Quotes About Risk

Unremarkable lives are marked by the fear of not looking capable when trying something new.

The sea hates a coward.

If you are falling....dive.

Success is a lot like a bright, white tuxedo. You feel terrific when you get it, but then you're desperately afraid of getting it dirty, of spoiling it in any way.

The irony is that the person not taking risks feels the same amount of fear as the person who regularly takes risks.

The fire that warms us can also consume us; it is not the fault of the fire.

Start a huge, foolish project, like Noah…it makes absolutely no difference what people think of you.

If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.

To worry is to add another hazard.

You've got to be willing to lose everything to gain yourself.

And to live without risk for me would have been tantamount to death.

I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.

You jump off a cliff and you assemble an airplane on the way down.

It does not take money to make money.

If you only do what you know you can do- you never do very much.

I don't think the discus will ever attract any interest until they let us start throwing them at one another.

Over the years, I've had hundreds of shots blocked. You've got to go in and take chances.

In doubtful matters boldness is everything.

Nobody has tried to swallow us since I've been here. I think they are afraid how we would taste.

Most people aren't really happy, but they aren't unhappy enough to do anything about it. That's a dangerous place to be.

When you come to the boundaries of what you know, it is time to make some mistakes.

How do I dance with the fear? Fear is not the enemy. Paralysis is the enemy.

One trouble with trouble is that it usually starts out like fun.

I don't like to gamble, but if there's one thing I'm willing to bet on, it's myself.