Risk Takers Quotes Mga Nobela at Kwento

Natigilan ako kasabay ng panlalaki ng mata ko nang mapagtanto ko ang mga sinabi niya sa akin kanina na m*matay man ako ay hindi niya ako sagot dahil ginusto kong hingiin ang tulong niya. Na para bang sinasabi niyang 'Gusto mo? Then you're the one who only takes the risks because you ask for my help, so I'm going to help you but I'm not responsible for what might happen to you,' he's that kind of person, he's careless aside from being carefree.

As if pinlano namin ito? “As an investor, you should not be afraid of taking a risk, sir—” “Yes, that's right. But we're also not dumb, Miss Dela Vega. Dapat alam mo din kung worth it ba ang risk. Baka masayang ang pera ko.” Hindi ko na alam kung paano ko siya kukumbinsihin pa kaya hinayaan ko na lang. Sumasakit ang ulo ko. Ano na lang ang sasabihin ni dad? Na wala talaga akong magawa para sa family namin? Na kahit sarili naming business hindi ko matulungan?

Sunod-sunod na lumabas ang mga kuha ng iba’t ibang CEO habang nagtatrabaho, mga business meeting, paglulunsad ng mga produkto, mga gawaing pangkawanggawa, at marami pang iba. Pagkatapos ay lumabas sa screen ang mukha ni Zach Martinez. Hannah held her breath as his segment played, footage of him in meetings, speaking at conferences, and a few shots from his company’s tech labs. Kasabay niyon ay narinig ang boses nito. “Success doesn’t come from comfort. It comes from knowing when to take risks.” As the video ended. Muling umalingawngaw ang malakas na palakpakan sa buong bulwagan.

I thought Romeo would disapprove of my demands. Marami rin 'yon at sadyang hindi na akma ang iba. Pero tinanggap niya pa rin at may idinagdag pa siya. Hindi ko alam kung sadyang sinasadya niya ito, o sadyang baliw lang talaga siya pagdating sa usapang negosyo. That’s probably why he’s very successful. He likes to take risks and play with money. He is confident in everything that he does.

Isang araw, habang naglalakad sila sa park, nagtanong si Liam, "Kairah, may mga bagay ka bang gustong gawin na hindi mo pa nagagawa?" Si Kairah ay huminto at inisip ang tanong. "Hmm, siguro... gusto ko sanang magtayo ng sarili kong negosyo. Hindi ko pa nasusubukan, pero... natatakot akong mag-fail." Liam ay ngumiti at tumango. "Walang masama sa pagtakot, Kairah. Ang mahalaga ay mag-take ng risk. Ako, personally, naniniwala ako sa'yo."

Bato na yata pagkatao nito. Malamig na tingin lang ang binigay ni Uncle Thad. Malapit na kasi ang botohan kaya siksik nanaman sa clients, pero hindi siya nagpapakawala ng tauhan kapag pipitsugin lang ang target. Big time lang talaga tinatanggap nila—’yung tipong dangerous at unrealistic. High risk, high reward kung baga.

He drinks his black americano coffee, while I am having my choco. “What do you expect from him? He is old enough and he has no plans on his life. Mark is comfortable in his comfort zone, and he has a lot of excuses. Nate tried to help him in his business while Mark was waiting for motivation, a miracle before he took action. He doesn’t want to take risks; which is, risks are very dangerous but it will give a high amount of lessons. Mark is waiting for nothing. Unmotivated, and doesn’t know where the path he will take. The world has a lot of opportunities but he must know where to go,” he said and licked his lips. Nandito kami sa balcony at pinapanood namin ang mga tao na nasa ibaba.

"One mistake, and Montecarlos bleeds money. One delay, and people lose jobs." Tumahimik siya sandali, saka marahang yumuko para mag-level ang mga mata namin. "Are you worth that risk?" Sumikip ang dibdib ko, pero tumindig ako. "I wouldn't be here if I wasn't." Isang segundo. Dalawa. Ngumiti siya—hindi dahil natuwa, kundi dahil may nakita siyang interesting. "Good answer," sabi niya, sabay tuwid. "But answers aren't enough."

"Ce n'est qu'un investissement." (It's just an investment.) Dahan-dahang ngumiti si Marcus-isang ngiting walang init. "Exactly," sagot niya sa French. "Et parfois, les investissements les plus risqués sont les plus... intéressants." (And sometimes, the riskiest investments are the most... interesting.) Napasinghap si Dimitri. "Ah," bulong niya. "Now that's dangerous." Sa labas, patuloy na kumikislap ang mga ilaw ng Paris.

At least I tried, at least nasubukan ko. Kahit na rejected ako, I tried taking risk. Diba? [Oh sige, balitaan kita.] sabi ko sakanya. [Tanggap kita, ingat.] sabi niya at ibinaba na ang tawag. Umupo naman ako agad sa tabi nila. Taking risk is must, para walang gagambala sa'yo bago matulog. Para walang overthink or ano. At least you tried. Rejection is part of taking risk.