Quotes about Taking Risk

“It’s impossible.” said pride. “It’s risky.” said experience. “It’s pointless.” said reason. “Give it a try.” whispered the heart.”

“Know what you value, be willing to take a risk, and lead from the heart – lead from what you believe in.” ~ Alan Keith

“Really it comes down to your philosophy. Do you want to play it safe and be good or do you want to take a chance and be great?” ~ Jimmy Johnson

“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.” ~ George S. Patton

“Be fearless. Have the courage to take risks. Go where there are no guarantees. Get out of your comfort zone even if it means being uncomfortable. The road less traveled is sometimes fraught with barricades bumps and uncharted terrain. But it is on that road where your character is truly tested. Have the courage to accept that you’re not perfect, nothing is and no one is — and that’s OK.” ~ Katie Couric

“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we are not really living. Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.” ~ Gail Sheehy

“Courageous risks are life-giving, they help you grow, make you brave, and better than you think you are.” ~ Joan L. Curcio

“It is easy to be brave from a safe distance.” ~ Aesop

“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.” ~ John D. Rockefeller

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honourable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” ~ George B. Shaw

“I think you can have moderate success by copying something else, but if you really want to knock it out of the park, you have to do something different and take chances.” ~ Lee Womack

“Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.” ~ Frederick B. Wilcox

“Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible.” ~ Cadet Maxim

“With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.” ~ Keshavan Nair

“To dare is to lose ones footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself.” ~ Soren Kierkegaard

“If it turns out that my best wasn’t good enough, at least I won’t look back and say that I was afraid to try; failure makes me work even harder.” ~ Michael Jordan

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~ Mark Twain

“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” ~ Robert F. Kennedy

“What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?” ~ Robert Schuller

“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” ~ T.S. Eliot