“And while we are on the subject of medication you always need to look at risk versus benefit.” NeedsLooksRiskSubjectsBenefitsVersusMedication Author:Temple Grandin
“I hope that other women can benefit from my experience. Cancer is still a word that strikes fear into people’s hearts, producing a deep sense of powerlessness. But today it is possible to find out through a blood test whether you are highly susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer, and then take action... It is my hope that they, too, will be able to get gene tested, and that if they have a high risk they, too, will know that they have strong options. Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of.” PeopleIfsKnowsShouldHeartStillsTodayAbleActionStrongChallengesRiskBloodBenefitsTestsCancerStrikesBreastsScareGenesTestedSusceptiblePowerlessnessTake ControlHigh RiskOvarian CancerBlood Tests Author:Angelina Jolie
“Individual versus group selection results in a mix of altruism and selfishness, of virtue and sin, among the members of a society. If one colony member devotes its life to service over marriage, the individual is of benefit to the society, even though it does not have personal offspring. A soldier going into battle will benefit his country, but he runs a higher risk of death than one who does not. An altruist benefits the group, but a layabout or coward who saves his own energy and reduces his bodily risk passes the resulting social cost to others.” IfsDoeCountryRunningIndividualEnergySocialSinResultsVirtueRiskGroupsHigherBattleCostMembersBenefitsSoldierSelfishnessCowardAltruismVersusSelectionOffspringColony Author:E. O. Wilson
“We are always in awe of what the donors have done in terms of providing of themselves to the recipients. It really is a heroic act because people take on themselves not only a risk of death but also pain-and-suffering in order for their loved one to get the benefit of the liver transplant.” PeopleDonePainSufferingOrderTermRiskBenefitsAweHeroicLoved OnesProvidingLiverDonorsPain And SufferingTransplantsHeroic Acts Author:John Roberts
“Investors frequently benefit from making decisions with less than perfect knowledge and are well rewarded for bearing the risk of uncertainty. The time other investors spend delving into the last unanswered detail may cost them the chance to buy into situations at prices so low they offer a margin of safety despite the incomplete information” WellsMayLastsChanceDecisionPerfectSituationRiskInformationCostOffersBenefitsLowsSafetyDetailsDespiteUncertaintyInvestorsMarginsIncompleteMaking DecisionsUnansweredDelvingIncomplete Information Author:Seth Klarman
“The model we established was to give creative people complete creative freedom in exchange for betting on themselves, so they work for the minimums you're allowed to work for, and if the movies work in a big way, everyone does very well. If the movies don't, nobody loses too much money. The benefit to doing all the movies low budget is we can tell different types of stories and take creative risks. The Purge would have been irresponsible to do for $20M, but to do it for $3M makes sense.” PeopleIfsWayGivingWellsDoeHas BeensDifferentStoriesBigsLosesCreativeToo MuchRiskTypeBenefitsModelsLowsMake SenseBudgetsMinimumIrresponsibleCreative PeopleBettingCreative Freedom Author:Jason Blum
“Someone who lies for you will also lie to you. The occasional benefit your business may gain from a successful deception or concealment is always outweighed by the encouragement it provides to those willing to risk trust for success.” MayLyingSuccessfulRiskWillingBenefitsGainsEncouragementDeceptionOccasionalConcealment Author:Michael Josephson
“Heroes aren't athletes who set new sports records, or Hollywood actors who make 'daring' films or politicians who make bold promises. Heroes are people who place themselves at risk for the benefit of others.” PeopleFilmActorsSportsRecordsRiskHeroPoliticianPromiseBenefitsHollywoodAthleteDaring Author:Oliver North
“If you consider risk versus benefit, I mean, what is the risk of meditating? You just spend twenty minutes meditating. It's one of the things you can say is pretty much zero risk and there is the potential for massive benefit. Even if it's just minimal benefit, who wouldn't want that?” IfsWantMeanRiskMinutesBenefitsTwentiesMassiveZeroVersusMeditating Author:Jennifer Ashton
“Only a few act - the rest of us reap the benefits of their risk.” RiskBenefitsMusicalReap Author:Wynton Marsalis
“But, Jefferson worried that the people - and the argument goes back to Thucydides and Aristotle - are easily misled. He also stressed, passionately and repeatedly, that it was essential for the people to understand the risks and benefits of government, to educate themselves, and to involve themselves in the political process. Without that, he said, the wolves will take over.” PeopleSaidGovernmentPoliticalProcessRiskEssentialsBenefitsArgumentWorriedEducateStressedMisled Author:Carl Sagan
“Friends with benefits? More than friends? Don't sample the goodies unless you're willing to risk addiction and withdrawal.” FriendshipRiskWillingBenefitsAddictionSampleWithdrawalMore Than FriendsFriend With Benefits Author:Ann Landers
“Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers.” GivenForcePoorRiskBenefitsEnvironmentalConsumersCorporationsMakersPollutionUnsuspectingMoney Maker Author:Cesar Chavez