"there is no gain without risk, perhaps no risk without love."
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"Only the really young are fearless, have the optimism, the romanticism to take unimaginable risks."
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"With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything."
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"He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar."
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"Risk being seen in all of your glory."
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"No treaty, however much it may be to the advantage of all, however tightly it may be worded, can provide absolute security against the risks of deception and evasion. But it can, if it is sufficiently effective in its enforcement and if it is sufficiently in the interests of its signers, offer far more security and far fewer risks than an unabated, uncontrolled, unpredictable arms race."
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"Without passion, men are not willing to pay any price or bear any burden to set the captives free."
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"You can't run a without taking risks."
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"Many of the things that bring delight should not be owned. They are more enjoyed if another's, than if yours; the first day they give pleasure to the owner, but in all the rest to the others: what belongs to another rejoices doubly, because it is without the risk of going stale and with the satisfaction of freshness. . . the possession of things not only diminishes their enjoyment, but augments their annoyance, whether shared or not shared."
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"In some ways, it's easier to settle for someone else's version of success than to risk falling short at one's own."
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"We need to regularly stop and take stock; to sit down and determine within ourselves which things are worth valuing and which things are not; which risks are worth the cost and which are not. Even the most confusing or hurtful aspects of life can be made more tolerable by clear seeing and by choice."
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"There is no risk involved."
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"To race Formula three is very high risk and I am not going to take a chance. Thank god I am not doing it!"
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"Comedy holds the greatest risk for an actor, and laughter is the reward."
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"My willingness to explore and work freely is not without risk, and at times, I find myself caught in a bind... Knowing I can fix whatever goes wrong allows me to paint, not without thought, but without hesitation."
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"There's the risk of being loved...and that would keep me from being happy."
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"Hatred is blind; rage carries you away; and he who pours out vengeance runs the risk of tasting a bitter draught."
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"The effect of liberty to individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do, before we risk congratulations."
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"Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations."
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"First, imagine taking the potentially regret - producing path of inaction. Then imagine what the very best outcome would be were you to take this risk. By picturing both scenarios in advance, you can avoid the regret of what might have been."
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