Marie Colvin Quotes

The war correspondent has his stake - his life - in his own hands, and he can put it on this horse or that horse, or he can put it back in his pocket at the very last minute.

I don't think I ever take huge risks, though I'm not scared of doing so.

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

Never to be frightened of taking risks and always follow your instincts!

There is no discovery without risk and what you risk reveals what you value.

The risk is worth it. Mike would have been the first to say that.

I am sufficiently wary of dangerous situations, but I'm not scared of having a go.

I'll take any risk there is.

Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds. Optimistic overconfidence means you are taking the risk because you don't know the odds. It's a big difference.

Between calculated risk and reckless decision-making lies the dividing line between profit and loss.

I don't want to completely self-sabotage everything that I've got and alienate everyone. But I definitely want to take some chances as I always have.

I don't think there's any story worth dying for, but I do think there are stories worth taking risks for.

The man who knows it can't be done counts the risk, not the reward.

The thing about taking risks is, if it's really a risk, you really can fail. It's only a pretend risk if you really can't fail.

There are a lot of reporters who I feel are a lot more courageous and fool-hardy than I am. Maybe at the top I'd put Dexter Filkins. He's an extraordinary man in terms of his nerve and ability to get into dangerous situations and tell the story cogently. He's bringing back real human stories. I admire that.

Fearless doesn't mean careless. There is a thin line between fearless and careless. I think we need to play fearless.

Life is full of risks, and often, you have to take them. Just don't be scared of taking one.

With everything I do, there always seems to be a massive risk involved.

The two great risks are risking too much but also risking too little. That's for each person to decide. For me, not risking anything is worse than death. By far.

I ignore my fear,” he says. “When I make decisions, I pretend it doesn’t exist.” I stare at him for a second. I can’t help it. To me there’s a difference between not being afraid and acting in spite of fear, as he does.

there are risks you'll take for yourself because you know that if your plan goes wrong, it'll be too late for regrets. but if you risk the lives of others and fail, you'll have a lifetime to regret it.

If you scared to take chances, you'll never have the answers...

No matter how much you're going to be criticized or no matter how big of a risk it is, the boldness is the thing that helps you

Everything involves a risk. No risk, no reward.

Great stories move through fear.