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Risk concerns the expected value of one or more results of one or more future events. Technically, the value of those results may be positive or negative. However, general usage tends focus only on potential harm that may arise from a future event, which may accrue either from incurring a cost (...
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Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

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Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.

Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.

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We must risk going too far to discover just how far we can go.

We must risk going too far to discover just how far we can go.

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Daring is not safe against daring men.

Daring is not safe against daring men.

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To save oneself, one must take risks and struggle.

To save oneself, one must take risks and struggle.

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The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

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The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter and the poet.

The power of daring anything their fancy suggest, as always been conceded to the painter and the poet.

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Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.

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You can't steal second base with your foot on first.

You can't steal second base with your foot on first.

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If your life is free of failures, you're not taking enough risks.

If your life is free of failures, you're not taking enough risks.

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A turtle makes progress when it sticks its neck out

A turtle makes progress when it sticks its neck out

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There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.

There are risks and costs to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.

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If you don't fail now and again, it's a sign you're playing it safe.

If you don't fail now and again, it's a sign you're playing it safe.

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Never try to walk across a river just because it has an average depth of four feet.

Never try to walk across a river just because it has an average depth of four feet.

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Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination.

Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination.

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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

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Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.

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Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

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Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.

Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love.

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If you want to launch big ships you have to go where the water is deep.

If you want to launch big ships you have to go where the water is deep.

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If you never budge, don't expect a push.

If you never budge, don't expect a push.

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He who stays in the valley will never see over the hill.

He who stays in the valley will never see over the hill.

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A man sits as many risks as he runs.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

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Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.

Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.

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Most successful people are people who take risks--calculated risks--but nevertheless, risks.

Most successful people are people who take risks--calculated risks--but nevertheless, risks.

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It was a bold person that first ate an oyster.

It was a bold person that first ate an oyster.

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Edged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently do much hurt.

Edged tools are dangerous things to handle, and not infrequently do much hurt.

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It is easy to be brave when far away from danger.

It is easy to be brave when far away from danger.

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Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

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We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.

We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.

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The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger.

The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger.

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To save all we must risk all.

To save all we must risk all.

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I dip my pen in the blackest ink, because I am not afraid of falling into my inkpot.

I dip my pen in the blackest ink, because I am not afraid of falling into my inkpot.

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If a mans gonna eat fried chicken, he's gotta get greasy.

If a mans gonna eat fried chicken, he's gotta get greasy.

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Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.

Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.

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Dare to be wise.

Dare to be wise.

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When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were--to the very last minute--a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything.

When you are in any contest, you should work as if there were--to the very last minute--a chance to lose it. This is battle, this is politics, this is anything.

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You cannot be wimpy out there on the dream-seeking trail. Dare to break through barriers, to find your own path.

You cannot be wimpy out there on the dream-seeking trail. Dare to break through barriers, to find your own path.

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If one has to jump a stream and knows how wide it is, he will not jump. If he doesn't know how wide it is, he'll jump and six times out of ten he'll make it.

If one has to jump a stream and knows how wide it is, he will not jump. If he doesn't know how wide it is, he'll jump and six times out of ten he'll make it.

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Risk! Risk Anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those other voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.

Risk! Risk Anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those other voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.

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During the first period of a man's life, the danger is not to take the risk.

During the first period of a man's life, the danger is not to take the risk.

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If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

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We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act.

We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act.

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It is not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause. Who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

It is not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause. Who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

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He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.

He who dares nothing need hope for nothing.

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Good to sell knowledge for labor, honor for risk.

Good to sell knowledge for labor, honor for risk.

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Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.

Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields, or if it beats you sometimes, dare it again and you will succeed.

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Everything is sweetened by risk.

Everything is sweetened by risk.

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People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.

People that are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.

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It is impossible to win the great prizes of life without running risks, and the greatest of all prizes are those connected with the home.

It is impossible to win the great prizes of life without running risks, and the greatest of all prizes are those connected with the home.

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Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The ?sure thing? boat never gets far from shore.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The ?sure thing? boat never gets far from shore.

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If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant us to stick it out.

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely meant us to stick it out.

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With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything.

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It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.

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Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.

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People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on the ground.

People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on the ground.

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Run for daylight.

Run for daylight.

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Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.

Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.

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It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

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Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.

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