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"

Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out. – James Bryant Conant

There are those who are so scrupulously afraid of doing wrong that they seldom venture to do anything. – Vauvenargues