“Wine is the source of the greatest evils among communities. It causes diseases, quarrels, seditions, idleness, aversion to labor, and family disorders. . . . It is a species of poison that causes madness. It does not make a man die, but it degrades him into a brute. Men may preserve their health and vigor without wine; with wine they run the risk of ruining their health and losing their morals.” MenMayDoeRunningDiesEvilCausesCommunityMoralRiskSourceDiseaseLosingLaborMadnessWineSpeciesPreservesPoisonDisorderIdlenessQuarrelsBrutesVigorDegradeAversion Author:Francois Fenelon
“One of the major biases in risky decision making is optimism. Optimism is a source of high-risk thinking.” ThinkingDecisionRiskSourceMajorsOptimismDecision MakingHigh Risk Author:Daniel Kahneman
“Clean water is a necessity that we can no longer take for granted. Each year more people die of water related diseases than any other cause of death on this planet. With a higher rate of suffering and mortality than diabetes, cancer, high cholesterol, or war; or any two combined for that matter! An entire economy is growing around water. Those without money are suffering the most and risk severe illness from contaminated sources” PeopleYearsTwoWarMatterSufferingDiesCausesWaterEconomyGrowingRiskPlanetsSourceHigherDiseaseCleanRateCancerIllnessGrantedRelatedMortalitySevereDiabetesClean WaterCholesterolHigh Cholesterol Author:Jewel
“If information is true, if it can be verified, and if it's really important, the newspaper needs to be willing to take the risk associated with using unidentified sources.” IfsNeedsImportantLiteratureRiskInformationWillingSourceNewspapers Author:Bob Woodward
“In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources safe, we have had to spread assets, encrypt everything, and move telecommunications and people around the world to activate protective laws in different national jurisdictions.” PeopleWorldDifferentMovingLawFightingRolesRiskSourceInvolvedSafeSpreadAround The WorldAssetsEditorsProtectiveActivateWikileaksJurisdictionTelecommunications Author:Julian Assange
“If we dont continue to pursue alternative, emissions-free energy sources like nuclear fuel, we are at risk of increasing our dependence on costly natural gas.” IfsEnergyNaturalRiskSourceNuclearPursueAlternativesFuelGasDependenceEmissionsNatural GasEnergy Sources Author:Judy Biggert
“Hedge funds are a very efficient way of managing money. But there are clearly some risks. Hedge funds use credit and credit is a source of instability. Transactions involving credit should be regulated.” WayShouldUseRiskSourceCreditFundEfficientInvolvingTransactionsInstabilityHedge Fund Author:George Soros
“In terms of sources coming forward, I really reject this idea of talking about one, two, three sources. There are many sources that have informed the reporting we've done and I think that Americans owe them a debt of gratitude for taking the risk they do.” ThinkingTwoIdeasDoneThreeTermTalkingRiskSourceGratitudeDebtRejectsDebt Of Gratitude Author:Laura Poitras
“Some people think self-employment is risky, but the real risk lies in deriving your security from an external source.” PeopleThinkingRealSelfLyingRiskSecuritySourceEmployment Book:The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World Source: The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World
“In the nearer term, the likeliest source of risk is a conflict between China and the U.S. These are now the two largest economies in the world, and the combination of their economic interdependence, the sharp differences in their political and economic values, and the growing divergence in their interests makes this relationship potentially dangerous for everyone who might be affected by it - which means pretty much everyone.” WorldMeanTwoMightPoliticalValuesTermInterestDifferencesEconomyGrowingRiskEconomicDangerousSourceConflictChinaCombinationAffectedInterdependenceDivergenceEconomic Value Author:Ian Bremmer