And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. Anaïs Nin
A man should not risk his life for beauty alone, Kiall, for that fades. You might as well risk it for a rose. Think on it. David Gemmell
I have noticed that doing the sensible thing is only a good idea when the decision is quite small. For the life-changing things, you must risk it. Jeanette Winterson
Good or ill, life is life; you only realize that when you have to risk it. Erich Maria Remarque
To reduce risk it is necessary to avoid a portfolio whose securities are all highly correlated with each other. One hundred securities whose returns rise and fall in near unison afford little protection than the uncertain return of a single security. Harry Markowitz
To know what life is worth you have to risk it once in a while. Jean-Paul Sartre