Friday, May 20, 2011

Certainty...

"A reasonable probability is the only certainty."
E. W. Howe
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Monday, May 16, 2011

Survival rate...

"On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero."
Zero Hedge
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Sunday, May 8, 2011

Average...

"When she told me I was average, she was just being mean."
Mike Beckman
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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Confused...

"If you are not completely confused by Risk, you do not understand it."
Jos Berkemeijer
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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Safety...

"The dangers of life are infinite, and among them is safety."
Goethe
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Theory or Practice...

"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is."
Yogi Berra
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Predictions...

"You should never make predictions, especially about the future."
Samuel Goldwyn
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Counted...

"Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted."
Albert Einstein
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Saturday, April 23, 2011

Too Cautious...

"The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all."
Jawaharlal Nehru
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Learning...

"Not learning by doing, but learning by risking."
Toba Beta (Master of Stupidity)
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Stupidity...

"Intelligence minus purpose equals stupidity."
Toba Beta (Master of Stupidity)
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Risk Management...

"Risk Management: the art of foreseeing hindsight."
Jos Berkemeijer
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Harbor...

“A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.”
William Shedd
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Security...

"Security is mostly a superstition."
Helen Keller
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Understand Everything...

“If you understand everything, you must be misinformed”
Japanese Proverb
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Happy...

"Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise."
Anonymous
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Risk Nothing...

"If you risk nothing, then you risk everything."
Geena Davis
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Wait for Perfection...

"A man would do nothing, if he waited until he could do it so well that no one would find fault with what he has done."
Cardinal Newman
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What Scares You...

"Do one thing every day that scares you."
Eleanor Roosevelt
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