Quotes for All
children may need challenges and high-risk conditions in order to develop the self-generated immunity to trauma that characterizes survivors. To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist. Gail Sheehy
Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation. If you call your mother at work thirteen times an hour, she can hurt you. Erma Bombeck
Thankfully the rest of the world assumed that the Irish were crazy, a theory that the Irish themselves did nothing to debunk. They had somehow got it into their heads that each fairy lugged around a pot of gold with him wherever he went. While it was true that LEP had a ransom fund, because … Read more
To race Formula three is very high risk and I am not going to take a chance. Thank god I am not doing it! Emerson Fittipaldi
I have no complaints about losing money I put in high-risk investments. I did some of that when I had real money; my informed choice, my measured gamble. Elayne Boosler
In the 1980s, when people were just beginning to talk about AIDS, there were just a few categories of those who were at high risk: homosexuals, hemophiliacs, heroin addicts, and Haitians. We were the only ones identified by nationality. Edwidge Danticat
Man is different from animals in that he speculates, a high-risk activity. Edward Hoagland
During the investigation evidence of the vulnerability of women in the modelling profession was startling and models are at high risk of eating disorders. Denise Kingsmill, Baroness Kingsmill
Clearly independent journalists – domestic journalists – run a high risk if they dare to take on serious investigative work. David Remnick
One of the major biases in risky decision making is optimism. Optimism is a source of high-risk thinking. Daniel Kahneman