Risky Business Quotes: Words of Wisdom from the World of Risk-Taking

Risk is a down payment on success.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk at all.

Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, and some go on. You just don’t let yourself believe it will happen to you.

Every risk is worth taking as long as it’s for a good cause and contributes to a good life.

Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical.

If you don’t take risks, you’ll have a wasted soul.

It seems to be a law of nature; the riskier the job, the more unlikely you are to be paid.

No great achiever, even those who made it seem easy, ever succeeded without hard work and taking risk.

In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

A ship is always safe at shore, but that is not what it?s built for.

You don’t concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done.

We must dare to think ‘unthinkable’ things; We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world.

In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

Risk-taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking.

Nothing important was ever achieved without someone taking a chance.

The risk-taker, the visionary, the dreamer… They are the future.

The only thing scarier than taking a risk is the regret that comes from not taking one at all.

Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation.

Risk, then, is not just part of life. It is life. The place between your comfort zone and your dream is where life takes place.

If there is no risk, there is no reward.

The reward is in the risk.

No helicopter looking for a murder, two in the morning got the Fatburger.

There’s no such thing as safe investment.

The only moves that really matter are the risky ones.

May your coffee be strong and your Monday be short.

Invest more into your dream than your comfort zone.

Procrastination is the enemy of success.

Life itself is a risk. No amount of caution can eliminate the potential for missteps.

Every risk is worth taking as long as it’s for a good cause.

The risk was calculated but man, am I bad at maths.

The biggest risk in life is not taking one.

If you’re not willing to risk it all then you don’t want it bad enough.

Take risks, if you win you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.

Risk is the path to progress.

If it’s still in your mind, it’s worth taking the risk.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.

With great risk comes great opportunity.

The only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

Risky business is better than no business at all.

Risk is the price you pay for opportunity.

The only safe thing is to take a chance.

There is no benefit in playing it safe and being mediocre.

Life itself is nothing more than a risky business.

Sometimes, you just have to say WTF (What the ****).

Opportunities lie hidden in risks.

Being a trailblazer is risky, but it’s worth it.

Don’t be afraid to take calculated risks to accomplish great things.

In business as in life, you don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk at all.

There’s no passion to be found in staying in your comfort zone.

Sometimes you have to put it on the line and roll the dice.

Entrepreneurship is riding a roller coaster ride with no safety belt.

Reputation comes from doing the hard things, not the easy ones.

Risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.

Success in business doesn?t come from playing safe. It comes from taking risks.

You’re risking nothing, yet you’re risking everything.

In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience.

Sometimes, the only strategy is to take a risk.

Business opportunities are like buses: there’s always another one coming.