Speaking of Ted Turner The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.
No guts no glory.
To gain that which is worth having it may be necessary to lose everything else.
Defensive strategy never has produced ultimate victory.
Take risks: if you win you will be happy if you lose you will be wise.
Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.
Heroes to me are guys that sit in libraries. They absorb knowledge and then the risks they take are calculated on the basis of the courage it took to become replete with knowledge.
The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.
All work of man is as the swimmer's: a vast ocean threatens to devour him if he front it not bravely it will keep its word.
Courage is rarely reckless or foolish ... courage usually involves a highly realistic estimate of the odds that must be faced.
You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
Everything you do in life use percentage as your god.
If you take no risks, you will suffer no defeats. But if you take no risks, you win no victories.
Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he who avails himself of a great idea to serve his personal hopes of glory and power is abominable, even if he too risks his life.
I love the challenge.
Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
We owe something to extravagance for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.
I compensate for big risks by always doing my homework and being well-prepared. I can take on larger risks by reducing the overall risk.
I don't think about risks much. I just do what I want to do. If you gotta go you gotta go.
Progress always involves risks. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first.