Gary Ryan Blair Quotes

There is some risk involved in action, there always is. But there is far more risk in failure to act.

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.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

I made a cold calculation that I wasn’t going to waste time on a futile struggle.

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.

It's about getting the right balance and knowing on the pitch when is the right time to take risks.

In the media business and as a creative executive, if you don't take risks, you're dead in the water. Calculated risk-taking is essential for success.

Time and again, players lose because they make rash decisions. Therefore, you always have to remind yourself - don't hurry. Embarking on a risky combination that cannot be calculated to the end is certainly not the right thing to do.

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.

The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.

Never risk your reputation on a single shot, for if you miss the loss is irreparable.

I've never been reckless - it's always calculated. I'm mischievous, but I'm calculated.

You take an educated gamble. If you don't occasionally make a mistake, you're not doing your job.

Congress must not do something just for the sake of doing something. We must carefully and thoughtfully consider the implications of any action and whether that action will help or hinder our ultimate mission of protecting U.S. citizens from terror.

Even when you are right, there are costs and taxes associated with being tactical. When you are wrong, there are opportunity costs.

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

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

Entrepreneurialism, to me, means being able to fail. And I believe that kind of leadership is not necessary only in business, but it's necessary for running countries, too. You've got to be able to believe in something strongly enough that you want to do it even if there's a risk of failure.

You make the right decision for the long run. You manage for the long run, and you continue to move to higher value. That's what I think my job is.

Risk and failure is a part of our equation, and if you are seeing too little failure, you are actually probably not taking enough risks.

Failing to plan is planning to fail.

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

This is a business. Be smart. Choose wisely.

People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.