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“Curiosity is the essence of human existence and exploration has been part of humankind for a long time. The exploration of space, like the exploration of life, if you will, is a risk. We've got to be willing to take it.”

Ifs Humans Long Has Beens Space Existence Risk Willing Long Time Essence Curiosity Exploration Humankind Human Existence

Author:Gene Cernan

“Two deep human desires were at war ... the longing for stability, for form, for permanence, which in its essence is the desire for death, and the opposing hunger for movement, change, instability and risk, which are life. Men came from the east and built these American towns because they wished to go no farther, and the towns they built were shaped by the urge to go onward.”

Men Humans Two War Form Desire Risk Movement Built Essence Towns Longing Hunger East Urges Stability Opposing Permanence Instability

Book:Old Home Town

Source: Old Home Town

“the overwhelming majority of people who are engaged in the processes of thought and expression are Democrats because the essence of thought is exploration and diversity and change. It's impossible to have vision in art or government without risk, or the boldness and courage which produce risk. And this - in spite of what they call modern Republicanism - is the antithesis of true Republican thinking.”

“We tend to think that, in a traditional organisation, people are producing results because management wants results, but the essence of a high-quality organisation is people producing results because they want the results. It's puzzling we find that hard to understand, that if people are really enjoying, they'll innovate, they'll take risks, they'll have trust with one another because they are really committed to what they're doing and it's fun”

People Ifs Thinking Want Hard Fun Enjoy Results Quality Risk Essence Management Strategy Committed Traditional Organisation High Quality Puzzling Producing Results

Author:Peter Senge

“The essence of investment management is the management of risks, not the management of returns.”

Risk Return Essence Management Investment Investing Risk Management Investment Management

Author:Benjamin Graham

“The essence of risk management lies in maximizing the areas where we have some control over the outcome while minimizing the areas where we have absolutely no control over the outcome.”

Lying Risk Areas Essence Management Outcomes Risk Management Maximizing Minimizing

Book:Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk

Source: Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk

“PDCA is the essence of managerial work: making sure the job gets done today and developing better ways to do it tomorrow.”

Way Done Today Jobs Risk Tomorrow Essence Management Developing Better Ways Risk Management

Author:Brian L. Joiner

“Dreams, in their essence, include risk. This risk could be physical danger (often true in climbing big mountains like Everest), or it could be financial (leaving a comfortable job and pouring your life savings into a business venture), or it could be emotional (like the feelings of loss and questioning that comes with losing friends and coworkers to climbing accidents).”

“People must be free to work, to save, to own their own home, to take risks, to invest in each other and, in essence, to control their own lives.”

People Home Work Risk Essence

Author:George H. W. Bush