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Risk
Lady Godiva put everything she had on a horse. — W. C. Fields
For me, walking the tightrope is living. Everything else is waiting. — Karl Wallenda
There is absolutely nothing special about walking on a rope stretched along the ground. Where there is no risk, there can be no pride in a deed accomplished, and therefore no happiness. — Ray Kroc
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward, they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
If no one ever took risks, Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor. — Neil Simon
When lobsters grow to be about one pound, they instinctively know they are facing a crisis. They have lived in a hard shell that protects them, but inhibits their growth. To become mature, the lobsters must shed their old shell and grow a new one, a process that takes about two days. This isn't long but during that time, they are left naked and vulnerable.
Other denizens of the deep may eat the naked lobster. Or waves may slam it against a rock and damage it. Yet there is no alternative. The lobster must endure two days of risk to grow a new shell and become mature. Humans often have to do that too. — Unknown
One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure. — John W. Gardner
The dilemma is that if one does not risk anything one risks even more. — Erica Jong
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. — Helen Keller
There is no collection of dust on the one who is under fire. — Magnus von Platen
It takes courage to push yourself to places that you have never been before... to test your limits... to break through barriers. And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. — Anais Nin
One should respect public opinion insofar as it is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny. — Bertrand Russell
The risk of insult is the price of clarity. To be clearly understood one must speak the simple, essential truth as plainly as he is able. — Roy H. Williams
As I stood at the airport one day waiting for the plane to bring my family back from holidays, I thought of the frightful risk involved in loving. If the plane had crashed, most of myself would have gone down with it, and yet, there is no way to love without risk.... Those who can't love are those who are afraid or unable to run the risks involved. They want to keep themselves safe and protected: they fear that their love may be rejected or betrayed or weakly returned. Yet, unless we are willing to take such chances, to accept the fact that in loving we leave ourselves wide open to disappointment or disaster, we cannot escape from the web of our own selfish egos. — Sydney Harris
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. — T.S. Eliot
A number of new Air-Force recruits were being taken on their first training flight. The plane had just leveled out after taking off when one of the engines seized up, and another began smoking badly. Adjusting his parachute, the instructor strove for nonchalance as he made his way to the hatch door. "Now I want you men to keep perfectly calm," he said, "while I go for help." — unknown
Great things are only possible with outrageous requests. — Thea Alexander
Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozey, and don't be afraid to hit the ball. — Billie Jean King