One misconception is that entrepreneurs love risk. Actually, we all want things to go as we expect. What you need is a blind optimism and a tolerance for uncertainty. – Drew Houston
The smartest people I know have that extra edge. The risk is always there that you’ll look terribly undignified and slobbering, and inside I cringe about that, but I should be more aggressive. – Embeth Davidtz
Every woman needs to know the facts. And the fact is, when it comes to breast cancer, every woman is at risk. – Debbie Wasserman Schultz
I don’t think Canada is very inexpensive anymore. I travel there all the time; it’s rather on the expensive side. I think there’s significant risk to the Canadian economy. – Marc Faber
I mean, I’m a conservative. I believe that, you know, if you borrow too much, you just build up debts for your children to pay off. You put pressure on interest rates. You put at risk your economy. That’s the case in Britain. We’re not a reserve currency, so we need to get on and deal with this issue. – David Cameron
If, by demanding revolutionary change, I run the risk of accomplishing nothing on behalf of the public, then I’m not sure that’s a responsible course of action. – Evan Bayh
This mandate that I seek is about continuity and sustainability against disruption and stagnation, about moving forward versus regressing. We have to safeguard what we have already achieved. We cannot put at risk what we have; we cannot gamble away our future. – Najib Razak
Clearly independent journalists – domestic journalists – run a high risk if they dare to take on serious investigative work. – David Remnick
I’m experimenting in public. At the design grad schools, these are people sitting around in groups, putting their work on a wall, analyzing it and putting it back in a drawer. I think there’s little risk in that. – David Carson
The Iowa Women’s Health Study, which has followed more than 35,000 women for decades, found eating more broccoli, cauliflower, kale and other cruciferous vegetables was associated with a lower risk of getting non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the first place. – Michael Greger
The main thing that 99designs is about is choice. It’s a fantastic model that eliminates risk for small business owners and puts designers on equal footing. – Matt Mickiewicz
If information ends up in the wrong hands, the lives of people very often are immediately at risk. – Gijs de Vries
Our officers are on the front lines – the first to show up on the scene of a crime. They should be respected; not ridiculed. They and their families protected; not put at risk. – Doug Ducey
Occasionally, if I am very confident in the establishment, I’ll risk an egg salad on Dutch crunch, but I must be very confident indeed. – Gail Carriger
I think most astronauts are not risk takers. We take calculated risks for something that we think is worthwhile. – Michael J. Massimino
We need to build on what we know works – local oversight of schools to keep a check on performance, timely interventions in schools to support those at risk of failing, and partnerships between schools to help each one to improve. – David Blunkett
I think audiences ultimately want something new. I think the business model for a franchise is such that it’s very low risk because you have data and studios love data. – Gore Verbinski
Risk is the sort of word that is easy to discuss upfront but tough to handle when it comes time to pay the piper. There will always be some who wimp out and second-guess when the pain hits, but that is a childish reaction. – Nathan Myhrvold
There’s a tendency to look at investments in isolation. Investors focus on the risk of individual securities. – Daniel Kahneman
If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it’s worth considering. – Peter Diamandis
Scissors, screwdrivers and the like pose an unacceptable risk to flight crews as well passengers. – Dave Reichert
Part of my attraction to ancient art is that there is an element of risk, of speculation. – Michael Steinhardt
Although even light exercise is associated with a lowered risk of some other types of cancer, for breast cancer, it appears that leisurely strolls don’t appear to cut it. – Michael Greger
If your child’s going to ride in a car or go swimming or play soccer, all of those things involve risk. And if your child doesn’t do any of those things, then they’re probably sitting too much, and that involves risk, too. – Eula Biss
If I don’t get a TV show next year because someone looks up my Wikipedia and it says ‘openly gay,’ then it’s worth the risk because I’ve had so many years being openly gay and proud of myself as a role model. – Max von Essen
