Clement Freud Quotes

I prefer to be alive, so I'm cautious about taking risks.

Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

The more men have to lose, the less willing are they to venture.

Della was my go all in. She was my winning hand. You can't play when you go all in and lose. I'm out." "No, you're not. This hand ain't over yet," Rush said.

Risk deters those who see what they could lose. Those focused on the gain see it as a necessary part of their journey, even if the possibility of loss exists.

Even those who venture to dip a toe in the pond of risk never allow themselves to get used to the water.

We take more risks at United than the majority of teams but the manager wants us to play.

It's human nature: for most investors, the pain of stocks going down is more tangible than the joy of when they go up. The common impulse is to do something - anything - to minimise the pain.

Risk taking in business is one thing. Risk taking in your personal safety is a different thing.

Take calculated risks and limit your downside.

With everything I do, there always seems to be a massive risk involved.

I am convinced by my style of play, so I take risks without much hesitation.

People say they want to be in risky environments and do all kinds of exciting stuff. But they don't actually know what risk means: that risk actually does bring failure and mistakes.

There's risk in everything that you do. It's up to you to measure those risks and do what you want to do.

The two great risks are risking too much but also risking too little. That's for each person to decide. For me, not risking anything is worse than death. By far.

However much risk we are taking, we can and probably should take more.

Everyone in a successful organization must be willing and ready to risk. Risk is like change; it's not a choice.

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

Do your worrying before you place your bet, not after the wheel stops turning.

To us, investing is the equivalent of going out and betting against the pari-mutuel system. We look for a horse with one chance in two of winning, and that pays three to one. In other words, we're looking for a mispriced gamble. That's what investing is, and you have to know enough to know whether the gamble is mispriced.

We look for a horse with one chance in two of winning and which pays you three to one.

Sometimes I wonder what the difference is between being cautious and being dead.

Whenever I throw caution to the wind I make sure I'm facing the right way so that it doesn't blow back and hit me in my face.

Everything involves a risk. No risk, no reward.