Quotes About Risk-taking

The leg drop was a move that nobody really used, and nobody ever hit the ropes and jumped up really high, so I tried it out in Japan and the people loved it. That's how I came up with it.

One of the greatest things that Apple and Jobs were very good at doing was daring to do the very different thing. It's what I did with my cookbook, frankly.

I like Johnny Carson because he doesn't hold anything back when he's going for a laugh. Johnny will do anything, say anything, to get his laugh.

daredevil who likes to live on the edge may value risk-taking so highly as to underrate others whose prime value is nurturance or preservation—until, perhaps, an accident reveals the practical value and benefit of nursing!

Historically some of the most prosperous societies - Ancient Athens, Renaissance Italy, nineteenth century Britain - were among those that were most oriented towards experimentation and the taking of risks.

Must we be defined by our vulnerability? Must we be fearful? The moment we ask these questions, we are well on the way to intuiting that there is always an alternative…Whether we adopt the philosophy of precaution or embrace a more courageous risk-taking approach depends on how [we perceive] what it means to be a human.

If you believe you have a foolproof system you have failed to take into consideration the creativity of fools.

Be wise enough not to be reckless, but brave enough to take great risks.

counterintuitive decision by Bezos that confounded his colleagues and looked smart only with the passage of time.

Sometimes, it seemed who could do the impossible simply because she didn't stop to think about how impossible it really was.

I told Kaladin, 'I'm gonna fly those Reshi guys up high.' And Kaladin said, 'I don't think that's a good—' but I didn't let him finish, because he was going to grumble

I'm good at doing things I'm not supposed to," she said, then kicked the door open.

When looking at the attributes associated with masculinity in the US, the same researchers identified the following; winning, emotional control, risk-taking, violence, dominance, playboy, self-reliance, primacy at work, power over women, disdain for homosexuality, and pursuit of status.

When failure is not an option we can forget about learning, creativity, and innovation. When

Perfect and bulletproof are seductive, but they don't exist in the human experience. We must walk into the arena, whatever it may be—a new relationship, an important meeting, our creative process, or a difficult family conversation—with courage and the willingness to engage. Rather than sitting on the sidelines and hurling judgment and advice, we must dare to show up and let ourselves be seen. This is vulnerability. This is daring greatly.

The secret killer of innovation is shame.

innovation is hindered by allowing criticism from the cheap seats—from those who aren't willing to get down into the arena.

The level of collective courage in an organization is the absolute best predictor of that organization's ability to be successful

There are a million cheap seats in the world today filled with people who will never be brave with their lives but who will spend every ounce of energy they have hurling advice and judgement at those who dare greatly

Daring is saying "I know I will eventually fail, and I'm still all in." I've never met a brave person who hasn't known disappointment, failure, even heartbreak.

Sometimes choosing being real over being liked is all about playing it unsafe.

If you've created a work culture where vulnerability isn't okay, you've also created a culture where innovation and creativity aren't okay.

courage over comfort

When we dig past the surface, we find that shame is often what drives us to hate our bodies, fear rejection, stop taking risks or hide the experiences and parts of our lives that we fear others might judge. This same dynamic applies to feeling attacked as a mother or feeling too stupid or uneducated to voice our opinions.