Take calculated risks. Act boldly and thoughtfully. Be an agile company.
Pompey had fought brilliantly and in the end routed Caesar's whole force... but either he was unable to or else he feared to push on. Caesar [said] to his friends: 'Today the enemy would have won, if they had had a commander who was a winner.'
Great empires are not maintained by timidity.
If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.
Change can be for good if you combine audacity with safety.
Our problem in money-making or government affairs is how to remain properly venturesome and experimental without making fools of ourselves.
Fighting battles is like courting girls: those who make the most pretensions and are boldest usually win.
To be precise and reckless: that is the consummation devoutly to be wished.
