Ben Carson Quotes

No risk that is preventable is acceptable.

If you have something at risk, you think differently.

I forced myself to think what is the new concept and it became clear to me that it was risk, not only in technology and ecology, but in life and employment, too.

The concept of insurance is not to share risk but to avoid risk.

There is no elimination of all risks.

We always take acceptable risks in our society.

If you want to avoid all risks, soon you will have no risks to worry about.

None of us live in a zero-risk world.

People need to take a little bit more risk.

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

If you don't invest in risk management, it doesn't matter what business you're in, it's a risky business.

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

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

Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.

The risks are 'How country can you go?' rather than 'How rock can you take it?'

The definition of 'safe' is not strictly an engineering term; it's a societal term. Does it mean absolutely no loss of life? Does it mean absolutely no contamination with radiation? What exactly does 'safe' mean?

All business proceeds on beliefs, or judgments of probabilities, and not on certainties.

You can never protect yourself 100%. What you do is protect yourself as much as possible and mitigate risk to an acceptable degree. You can never remove all risk.

We live in a world where there are many risks, and it's high time we start taking seriously which ones we should be worried about.

Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.

Everything in life has some risk, and what you have to actually learn to do is how to navigate it.

There is no progress without risk, and in an environment where change is accelerating, risks are multiplying and businesses are increasingly complex, companies need strong, innovative partners to help manage their risk. Our brand clearly sets XL apart as the strong, innovative partner needed in today's market.

I like to control the risk I take. And when risk is taken out of my hands, it frustrates me.

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.

In short, we need to recover the courage we celebrate in our heroes, and in particular, the courage to tolerate, for the sake of a free society, a level of risk we hardly ever imagined in the past.