Taking Risks Quotes

"A ship in the harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for."

- William Shedd

"GET UP. AND. GO. Take the risk, take the gamble, take the first step. Take action. And don’t let another day slip by."

- Navy SEALs

"The boat is safer anchored at the port; but that is not the aim of boats."

- Paulo Coelho

"To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions."

- Benjamin Franklin

"Whatever it is you’re scared of doing, do it. Make your mistakes, next year and forever."

- Neil Gaiman

"Begin anywhere."

- John Cage

"Take a jump, even if you can’t see where you will land."

- David Cameron

"Life is lived on the edge."

- Will Smith

"When you walk up to opportunities door, don't knock it… Kick that b*tch in, smile and introduce yourself."

- Dwayne Johnson

"Next time, ask ‘What’s the worst that will happen?’ Then push yourself a little further than you dare."

- Audre Lorde

"Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay."

- Simone de Beauvoir

"Either move or be moved."

- Ezra Pound

"Things do not happen. Things are made to happen."

- John F. Kennedy

"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step."

- Lao Tzu

"Opportunities multiply as they are seized."

- Sun Tzu

"Don’t let what you don’t know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset. And if you do things without knowing how they have always been done, you’re guaranteed to do them differently."

- Sara Blakely

"We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond."

- Marcel Proust

"Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."

- Theodore Roosevelt

"Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group of people in a field, go find out what they are doing. Do things without always knowing how they’ll turn out."

- Randall Munroe

"No failure means no risk, which means nothing new"

- Richard Branson

"Risk more than others think is safe. Dream more than others think is practical."

- Howard Schultz

"I feel like if it’s not scaring you, you’re doing it wrong."

- Anna Kendrick

"I hope you will find some way to break the rules and make a little trouble out there. And I also hope that you will choose to make some of that trouble on behalf of women."

- Nora Ephron

"Decide … whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying."

- Amelia Earhart

"The biggest risk of all is not taking one."

- Mellody Hobson

"If you absolutely can’t tolerate critics, then don’t do anything new or interesting."

- Jeff Bezos

"Fortune sides with him who dares."

- Virgil

"Don't wait for the perfect moment, take the moment and make it perfect."

"You do not have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."

"If you climb in the saddle, be ready for the ride."

- Unknown