Faith always contains an element of risk, of venture; and we are impelled to make the venture by the affinity and attraction which we feel in ourselves.
We recognize that it is not only inbound but also outbound (cargo) that can pose a risk as well.
It's a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing.
Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risk.
The man who knows it can't be done counts the risk, not the reward.
The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
You got to risk something to be able to give something, you know?
I think love is a huge factor in fiction and in real life. Is there a risk? Always. In fiction and in life.
Tragically, the White House Task Force on Disadvantaged Youth reported that one-quarter of our young people are at serious risk of not achieving productive adulthood.
The only risk we run is by doing nothing.
If it was really successful, it was a life calling, a career I was excited about doing, so I didn't think the overall risk was anywhere near as high as what the reward was.
For me, the risks in terms of opening that brewpub were fairly high. I put my house up as collateral, I invested the liquid money I had and two years of my time to get it over, but that's really not much of a risk for what the potential reward was if it worked.
Is there some risk every day we walk out our front door? Every time we get in our car? Yeah. Are we materially less safe now than we were 10 years ago? Whatever delta there is, it's very small.
If the only new thing we have to offer is an improved version of the past, then today can only be inferior to yesterday. Hypnotized by images of the past, we risk losing all capacity for creative change.
Four years ago in speaking of a Jewish nation one ran the risk of being regarded ridiculous. Today he makes himself ridiculous who denies the existence of a Jewish nation.