A Quote by Dag Hammarskjold

It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

Dag Hammarskjold

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Dag Hammarskjold
Swedish - Diplomat
July 29, 1905 - September 18, 1961

It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

Dag Hammarskjold

To be sure, playing it safe isn't a flashy style of poker. Some even claim that it's too weak and passive. That being said, playing safe poker is still a proven recipe for success in the world's biggest poker tournaments.

Daniel Negreanu

Why have you not broken from the pack? You're playing it safe. Safe aint gonna get you sh!t in this world

Stone Cold Steve Austin

I think we're all dealing with insecurity, and we hide that insecurity from the world, which, in turn, just hides us from the world. And it's only once we actually embrace these insecurities and love them that we can really love ourselves and others, fully.

Noah Centineo

Changes don't happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world.

Zainab Salbi

We must learn the correct lessons from the U.S. war on terror, which, far from making the U.S., its citizens and interests safe across the world has only increased insecurity worldwide and has led to many more terror attacks on U.S. interests and citizens across the world.

Prashant Bhushan

The opposite of Taking A Risk is of course Playing It Safe. You must admit though, Playing It Safe is a pretty dull way to live. On a score of one to ten as a Risk Taker where do you stand? Add a little spice to your life today and take a risk.

Bob Proctor

We have a motto at Naropa: 'Keep the world safe for poetry.' It's humorous but has some real bite to it. If the world is safe for poetry, it can be safe for many other things.

Anne Waldman

To make sense of a world in which rapid change and globalisation create genuine insecurity, we need benchmarks by which we can judge our actions and their long-term impact.

David Blunkett

Ironically, in a changing world, playing it safe is one of the riskiest things you can do.

Reid Hoffman

Everyone wants to be safe. Well, I got news for you: You can't be safe. Life's not safe. Your work isn't safe. When you leave the house, it isn't safe. The air you breathe isn't going to be safe, not for very long. That's why you have to enjoy the moment.

Lemmy

It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.

Lupita Nyong'o

The greatest natural enemy of women is insecurity. We all feel it and we all think we are the only ones who feel that way. How we deal with these fears determines to a great extent how effective we are in running our lives. Most women present a façade to the world and keep the insecurity locked inside. The toughest job in the world is to be a complete, happy woman.

Diane von Furstenberg

There's a way of playing safe, there's a way of using tricks and there's the way I like to play which is dangerously where you're going to take a chance on making mistakes in order to create something you haven't created before.