Quotes with high-risk

Quotes 361 till 380 of 553.

  • Beau Willimon Real leaders have to live a paradoxical life, where they must break the rules in order to maintain them. If your expectations are high, you're setting yourself up for disillusionment. The land of governance is paved with gray streets, not black or white ones.
    Beau Willimon
    American playwright and screenwriter (1977 - )
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  • Brit Morin Really take the time to focus on finding your voice and making sure that whatever you're creating is of high quality and is useful for people in their everyday lives.
    Brit Morin
    American entrepreneur (1985 - )
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  • Bob Thaves Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.
    Source: Frank and Ernest (1982)
    Bob Thaves
     
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  • Warren Buffett Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
    Warren Buffett
    American investment entrepreneur (1930 - )
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  • George Edward Woodberry Risk is a part of God's game, alike for men and nations.
    George Edward Woodberry
    American poet and literary critic (1855 - 1930)
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  • A. W. Tozer Salvation is from our side a choice, from the divine side it is a seizing upon, an apprehending, a conquest by the Most High God. Our ''accepting'' and ''willing'' are reactions rather than actions. The right of determination must always remain with God.
    A. W. Tozer
    American Christian pastor, preacher and author
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  • Anthony J. D'Angelo Set high standards and few limitations for yourself.
    Anthony J. D'Angelo
    American writer
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  • Eileen Caddy Set your sights high, the higher the better. Expect the most wonderful things to happen, not in the future but right now. Realize that nothing is to good. Allow absolutely nothing to hamper you or hold you up in any way.
    Eileen Caddy
    Scottisch spiritual teacher (1917 - 2006)
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  • Greg Norman Setting goals for your game is an art. The trick is in setting them at the right level neither too low nor too high.
    Greg Norman
     
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  • Bai Ling Sex is the best high. It's better than any drug. I want to die making love because it feels so good.
    Bai Ling
    Chinese-American actress (1966 - )
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  • Donald Trump Show me someone without an ego, and I'll show you a loser - having a healthy ego, or high opinion of yourself, is a real positive in life!
    Donald Trump
    American businessman (1946 - )
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  • William Golding Sleep is when all the unsorted stuff comes flying out as from a dustbin upset in a high wind.
    William Golding
    British writer (1911 - 1993)
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  • Bud Grant Some of the most innovative things in football I see at high school games. It's not the play - it's when you run it. The right time.
    Bud Grant
    American football coach and player (1927 - )
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  • Lois McMaster Bujold Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.
    Lois McMaster Bujold
    American speculative fiction writer
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  • Carol Berg Some reviewers call my stories dark - and yes, there is violence and angst, and the stakes are high - but I like to think that the endings are satisfying and hopeful.
    Carol Berg
    American writer of fantasy novels (1948 - )
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  • Bob Beauprez Something very significant appears to be happening in America. There is a dramatic shift in voter affinity toward the GOP, and it may prove to be the mountain-too-high for Barack Obama's campaign.
    Bob Beauprez
    American politician and member (1948 - )
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  • Carey Mulligan Sometimes it's so weird just to do an interview. This morning I was back in my parents' house, with my brother, and we went for a jog together, then had breakfast as a family. And a couple of hours later I'm wearing high heels and a dress and makeup, and talking about my job.
    Carey Mulligan
    English actress (1985 - )
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  • Beth Brooke Sponsorship involves putting your own political capital at risk, so they are going to help that person to succeed. Women get promoted; they don't get sponsored. Women know they are on their own if they get that promotion.
    Beth Brooke
    American businesswoman and athelete (1959 - )
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  • George S. Patton Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.
    George S. Patton
    American Army General during World War II (1885 - 1945)
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  • Donald Rumsfeld Success tends to go not to the person who is error-free, because he also tends to be risk-averse. Rather it goes to the person who recognizes that life is pretty much a percentage business. It isn't making mistakes that's critical; it's correcting them and getting on with the principal task.
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