Sumner Redstone Quotes

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.

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

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

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

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

Everything involves a risk. No risk, no reward.

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

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

There is the risk you cannot afford to take, and there is the risk you cannot afford not to take.

It's important to take risks.

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.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk.

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

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.'

I like to take risks as long as they're healthy, you know. They're good, smart risks.

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

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.

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

I think that we have to be constantly asking ourselves, 'How do we calculate the risk?' And sometimes we don't calculate it correctly; we either overstate it or understate it.

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.

Luxembourg has a track record of being successful when it takes risks. You need to take on risks to be successful.

I take risks.

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