Robert F. Engle Quotes

Most people have an aversion to risk, my college economics professor told me. Which means they have to be rewarded to take on that risk. The higher the risk, the higher the possible payout has to be for people to jump.

Our entire approach to the banking and financial services business is risk-adjusted returns. We believe that in most parts of the world, and including pockets in India, banking tends to mis-price risk.

People need to take a little bit more risk.

When people take risks and it's not rewarded, in the case of 'Mirror's Edge,' it's makes it harder for others to be comfortable taking risks.

Entrepreneurs love to view risk as binary. The more you put on the line, the greater the potential for reward.

I am a great believer that the risk should reflect the reward.

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.

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.

It's important to understand how people perceive risk, and how that translates into investment behavior.

You can measure opportunity with the same yardstick that measures the risk involved. They go together.

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.

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

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

You have to take risks.

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

When you have less risk, you have more fun. You can take risks. It's much easier to take risks when there's less money on the line.

You want banks to take some risk, but intelligent risk.

Growth requires risk-taking. If you want to dampen risk and make sure you never have a problem, you do so, but that also will have an effect on growth. This is a decision that doesn't necessarily belong to financial institutions. It belongs to regulators and legislators who represent the body politic.

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.

When rewards go up, people are more inclined to take risks.

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

The willingness to take risk is largely a function of wealth.

I take risks.