Prince Philip Quotes

If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

People who take risks are the people you'll lose against.

You cannot take all the chances you get.

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

We had a pretty good lead, so why push it.

I'm not a huge risk taker. I think that, for me, I take certain kinds of risks, but if you look at me, you wouldn't say I was a big risk taker. I'm not going to jump out of an airplane and parachute and things like that. That's not really me.

Father was bold, and Mother was cautious. They never shouted at each other but argued constantly about strategy, and they taught me very early that before taking big risks, one must carefully figure the odds.

Don't play for one run unless you know that run will win a ballgame.

Why hit a conservative shot? When you miss it, you are in just as much trouble as when you miss a bold one.

Throughout my career, I have always played it safe with the kind of roles I've taken up.

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

Ironically, in a changing world, playing it safe is one of the riskiest things you can do.

The only trick was never giving more that you were willing to lose.

The difference between a calculated risk and rolling the dice can be expressed in one word: homework.

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.

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

I've had to make really big decisions, knowing the results were not always in my control. Through these moments, I've learned to be daring and take risks but understand that everything always happens for a reason.

It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the downside.

Promotion should not be more important than accomplishment, or avoiding instability more important than taking the right risk.

Playing things too safe is the most popular way to fail.

As I look back on my own life, I recognize this simple truth: The greatest opportunities were the scariest lions. Part of me has wanted to play it safe, but I’ve learned that taking no risks is the greatest risk of all.

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.

If you don't take risks you won't achieve anything.

The principal difference between an adventurer and a suicide is that the adventurer leaves himself a margin of escape (the narrower the margin the greater the adventure)