"When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, Dance with me, dance with me into the colors of the dusk."
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"The risk of racial prejudice infecting a capital sentencing proceeding is especially serious in light of the complete finality of the death sentence."
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"I dip my pen in the blackest ink, because I'm not afraid of falling into my inkpot."
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"I'm more than ever of the opinion that a decent human existence is possible today only on the fringes of society, where one then runs the risk of starving or being stoned to death. In these circumstances, a sense of humor is a great help."
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"An essential element of any art is risk. If you don't take a risk then how are you going to make something really beautiful, that hasn't been seen before?"
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"If nuclear power plants are safe, let the commerical insurance industry insure them. Until these most expert judges of risk are willing to gamble with their money, I'm not willing to gamble with the health and safety of my family."
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"People who refuse to step out and be used by God become the critics of those who do. Risk takers, the ones who thrill the heart of God, become the targets of those who never fail because they seldom try."
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"Playing things too safe is the most popular way to fail."
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"Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it."
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"Trust firmly in your luck, cling to your happiness, and dare to take risks."
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"Nowadays, saying what you really think can be a serious error since one risks being misunderstood."
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"Where there is chance of gain, there is also chance of loss. Whenever one courts great happiness, one also risks malaise."
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"No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause."
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"I tried to allow my children to take risks, to test themselves. Better broken bones than broken spirit."
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"Boats in the harbor are safe but that is not what they are meant for."
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"We've protected thousands of people in Libya; we have not seen a single U.S. casualty; there's no risks of additional escalation. This operation is limited in time and in scope."
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"Where's the fun without a bit of risk?"
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"The cable makers are the ones who are willing to take risks and do something original and push the envelope some."
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"Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people"
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"Medicine, which I wouldn't be without, has also been a force for... less good. For example, if you look at our mishandling of the immune system, using antibiotics in children and avoiding infection, we've certainly increased the risk of asthma."
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