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This nation was built by men who took risks — pioneers who w

This nation was built by men who took risks — pioneers who were not afraid of the wilderness, business men who were not afraid of failure, scientists who were not afraid of the truth, thinkers who were not afraid of progress, dreamers who were not afraid of action. – Brooks Atkinson

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The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking – and looking. – Brooks Atkinson

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Nothing a man writes can please him as profoundly as something he does with his back, shoulders and hands. For writing is an artificial activity. It is a lonely and private substitute for conversation. – Brooks Atkinson

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Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking. – Tim McMahon

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Don’t refuse to go on an occasional wild goose chase — that’s what wild geese are for. – Author Unknown

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What great thing would you attempt if you knew you could not fail? – Robert H. Schuller

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With audacity one can undertake anything, but not do everything. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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