Sarah Dessen Quotes

Imprudence relies on luck, prudence on method. That gives prudence less edge than it expects.

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

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

My two biggest lessons learned as a trader are take risks and get comfortable with taking losses and setbacks to help move you forward.

When you trade sometimes you lose.

It would have been very easy to play to the gallery, but I took a conscious decision not to do that. Safer not to be too popular. You can't fall too far.

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

Advantage is a better soldier than rashness.

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.

I try not to take any foolish chances, but there's just no way to play it completely safe and still do your job.

To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.

If you invent frequently and are willing to fail, then you never get to that point where you really need to bet the whole company.

No one tests the depth of a river with both feet.

It's important to take risks.

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.

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)