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Taking risks56 quotes
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? — Vincent van Gogh · 1881Always do what you are afraid to do. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. — Henry David Thoreau · 1854In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841You have deeply ventured;
But all must do so who would greatly win. — Lord Byron · 1821Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. — Alexander Pope · 1711All 56 quotes →Courage14 quotes
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? — Vincent van Gogh · 1881I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. — Henry David Thoreau · 1854Here one must leave behind all hesitation;
here every cowardice must meet its death. — Dante Alighieri · 1321Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. — Helen Keller · 1940Fortune assists the brave. — Terence · 161 BCEven if strength fail, boldness at least will
Deserve praise: in great endeavors even to have
Had the will is enough. — Propertius · 15 BCAll 14 quotes →Going for it12 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 fullest4 quotes
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. — Helen Keller · 1940A 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 · 1954Realize your youth while you have it... Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Facing one's fears3 quotes
Always do what you are afraid to do. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841Remember 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 · 1993I can only show you the door, you're the one that has to walk through it. — Morpheus · 1999Fear3 quotes
Always do what you are afraid to do. — Ralph Waldo Emerson · 1841I will not pretend I wasn't petrified. I was. But mixed in with the awful fear was a glorious feeling of excitement. Most of the really exciting things we do in our lives scare us to death. They wouldn't be exciting if they didn't. — Roald Dahl · 1975Our doubts are traitors
And makes us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt. — William Shakespeare · 1616Risk3 quotes
You have deeply ventured;
But all must do so who would greatly win. — Lord Byron · 1821Great Estates may venture more;
Little Boats must keep near Shore. — Benjamin Franklin · 1751Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a mountain in fog. But I would rather, by far, die on a mountainside than in a bed. — Charles Lindbergh · 1938Success3 quotes
I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. — Henry David Thoreau · 1854Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1899And he who servilely creeps after sense,
Is safe, but ne'er will reach an Excellence. — John Dryden · 1669Failure2 quotes
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat. — Theodore Roosevelt · 1899Do not worry about failure. Failure is a badge of honor. It means you risked failure. — Charlie Kaufman · 2011Following your dreams2 quotes
I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. — Henry David Thoreau · 1854Climb every mountain,
Ford every stream,
Follow every rainbow,
'Til you find your dream. — Sister Margaretta · 1965Following your heart2 quotes
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. — Steve Jobs · 2005You can't connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something…because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well worn path and that will make all the difference. — Steve Jobs · 2005Life2 quotes
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? — Vincent van Gogh · 1881I 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 · 1954Regret2 quotes
Do you want to take a leap of faith or become an old man filled with regret waiting to die alone? — Saito · 2010You gotta pay attention to the signs. When life reaches out a moment like this, it's a sin if you don't reach back. I'm telling you its a sin if you don't reach back! It'll haunt you for the rest of your days like a curse. — Pat Sr. · 2012Vulnerability2 quotes
Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that, and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted as many as you could. — Louise Erdrich · 2005You don't know about real loss 'cause that only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. I doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much. — Sean · 1997Youth2 quotes
Realize your youth while you have it... Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Risk is what keeps us young, isn't it, darling? — Aunt Emma · 2013Adventure1 quote
Any coward can sit in his home and criticize a pilot for flying into a mountain in fog. But I would rather, by far, die on a mountainside than in a bed. — Charles Lindbergh · 1938Appetite for risk1 quote
Great Estates may venture more;
Little Boats must keep near Shore. — Benjamin Franklin · 1751Art1 quote
An essential element of any art is risk. If you don't take a risk then how are you going to make something really beautiful, that hasn't been seen before? — Francis Ford Coppola · 2011Bravery1 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 BCBrinkmanship1 quote
You have to take chances for peace, just as you must take chances in war... The ability to get to the verge without getting into the war is the necessary art. If you try to run away from it, if you are scared to go to the brink, you are lost. — John Foster Dulles · 1956Business1 quote
No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or "get rich" in business by being a conformist. — J. Paul Getty · 1965Carpe diem1 quote
Realize your youth while you have it... Live! Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations. Be afraid of nothing. — Oscar Wilde · 1890Conformity1 quote
No one can possibly achieve any real and lasting success or "get rich" in business by being a conformist. — J. Paul Getty · 1965Connecting the dots1 quote
You can't connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something…because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your heart even when it leads you off the well worn path and that will make all the difference. — Steve Jobs · 2005Creativity1 quote
Creativity takes courage. — Henri MatisseDeath1 quote
Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. — Steve Jobs · 2005Discovery1 quote
One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time. — Andre Gide · 1925Doubt and skepticism1 quote
Our doubts are traitors
And makes us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt. — William Shakespeare · 1616Eff 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 · 1974Excitement1 quote
I will not pretend I wasn't petrified. I was. But mixed in with the awful fear was a glorious feeling of excitement. Most of the really exciting things we do in our lives scare us to death. They wouldn't be exciting if they didn't. — Roald Dahl · 1975