"Research is a way of taking calculated risks to bring about incalculable consequences."
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"How can you have confidence in a woman who will not risk entrusting her whole life to you, day and night?"
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"I thought, transgender people are much worse off than I am. That's why they're willing to risk everything to be who they are. But the older I got, the harder it got to stay in my body."
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"Faith in the guidance of Spirit gives you the courage to take risks, because you're assured that whatever happens, a Higher Power is on your side and you will survive."
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"Well private money can take risks in a way that government money often isn't willing to."
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"We need to get a broader awareness. People say climate change is really bad, but painting that picture of what you're putting at risk."
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"Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection."
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"The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger."
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"The length of this document defends it well against the risk of its being read."
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"If you don't fail now and again, it's a sign you're playing it safe."
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"It is no more easy to make a good picture than it is to find a diamond or a pearl. It means trouble and you risk your life for it."
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"As population susceptibilities are better understood, we will be in a better position than we are in today to make informed decisions about risk management."
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"What would our lives be like without tests, odds against us, adventure, risk?"
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"The status quo is persistent and resistant. It exists because everyone wants it to. Everyone believes that what they've got is probably better than the risk and fear that come with change."
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"Two separate beings, in different circumstances, face to face in freedom and seeking justification of their existence through one another, will always live an adventure full of risk and promise." (p. 248)"
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"Have I not walked without an upward look Of caution under stars that very well Might not have missed me when they shot and fell? It was a risk I had to take-and took."
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"The more I risk being rejected, the better my chances are of being accepted."
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"Leverage can come in many forms. Leverage can be your thoughts.people who win are careful with their thoughts, not saying "I can't do that." Or "it's too rosky." Or "I can't afford it." Instead they say "How can i do that?" Or how can I reduce my risk?" Or "How can I afford it?"
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"Our culture rightly admires risk-takers, but we need our 'heed-takers' more than ever."
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"So blind is the curiosity by which mortals are possessed, that they often conduct their minds along unexplored routes, having no reason to hope for success, but merely being willing to risk the experiment of finding whether the truth they seek lies there."
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