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Quotes about Risk

If the hoods don't get you, the monoxide will.
— Tom Lehrer
Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
— Toni Morrison
If you're in a job that feels safe, you are not going to get exceptional, because if there is no danger there is almost certainly no leverage.
— Paul Graham
I am surprised how difficult for people is to say I love you. They only say the three magic words when they are sure they will hear I love you too back. C'mon! Spread the energy of love without expecting anything! Cowards are incapable of expressing love; it is the prerogative of the brave
— Paulo Coelho
The roller-coaster is my life; life is a fast, dizzying game; life is a parachute jump; it's taking chances, falling over and getting up again; it's mountaineering; it's wanting to get to the very top of yourself and feeling angry and dissatisfied when you don't manage it
— Paulo Coelho
LIVE. If you live, god will live with you. If you refuse to run his risks, he'll retreat to that distant heaven and be merely a subject for philosophical speculation.
— Paulo Coelho
If he waits for the ideal moment, he will never set off; he requires a touch of madness to take the next step. The warrior uses that touch of madness. For - in both love and war - it is impossible to foresee everything.
— Paulo Coelho
I haven't the slightest interest in being happy. I prefer to live life passionately, which is dangerous because you never know what might happen next.
— Paulo Coelho
Don't ask permission. If it does not work, you can apologize later.
— Paulo Coelho
ALWAYS chose the road less taken.
— Paulo Coelho
Break a pact. Accept forgiveness. Make a bet.
— Paulo Coelho
But never hold back from firing the arrow if all that paralyses you is fear of making a mistake. If you have made the right movements, open your hand and release the string. Even if the arrow fails to hit the target, you will learn how to improve your aim next time.
— Paulo Coelho