Ann Bancroft Quotes

I think it's no secret that I've tried to take chances in my career and also in my life, and I believe to not live in fear.

Maybe you will be afraid and maybe you will fail, but the courage to take risks in any part of your life is, I feel, a very worthwhile way to live.

A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it's starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker.

I've always been happy to take a gamble on myself.

Challenge yourself, jump off the deep end and learn to swim.

The truth is, I like to engage with life fully. Given an opportunity to do something I don't often get a chance to do, I feel the need to try it, even if I suspect I'll make a fool out of myself.

Everyone has a 'risk muscle.' You keep it in shape by trying new things. If you don't, it atrophies. Make a point of using it at least once a day.

Success makes you less intimidated by things.

I could have easily been too afraid to say 'yes' to Chicago, because it requires so much I haven't done before. If I am a flop at singing and dancing, maybe my love for it will carry me through.

The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.

Taking risks gives me energy.

I don't know if I'm a daredevil, exactly, but I do enjoy a good challenge. It's the only way you grow.

I'm always looking for a new thing that really terrifies me that I think I can't do it and accomplish that.

My life has been long, and believing that life loves the liver of it, I have dared to try many things, sometimes trembling, but daring still.

I'd rather attempt something I'm not sure I can do.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Do one thing every day that scares you.

Always do what you are afraid to do.

I do life fearlessly.

Life is full of risks, and you don't want to raise someone who's afraid of taking risks, either physically or emotionally.

There's a risk to everything you do. You can take off on a one-foot wave and get hurt; you can take off on a ten-foot wave and get hurt. You just don't think about it at all. You just go for it. When you kick out of a really big wave, it feels pretty damn good. You want to do it again.

Many people don't even want to start something until they feel fairly confident that they will be a success at it. But me? I love to throw myself into things headfirst and fail all over the place.

Getting a job scared her but she was determined not to shy away from risk. That's what life's all about. Climbing out onto the airplane wing and jumping off.

I am sufficiently wary of dangerous situations, but I'm not scared of having a go.

Do you realize that you can't play the game of life with sweaty palms?