February 4th, 2009
Risk-worthy Vision
I spoke last week at Leadership Network's, Innovation3 Conference. In the process of thinking more about the concept of risk, I enjoyed these quotes:
- "If things seem under control, you are just not going fast enough." – Mario Andretti
- "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing." – Helen Keller
- "The dangers of life are infinite, and among them is safety." – Goethe
- "It is not because things are difficult that we dare not venture, its because we dare not venture that things are difficult." – Seneca
- "He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being." – Paul Tillich
- "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." – Peter Drucker
- “Risk taking is the process by which you decide whether you take the chance of losing something you value to gain something that you desire.” – Herbert Kindler
