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“There has to be an element of risk-taking for me in my work.”

Risk Elements Risk-taking

Author:Sigmar Polke

“I think investment psychology is by far the more important element, followed by risk control, with the least important consideration being the question of where you buy and sell.”

Thinking Important Psychology Risk Elements Sells Investment Consideration

Author:Tom Basso

“Without the element of uncertainty, the bringing off of even, the greatest business triumph would be dull, routine, and eminently unsatisfying.”

Would Be Change Business Risk Elements Triumph Uncertainty Dull Routine Insightful

Author:J. Paul Getty

“Acting is one element in a film. Directing is sort of the painter using all of those elements - sound and music and camera and putting it all together. And that can be fun and exciting. If you fail, it's incredibly upsetting - much more upsetting than when you're an actor. But when you succeed it's incredibly, incredibly exciting, so I like the risk of it all.”

Ifs Together Film Actors Fun Sound Acting Failing Risk Succeed Elements Exciting Cameras Painter Upset Sound And Music Film Directing

Author:George Clooney

“Regardless of how often the appetite for entertainment violence becomes addictive, increased exposure does risk further desensitizing viewers. And the element of pleasure that they derive may lead them to regard violence as a more acceptable way of dealing with problems, and victimization as more tolerable so long as it befalls others, not themselves.”

Way May Long Doe Problem Pleasure Violence Risk Elements Regard Entertainment Appetite Acceptable Viewers Exposure Tolerable Victimization Dealing With Problems

Author:Sissela Bok

“The person who takes no chances generally must take whatever is left over after others have finished choosing. Overcaution is as bad, if not worse, than lack of caution. Both should be avoided. Life will always contain an element of chance. Not to win is not a sin. But not to try is a tragedy.”

Ifs Should Trying Persons Winning Left Chance Sin Risk Elements Tragedy Finished Caution Avoided

Book:The power of money dynamics

Source: The power of money dynamics

“There are only a few things investors can do to counteract risk: diversify adequately, hedge when appropriate, and invest with a margin of safety. It is a precisely because we do not and cannot know all the risks of an investment that we strive to invest at a discount. The bargain element helps to provide a cushion for when things go wrong.”

Knows Helping Can Do Risk Elements Safety Investment Strive Investing Appropriate Investors Margins Bargains Discounts Cushions When Things Go Wrong

Author:Seth Klarman

“The hover cars were terrifying. I manage to make it even more terrifying by having food poisoning on that day as well. Hover cars you can't get out of very easily or quickly, so that held a whole extra element of risk for me."”

Wells Whole Risk Car Elements Manage Extras Poisoning Food Poisoning

Author:Kate Beckinsale

“Unless there is an element of risk in our exploits for God, there is no need for faith.”

Needs Christian Risk Elements Extremes Christian Inspirational Exploits

Author:Hudson Taylor

“At the risk of sounding hopelessly romantic, love is the key element. I really love to play with different musicians who come from different cultural backgrounds.”

Different Play Love Is Risk Keys Elements Musician Romantic Backgrounds Hopeless Romantic Love

Author:John McLaughlin

“I want to change things with everything I do, not for the sake of changing things, but for the sake of taking greater and greater risks, or how minimalist I might be able to be, or how I can involve elements or ingredients in music videos that are not musical, for instance.”

Want I Can Might Able Greater Risk Elements Musical Sake Video Instance Ingredients Minimalist

Author:Jonathan Glazer

“If the agent aims to make the attempt if and only if it would be apt, then a distinctive element of risk assessment becomes relevant: How probably would the agent succeed in attempting that fuller end?”

Ifs Ends Would Be Risk Succeed Elements Aim Agents Relevant Attempting Assessment Distinctive Ifs And

Author:Ernest Sosa

“Any goal worth achieving involves an element of risk.”

Goal Risk Achieve Elements

Book:Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

Source: Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

“Life, like poker has an element of risk. It shouldn't be avoided. It should be faced.”

Should Risk Elements Avoided Risk It

Author:Edward Norton