Hikaru Nakamura Quotes

Risk and failure is a part of our equation, and if you are seeing too little failure, you are actually probably not taking enough risks.

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.

If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it's worth considering.

I talk a lot about taking risks, and then I follow that up very quickly by saying, 'Take prudent risks.'

And people who take risk intelligently can usually actually make a lot more progress than people who don't.

The best opportunities are often ones where you're being contrarian. That doesn't mean being contrarian for contrarian's sake, but it means you're thoughtful about the risks of following the crowd.

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

I think there's a difference between a gamble and a calculated risk.

The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.

I take big risks, but I'm not reckless about it.

Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.

When I take a risk, I like it to be a calculated risk, meaning I make it as small as possible.

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

I try to be precise with my passes but take some risks as well.

It is not the manager's job to prevent risks. It is the manager's job to make it safe to take them.

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

I will take the lead in turning risks into opportunities.

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.

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.

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.

Be willing to make bold decisions and be willing to make glorious mistakes. Learn from your mistakes, but you've got to be willing to make them first.

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

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.

The ones who make it, are the ones who manage risk.