RISKS

• To laugh is to risk appearing a fool.
• To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
• To reach out to another is to risk involvement.
• To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
• To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.
• To love is to risk not being loved in return.
• To hope is to risk pain.
• To try is to risk failure.

But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.

— William Arthur Ward