Risk Quotes

“At the end of the day, driving on the limit, sometimes over it to achieve the best out of it, especially at such high speeds... mistakes are easily done.”

“The risk for me would be in not taking one; that's the only thing that's really risky for me.”

“There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long-range risks of comfortable inaction.”

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

“The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.”

“Gambling can turn into a dangerous two-way street when you least expect it. Weird things happen suddenly, and your life can go all to pieces.”

“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.”

“Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age.”

“It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.”

“When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars, people said, "Nah, what's wrong with a horse?" That was a huge bet he made, and it worked.”

“An asteroid or a supervolcano could certainly destroy us, but we also face risks the dinosaurs never saw.”

“I always go into the deal anticipating the worst. If you plan for the worst, if you can live with the worst, the good will always take care of itself.”

“Protect the downside and the upside will take care of itself.”

"Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget rule No. 1."

Warren Buffett

"The four most dangerous words in investing are: 'this time it's different.'"

John Templeton

"It's not whether you're right or wrong that's important, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong."

George Soros

"The market can stay irrational longer than you can stay solvent."

John Maynard Keynes

"Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked."

Warren Buffett

"The essence of investment management is the management of risks, not the management of returns."

Benjamin Graham

"You can't predict. You can prepare."

Howard Marks

"Wind extinguishes a candle and energizes fire."

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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

Jawaharlal Nehru

"The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore."

Vincent van Gogh

“Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.”

Paulo Coelho

“Take risks in your life. If you win, you can lead; if you lose, you can guide.”