In truth, in the fairy-tale version of bailing out Lehman, the next domino, A.I.G., would have fallen even harder. If the politics of bailing out Lehman were bad, the politics of bailing out A.I.G. would have been worse. And the systemic risk that a failure of A.I.G. posed was orders of magnitude greater than Lehman's collapse.
Andrew Ross Sorkin
FailureTruthPoliticsBadRiskOut
That's part of what always fascinated me about the Flash. Yes, he had superpowers, but he wasn't superhuman. He was vulnerable. He could be hurt or killed. He's not getting in a jet. He actually is the jet. So he had this gift, but with it came this risk. And I think that's what makes the character relatable.
Greg Berlanti
CharacterMeGiftThinkHurtRisk
On average, African-American women are 4 times as likely to die from pregnancy related complications. Latina women are at 2 times greater risk.
Christy Turlington
WomenDieRiskLatinaAverageTimes
In the end, I think that people that are not willing to take the risk to fail are not true entrepreneurs.
Yossi Vardi
PeopleThinkEndTrueRiskFail
Maybe we should teach schoolchildren probability theory and investment risk management.
Andrew Lo
ManagementInvestmentTeachRisk
The recommendation when I'm mentoring folks, I always tell them - and we talked about this last year - take a risk.
Ginni Rometty
YearMentoringRiskAlwaysTell
Without exposure to potential failure, there is no risk.
Brennan Manning
FailurePotentialRiskWithout
Risk comes from not knowing what you're doing.
Warren Buffett
KnowledgeDoingNot KnowingYouRisk
The risk of just one terrorist with just one nuclear weapon is a risk we simply cannot afford to take.
John O. Brennan
RiskTakeCannotJust OneJust
When I went to Spain, it was a risk because I was really young. But I quickly learned the game, and I grew as a result.
Gonzalo Higuain
GameResultYoungRiskSpainReally
Labels don't really impress, it's the uniqueness and risk in decor that inspire.
Bryan Batt
InspireUniquenessRiskImpress
The women putting their lives at risk for our country deserve better than to be treated as second-class citizens.
Tammy Duckworth
WomenBetterCountryRiskDeserve
Diversify, because that helps reduce risk. And you can diversify outside the United States. Some people would never invest in Europe - I think that's a mistake.
Robert J. Shiller
MistakePeopleThinkYouRiskNever
Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age.
Ernest Hemingway
AgeRiskEqualHesitationProportion
Only in 1999 and 1984 have we seen a persistently strong dollar and strong risk appetite harmoniously co-exist.
Anthony Scaramucci
StrongRiskDollarSeenAppetite
I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once. I am happy being here and all the things that are a risk I normally avoid.
Rafael Nadal
LifeI AmHappyAppreciateYouRisk
East and Gulf Coast states are at risk of hurricanes; prairie and other central and southern states are constantly threatened by tornados; and western states commonly face damaging droughts. Extreme weather does not discriminate by American geography.
Matt Cartwright
WeatherFaceAmericanGeographyRisk
The risk of getting Hep B from a blood transfusion is a tiny number, but it's a bigger number than the risk of side effects from the vaccine.
Eula Biss
BloodRiskSideBiggerVaccineTiny
With stealth technology, the U.S. could spy on its Cold War adversaries without running the risk of getting caught.
Annie Jacobsen
TechnologyWarColdRiskWithout
A prophet or an achiever must never mind an occasional absurdity, it is an occupational risk.
Oswald Mosley
MindRiskNeverAbsurdityMust
While we know, on average, that certain positions experience more repetitive head impacts and are more likely at greater risk for CTE, no position is immune.
Ann McKee
ExperienceKnowRiskMoreHead
The smartest people I know have that extra edge. The risk is always there that you'll look terribly undignified and slobbering, and inside I cringe about that, but I should be more aggressive.
Embeth Davidtz
PeopleYouLookEdgeKnowRisk
The more evident it is that a certain company is going to become the market leader in a big market space, then the higher the valuation goes because the risk has been dramatically reduced.
Audrey MacLean
LeaderSpaceRiskBecomeMoreBig
These big jumps take a big toll on the body, especially a young body. So, it's kind of risk or reward, I guess.
Nathan Chen
BodyRewardYoungKindRiskBig
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