Relative Risk Aversion

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

    Are not all finite beings better pleased with motions relative than absolute?
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    Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not.
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    My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion for the man I loved.
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