I was a fugitive, taking risks with my life. I chose that. I chose to be a volunteer to go to Guatemala when they were having their earthquake, to help people with a team of doctors.
Abbie Hoffman
You can't be successful in business without taking risks. It's really that simple.
Adena Friedman
Innovation means taking risks, and that is where the private sector can play a role.
Ajay Piramal
I was not willing to give up because I was born to like taking risks and that is my way of life.
Alain Robert
Taking risks and being focused, sometimes, are at odds. Both are required to build a great company.
Andy Dunn
I don't think there's any story worth dying for, but I do think there are stories worth taking risks for.
Anthony Shadid
I have taken lot of risks in life, and I believe that life is about taking risks.
Ayushmann Khurrana
The Civil Rights Movement, it wasn't just a couple of, you know, superstars like Martin Luther King. It was thousands and thousands - millions, I should say - of people taking risks, becoming leaders in their community.
Barbara Ehrenreich
Taking risks is the best thing ever, and that's what gets you anywhere.
Benee
Actors in general have become very spoiled in the roles they choose these days. When I first started in this profession - about a hundred years ago in the last century - it was all about taking risks, it was about doing the job and honing the craft.
Brian Cox
Without competition, Silicon Valley will stop taking risks and will stop innovating.
Brianna Wu
We are always in a state of flux, and taking risks is important.
Caroline Polachek
What I really like doing is taking risks, musically.
Casey Abrams
I'm not a risk-taker; that's probably why I write - because when you're easily bored, but you don't like taking risks, you end up doing it all in your head.
Catherine Jinks
The goal is never be a copycat of ourselves. It's more along the lines of taking risks in our music.
Chad Gilbert
Creative life should be more than preaching to the converted, more than going for a core audience of 100,000 people. It should be taking risks, challenging the readership and having enough faith in one's own talent and craft to take readers on that ride.
Chris Claremont
Just taking risks for risk's sake, that doesn't do it for me. I'm willing to take risks that I think are worth it, and I've worked so hard to make sure that I survive.
Chris Hadfield
If you are not breaking rules and you are not taking risks, you are not going to end up with movies where there is discovery... and, to me, that is the magic of going into the cinema.
Chris Meledandri
I do believe women have different ways of taking risks, of ruminating a bit more before they jump to conclusions. And I think that as a result, particularly on the, on, you know, on the trading floor, in the financial markets in general, the approach would be different.
Christine Lagarde
Sarah Vaughan is one of my greatest heroes. She personifies what an artist is all about, taking risks, daring to go beyond the boundaries of safety and convention. It takes courage to share your vulnerability.
Claron McFadden
The thing about taking risks is, if it's really a risk, you really can fail. It's only a pretend risk if you really can't fail.
You know how trends go with television. Next year, the networks might not be open to taking risks.
Life is full of risks, and you don't want to raise someone who's afraid of taking risks, either physically or emotionally.
Optimistic people play a disproportionate role in shaping our lives. Their decisions make a difference; they are inventors, entrepreneurs, political and military leaders - not average people. They got to where they are by seeking challenges and taking risks.
Journalists couldn't do their jobs overseas without taking risks, and the same is true for diplomats and intelligence officers.
When it comes to storytelling, not taking risks is riskier than swinging for the fences. I have very simple ambitions when it comes to taking risks in storytelling and programming. I try very hard to avoid the expected.
Sometimes I feel an obligation to be accessible as a personality, but for me the driving force since the beginning has always been good work, taking risks, trying new things. If the door opens, go through it. Always go forwards.
I always thought on my own that what is a huge part of being an actor, or what made me a better actor, was just really living life. Not being closed in on life, but being more open to experiences and to people and taking risks and exposing yourself to things.
I feel that when you care about your music, taking risks is something you should do to keep things exciting.
I'd like to be smart, fun, and real. It's very easy to just put together a pretty dress, some heels, and some jewels. I don't want to be that girl. It's all about being brave, taking risks. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
On Netflix and other streaming services, they're taking risks that are based on 'Come with us! Come with us!' and the audience does.
There is no greater country on Earth for entrepreneurship than America. In every category, from the high-tech world of Silicon Valley, where I live, to University R&D labs, to countless Main Street small business owners, Americans are taking risks, embracing new ideas and - most importantly - creating jobs.
You can't get anywhere in life without taking risks.
The heart of the 2008 financial crisis was a coterie of reckless financial executives, working for too-big-to-fail financial companies, who were handsomely compensated for taking risks that almost ruined the economy when they failed.
The culture of Booking.com has been very good for me because it's a culture where you're allowed to fail. When you think about taking risks, if it's OK to fail, you actually do a lot more. And you learn a lot quicker.
If I had to give odds, I would say 30 percent of whatever good fortune I've had in this business has been luck, and 50 percent has been casting - so that's 80 percent right there. And 20 percent is just working really hard and taking risks.
I don't believe in pitfalls. I believe in taking risks and not doing the same thing twice.
There's no real theatre without taking risks.
I have always believed in reinventing myself and taking risks.
I talk a lot about taking risks, and then I follow that up very quickly by saying, 'Take prudent risks.'
I don't want to be scared. I want to keep taking risks, keep working hard.
Games are all about taking risks.
Taking risks gives me energy.
I got a lot of great life lessons from the entertainment industry. The first was being able to feel comfortable taking risks.
I like taking risks with things.
Every day, women and girls are finding incredible confidence and taking risks. When they change one mind, pretty soon, they have changed one tradition. That changed tradition has changed a village. That one village has changed a country. That new reality means new opportunities for themselves and their daughters.
I've always believed fitness is an entry point to help you build that happier, healthier life. When your health is strong, you're capable of taking risks. You'll feel more confident to ask for the promotion. You'll have more energy to be a better mom. You'll feel more deserving of love.
I don't think about taking risks anymore because there aren't any risks to take.
I'm used to taking risks - my career was a risk. Being a stand-up comic is not something that's normally accepted when your mother is Filipino.
That is one of the sides of Los Angeles that I really like as people may have their big careers but there is one side to Hollywood that is always open to taking risks - as long as it doesn't include risking too much money.
