Jerome Powell Quotes

Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.

There is no progress without risk, and in an environment where change is accelerating, risks are multiplying and businesses are increasingly complex, companies need strong, innovative partners to help manage their risk. Our brand clearly sets XL apart as the strong, innovative partner needed in today's market.

Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.

In business, you try to minimise risk.

In any endeavor, you have to understand your tolerance for risk. What's a failure you can afford?

As an industry, we have a responsibility to manage risk in a way that is prudent.

Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from bank operational failures, such as rogue traders, fraudulent sales practices, and cyber risks. Operational risk capital is money or assets that banks have to hold to shield the economy from the consequences of these kinds of failures.

Alignment of business strategy and risk appetite should minimize the firm's exposure to large and unexpected losses. In addition, the firm's risk management capabilities need to be commensurate with the risks it expects to take.

I'm generally risk averse, and most great entrepreneurs I know are as well.

Risk taking in business is one thing. Risk taking in your personal safety is a different thing.

By definition, risk-takers often fail. So do morons. In practice it's difficult to sort them out.

Just taking risks for risk's sake, that doesn't do it for me. I'm willing to take risks that I think are worth it, and I've worked so hard to make sure that I survive.

Often you need to take some risk, but it must be a realistic risk, you can't take a crazy risk.

The risks are 'How country can you go?' rather than 'How rock can you take it?'

Suning Appliance has no problem of financial risk. Do you think I'm risky? I'm definitely not risky.

If the risk is fully aligned with your purpose and mission, then it's worth considering.

And people who take risk intelligently can usually actually make a lot more progress than people who don't.

Insurance firms have always carefully studied real-world data to figure out what, precisely, constitutes a risky activity.

There has to be an element of risk-taking for me in my work.

If you have something at risk, you think differently.

The civil service are risk averse.

I like to control the risk I take. And when risk is taken out of my hands, it frustrates me.

I always assign auditors to strictly supervise the businesses.

I like to take risks as long as they're healthy, you know. They're good, smart risks.

I take big risks, but I'm not reckless about it.