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Friday, 5 September 2008
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"Discord occasions a momentary distress to the ear, which remains unsatisfied, and even uneasy, until it hears something better." (Burney, Charles - Unity)

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Browse Quotations about Risk

?How does one become a butterfly? she asked pensively. You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.
A man sits as many risks as he runs.
A turtle makes progress when it sticks its neck out
All of life is a risk; in fact we're not going to get out alive. Casualness leads to casualties. Communication is the ability to affect other people with words.
All serious daring starts from within.
An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he'll quickly learn how to chew it.
And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
As the band got more successful, it was increasingly difficult to get people to take a risk with something that might jeopardize their livelihood. [On Genesis]
Audacity augments courage; hesitation, fear.
Back of ninety-nine out of one-hundred assertions that a thing cannot be done is nothing, but the unwillingness to do it.
Be bold, be bold, and everywhere be bold.
Be bold. If you are going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.
Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.
Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination.
Buyers are graded not only on their successes, but also on their failures. Too many hits means the buyer isn't taking enough chances.


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