Edwin Catmull Quotes

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

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

In any endeavor, you have to understand your tolerance for risk. What's a failure you can afford?

People say I take too many risks. But the fact is, there is risk involved in every shot. You can get out trying to defend a ball as well.

Take calculated risks and limit your downside.

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.

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

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.

If you have something at risk, you think differently.

In business, you try to minimise risk.

People need to learn to live with more risk.

I think we need to think beyond the issue of absolute risk.

There is no elimination of all risks.

We always take acceptable risks in our society.

The best approach to risk is to identify and manage it.

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.

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

Often you need to take some risk, but it must be a realistic risk, you can't take a crazy 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?'

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

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

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