2013 TKR: Quick Quotes about risk

Quick Quotes about risk
Self-Help

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• The reason quotes stick around is that they fit lots of things.  
• So look them over.  
• You may find one that fits you.  
• Or somebody you know.

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• We are not limited by our fears. We are limited by our choices.
• The mold of your life is in your hands to break.
• Optimism does not say the bad won’t happen. It says you can cope with it.
• Every problem is an opportunity being mishandled.
• The difference between a trial run and a failure lies in what you get out of it.
• Two things not to worry about; what you can change, and what you can't.

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• The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions,
• The biggest risk is a missed opportunity.
• A fool makes mistakes that are different from ours.
• If you want rainbows, chase storms.
• The tortoise gets nowhere until it sticks its neck out.
• Failure is nature's way of teaching us how not to set goals.

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• If failure were fatal, we’d all be dead.
• If you always succeed, you are overqualified for your job.
• The key that works will always be the last one you try.
• Don't let the perfect become the enemy of the good.
• If you can't make a mistake, you can't make anything.
• The path to success is paved with mistakes.

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• The optimist sees opportunity in calamity; the pessimist sees calamity in opportunity.
• You got to know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em…
• Confidence is the secret passage to authority.
• Are other people concerned about risks? What would you tell them to do?
• You never have to protect what you give away.
• Be confident. Even if you are not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.

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• Confidence is rooted in challenges met.
• Luke Skywalker: I don’t believe it. Yoda: That is why you fail.
• Any plan that doesn't work is a trial run.
• Your biggest risk is that you will underestimate your potential.
• Worry is a no substitute for planning.

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• Those who say it can’t be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.
• You can’t plan and worry at the same time.
• The wise one does not seek to jump halfway across a ditch.
• The biggest risk is inadequate planning.
• If you want more risks, leave out the cues.
• Do something, even if it is wrong.

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• The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.
• If you don’t go, you won’t know.
• Defeat is advance payment for victory.
• You don’t get what you want unless you go for it.
• You never need to fail if you don't want to do anything.

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• Hunters look down the rapids and see the flow around the rocks.
• If you think you can, you are probably right. If you think you can't, you are certainly right.
• There ain't much learning in the second kick of the mule.
• If you get no practice in falling down you will have no practice in getting up.
• Never test the depth of the water with both feet.

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• If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.
• Double your money: Fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.
• The greatest adventure is discovering what you can do.
• I'm a professional. I'm used to being wrong.
• It is better to know a trial run when you start than to discover it when you finish.

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• What does the batting average of your favorite baseball player tell you about failure?
• If you are perfect on the first try, you have nowhere to go but down.
• To avoid risks, do nothing.
• Your greatest risk lies in doubting yourself.
• There is no learning without risks.
• Brain trap: Expect it to work the first time. Fast track to exit.

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• Edison could have saved himself a lot of effort by listening to the Canters.
• Even God can't please everybody.
• All success grows out of overconfidence.
• I could not wait for success, so I did it anyway
• Your biggest obstacle is thinking you can't do it.

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• The key to success is overconfidence
• If you get it right the first time, it was too easy.
• The snake that you see is never the one that bites you.
• The worst way to be wrong is in that list of things you think you can't do.
• You can never be better than you think you are.

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• When you lose in a game, it's not the end of the game.
• You will regret what you did not do more than what you did.
• The value of your tool box lies in choosing the right tool.
• Brain trap: Expect it to work the first time. Fast track to exit. 
• Practice falling down before you get big. The fall is shorter.

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