All of life is the exercise of risk. – William Sloane Coffin
You can avoid most of the sorrows of life, the only requirement being that you avoid all the happiness. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Don’t refuse to go on an occasional wild goose chase — that’s what wild geese are for. – Author Unknown
To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. – Søren Kierkegaard
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap. – Cynthia Heimel, "Lower Manhattan Survival Tactics"
Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first. – Frederick B. Wilcox
Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is? – Frank Scully
Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking. – Tim McMahon
If you don’t take risks, you’ll have a wasted soul. – Drew Barrymore
The fear of being laughed at makes cowards of us all. – Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic’s Notebook, 1960
You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky
I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean. – G.K. Chesterton
What is more mortifying than to feel you’ve missed the Plum for want of courage to shake the Tree? – Logan Pearsall Smith
Do not spend your life seeking security and then wonder why you never found happiness. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
To eat an egg, you must break the shell. – Jamaican Proverb
To win you have to risk loss. – Jean-Claude Killy
The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one’s self to destiny. – Napoleon Bonaparte
If you’re never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances. – Julia Sorel (Rosalyn Drexler), See How She Runs, 1978
Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise. – Author Unknown
Prudence keeps life safe, but does not often make it happy. – Samuel Johnson
