Quotes about risk
59 quotes from 51 people
Robert Frost1874–1963The Road Not Taken (1915), Mountain Interval (1916, 1920), The Road Not Taken, st. 4In contextAnyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.
André Gide1869–1951One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting to lose sight, for a very long time, of the shore.Accept the challenges so that you can feel the exhilaration of victory.
He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
Ever notice that ‘what the hell’ is always the right decision?
Dale Carnegie1888–1955From Dale Carnegie’s Scrapbook, ed. Dorothy Carnegie, as cited in Words of Wisdom, William Safire & Leonard Safir, Simon and Schuster (reprint, 1990), p. 87Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
Bertrand Russell1872–1970Authority and the Individual (1949)If the primary aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.
We should not criticise those who trip by taking a more difficult than usual step.
