John Gokongwei Quotes

If you risk nothing you gain nothing

It's important to take risks.

You have to take risks.

Risk is the price you pay for opportunity.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk.

The reward is in the risk.

'Why risk?' I responded. 'It should be, why not to risk?'

You can measure opportunity with the same yardstick that measures the risk involved. They go together.

People need to take a little bit more risk.

By definition, risk-takers often fail. So do morons. In practice it's difficult to sort them out.

I think risk is important. I don't care if it's a great financial risk or a physical risk. You only get out of something what you put into it and the fact that you are willing to risk something means that you are going to get a lot more out of it.

Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk.

I take risks.

Not taking a risk is a risk. That's how I see it.

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

Luxembourg has a track record of being successful when it takes risks. You need to take on risks to be successful.

I don't believe in taking unnecessary risks, but a life without risk isn't worth living.

You have to take the calculated risk,to earn something

If you want the most reward you have to take the most risk.

I know many members of our community steer clear of Wall Street because of the perception that the stock market is risky, but I am convinced the biggest risk of all is not taking one.

One doesn't accept bad challenges. Part of it is always the risk-taking without seeing that the risks are rational and the rewards are commensurate.. are more than commensurate.. with the risks.

I'm a risk manager, but I'm also a risk taker.

I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

Risk is not a dirty word.

Just taking risks for risk's sake, that doesn't do it for me. I'm willing to take risks that I think are worth it, and I've worked so hard to make sure that I survive.