking risks. The brave may not live forever - but the cautious do not live at all! -- Richard Branson
Finnish companies tend to be very traditional, not taking many risks. Silicon Valley is completely different: people here really live on the edge. -- Linus Torvalds
More and more students are playing it safe and not taking any risks. You might not succeed, but that's just part of the game. -- Walter Munk
The trick is to take risks and be paid for taking those risks, but to take a diversified basket of risks in a portfolio. -- Jeffrey Gundlach
There are a lot of ways that investment banking models work, but these risks are not internalized by the people that are taking them. -- Robert F. Engle
Taking risks is part of life, but to take risks invites the possibilty of failure and rejection, but also the possibility of true happines. -- Morten Høgsberg
If your life is ever going to get better, you'll have to take risks. There is simply no way you can grow without taking chances. -- David Viscott
We live in a world where there are many risks, and it's high time we start taking seriously which ones we should be worried about. -- Lisa Randall
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! -- Tim Gunn
Risk and failure is a part of our equation, and if you are seeing too little failure, you are actually probably not taking enough risks. -- Peter Barris
Because poets feel what we're afraid to feel, venture where we're reluctant to go, we learn from their journeys without taking the same dramatic risks. -- Diane Ackerman
Life is a series of highs and lows. The trick is to tip the balance in your favor by following your heart and taking some risks. -- John Avery
"?Life is a series of highs and lows. The trick is to tip the balance in your favor by following your heart and taking some risks. -- John Avery
Commit yourself to taking enough risks that you will fail some of the time. If you're not failing, we're not doing something sufficiently difficult or creative. -- Scott Berkun
I really think that people have to think safety; taking risks for higher yield is a bad idea once you're in late or latish middle age. -- Paul Krugman
If you persist in ignoring your intuition, you may find yourself stuck in a permanent holding pattern instead of taking the risks that lead to creative growth. -- Nita Leland
I don't think about taking a risk. I think about how far can I go. How can I make myself. What are the risks I must create. -- John Guare
I'm an adventurer. I believe in being bold and brave - and taking risks. Even if I'm afraid of something, I'll still have a go at it. -- Monique Coleman
Fashion's about taking chances, it's about taking risks, and just doing it the way you feel comfortable doing it. If you do that, people will respect it more. -- Dwyane Wade
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I have serious concerns about the potential risks of taking lots of fish oil capsules. So much fish oil can have paradoxical effects, reducing immune function in later life. -- Joel Fuhrman
If you're experiencing no anxiety or discomfort, the risk you're taking probably isn't worthy of you. The only risks that aren't a little scary are the ones you've outgrown. -- Price Pritchett

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