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Going for it30 quotes
In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. — Alexander Pope · 1711Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted? One moment. Would you capture it? Or just let it slip? — Jimmy 'B-Rabbit' Smith · 2002There are no small steps in great affairs. — Jean-Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz · 1717Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong. — The Babe · 1993100 percent of the shots you don't take don't go in the net. — Wayne Gretzky · 1983All 30 quotes →Taking risks12 quotes
In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. — Alexander Pope · 1711There are no small steps in great affairs. — Jean-Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz · 1717Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong. — The Babe · 1993100 percent of the shots you don't take don't go in the net. — Wayne Gretzky · 1983How can you hesitate? Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth. — Katherine Mansfield · 1922All 12 quotes →Living life to the fullest3 quotes
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. — George Bernard Shaw · 1903A short life in the saddle, Lord!
Not long life by the fire. — Louise Imogen Guiney · 1893I have learned how to live, how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch. And I will never, never again run away from life. Or from love, either. — Sabrina Fairchild · 1954Facing one's fears2 quotes
Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong. — The Babe · 1993Let me tell you something kid. Everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people never take the chance, either cause they're too scared, or they don't recognize it when it spits on their shoes. This is your big chance and you shouldn't let it go by. — The Babe · 1993Assertiveness1 quote
No one gives it to ya, you have to take it. — Frank Costello · 2006Bravery1 quote
But the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it. — Pericles · 430 BCCourage1 quote
But the bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding go out to meet it. — Pericles · 430 BCCredentialism1 quote
You don't need a certificate. Just do it or not do it. — Lawrence Weiner · 2015Doing one's best1 quote
Who strives always to the utmost,
For him there is salvation. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1808Dreamers1 quote
All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. This I did. — T.E. Lawrence · 1926Education1 quote
You don't need a certificate. Just do it or not do it. — Lawrence Weiner · 2015Eff the haters1 quote
Listen to the MUSTN’TS, child,
Listen to the DON’TS
Listen to the SHOULDN’TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WONT’S
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me-
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be. — Shel Silverstein · 1974Experiencing things1 quote
Well, I can tell you about the river
Or we could just get in. — Bill Callahan · 2007Following your heart1 quote
And just remember if you want something in life, reach out and grab it. — Chris McCandless · 2007Greatness1 quote
Let me tell you something kid. Everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people never take the chance, either cause they're too scared, or they don't recognize it when it spits on their shoes. This is your big chance and you shouldn't let it go by. — The Babe · 1993Happiness1 quote
Why not seize the pleasure at once?-How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation! — Jane Austen · 1815Heroes1 quote
Remember kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you'll never go wrong. — The Babe · 1993Jumping in1 quote
Well, I can tell you about the river
Or we could just get in. — Bill Callahan · 2007Leaving it all on the field1 quote
Now, we go out there and we half-ass it because we're scared, all we're left with is an excuse. We're always gonna wonder. But, we go out there and we give it absolutely everything...that's heroic. Let's be heroes! — Mox · 1999Life1 quote
I have learned how to live, how to be in the world and of the world, and not just to stand aside and watch. And I will never, never again run away from life. Or from love, either. — Sabrina Fairchild · 1954Missed opportunities1 quote
Why not seize the pleasure at once?-How often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparation! — Jane Austen · 1815Mistakes1 quote
When I make a mistake, it's a beaut! — Fiorello La Guardia · 1976Opportunities1 quote
Look, if you had one shot, one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted? One moment. Would you capture it? Or just let it slip? — Jimmy 'B-Rabbit' Smith · 2002Preparation1 quote
What are you preparing? You're always preparing! Just go! — Dark Helmet · 1987Regret1 quote
Do you want to take a leap of faith or become an old man filled with regret waiting to die alone? — Saito · 2010Settling1 quote
Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get. — George Bernard Shaw · 1903Shoot your shot1 quote
100 percent of the shots you don't take don't go in the net. — Wayne Gretzky · 1983Taking action1 quote
You don't need a certificate. Just do it or not do it. — Lawrence Weiner · 2015