Quotes About Risk

Partial Quote; "A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage". Full Quote; "A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage. Every day sends to their graves obscure men whose timidity prevented them from making a first effort".

A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage

quoted Arctic explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson, once accused of being an "adventurer." His response was, "An adventure is what happens when exploration goes wrong.

You're the greatest risk I've ever taken." His pressed his lips gently to mine. "And the greatest reward.

Fear isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's a natural result of aiming high.

Yet if they kept on, without knowing, then someday they might discover something totally new and significant just from having followed a different path, something Elana's people had missed. Thousands of years from now, the natives of this world might do the same! If that was how it worked, then it was worth whatever sacrifice anybody had to make.

To lead is difficult when you're a follower of fear.

Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?

Ah, life's little surprises! They can make any day unforgettable... or make it your last.

My greatest fear is not living before I die, to play everything so safe that even though I had no risk I also enjoyed no reward.

It's okay to be fearful, but don't let the fear keep you from flying!

behind, defying gravity, and embarking on a journey of unexpected variables within predictable patterns toward a deliberate destination. In other words, both require a little bit of crazy and a whole lot of courage!

Skepticism is fine, but don't pass by a once in a lifetime opportunity to uncover a treasure because of it.

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?

The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.

Love and danger go hand in hand.

Papieros na czczo to niezdrowo, ale seta kartoflanki to po prostu ?mier?. Mo?e i lepiej.

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you.

Adventures are for the adventurous.

Emigration is no longer a solution it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they're knocking on doors that are not open.

There comes a stage at which a man would rather die cleanly by a bullet than by the unknown terror of the phantom in the forest.

Previous journeys had taught me the danger of taking too much stuff.