Absolute Risk Aversion

Famous quotes containing the words absolute, risk and/or aversion:

    “The appalling thing is the degree of charity women are capable of. You see it all the time ... love lavished on absolute fools. Love’s a charity ward, you know.”
    —Lawrence Durrell (1912–1990)

    “Every day, in this mostly male world, you have to figure out, “Do I get this by charming somebody? By being strong? Or by totally allowing my aggression out?” You’ve got to risk failure. The minute you want to keep power—you’ve become subservient, somebody who does work you don’t believe in.”
    —Paula Weinstein (b. 1945)

    “My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved.”
    —Colette [Sidonie Gabrielle Colette] (1873–1954)