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Calculated Risk Quotes

Calculated risks of abuse are taken in order to preserve higher values.
- Warren E Burger

At this stage in my career, I don't have to take any big risks. You want to take a calculated risk, not one that leads to people saying 'yes, but there was that one time when she made that big mistake.' It's always a shame when that happens, especially if you've gotten by for decades without anything hugely tragic.
- Renee Fleming

We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness.
- Maxwell Maltz

Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act.
- Maxwell Maltz

Life is a series of calculated risks, James. I happen to think that this one is worth it.
- Lish Mcbride

I think there's a difference between a gamble and a calculated risk.
- Edmund H North

Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.
- George S Patton

Pouring concrete on land you don't own is called a calculated risk, if you don't pour you loose millions.
- Eddie Perez

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