"We risk all in being too greedy."
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"In today's materialistic world there is a risk of people becoming slaves to money, as though they were simply cogs in a huge money-making machine. This does nothing for human dignity, freedom, and genuine well-being. Wealth should serve humanity, and not the other way around."
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"The manager is a servant. His master is the institution he manages and his first responsibility must therefore be to it."
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"There's a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering."
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"Don't be afraid to take risks. Make the most of your journey. Make it fun and exciting."
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"The noble title of "dissident" must be earned rather than claimed; it connotes sacrifice and risk rather than mere disagreement."
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"Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous... I define vulnerability as emotional risk, exposure, uncertainty. It fuels our daily lives."
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"The world is in an extremely dangerous situation, and serious diseases often require the risk of a dangerous cure like the Pasteur serum for rabies."
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"It cannot in the opinion of His Majesty's Government be classified as slavery in the extreme acceptance of the word without some risk of terminological inexactitude."
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"The monster, fanaticism, still exists, and whoever seeks after truth will run the risk of being persecuted."
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"I'm not willing to risk more terrorist plots succeeding and more paedophiles going free."
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"Do not be one of those who, rather than risk failure, never attempts anything."
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"Role models who push us to exceed our limits, physical training that removes our spare tires, and risks that expand our sphere of comfortable action are all examples of eustress—stress that is healthful and the stimulus for growth."
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"You cannot improve your future if you are not willing to try something new and risk making mistakes and learning from them"
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"You can invest with less risk and make more money in the stock market. All you have to do is not be an average investor. Intelligence is the ability to make finer distinctions."
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"Love risks everything and asks for nothing."
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"A country's assets reside in the tinkerers, the hobbyists, and the risk-takers."
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"A leader must face danger. He must take the risk and the blame, and the brunt of the storm."
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"Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well."
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"To know what life is worth you have to risk it once in a while."
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