Mark Batterson Quotes

The greatest opportunities in life come with fear and risk.

Any time an opportunity scares you that much, you should seriously consider saying yes.

If you don't go towards the thing you fear, you won't be able to say you lived.

I tend to go toward things that make me afraid.

What have you always wanted to do but been afraid to attempt? Whatever it is, it may be your greatest opportunity in life.

My mama taught me that anything worth doing in life should be a little scary.

You have to have fear to take risks - and I want to at least try.

Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know.

I think it takes a lot to put oneself in a place where, you know, that thing about "Feel the fear and do it anyway." You wonder what the driving force is that makes you want to do that and not just stay in a safer place.

Fear is a part of everything you do ... You have to take great risks to get big rewards.

The ultimate risk is not taking a risk.

The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance.

The most dangerous thing you can do in life is play it safe.

If an opportunity scares you, that's God's way of saying you should jump at it.

Pitiful is the person who is afraid of taking risks.

So many people are frightened to take a chance in life and there's so many chances you have to take.

I've been scared and I've liked not hanging on to stuff where I know that I'm in my comfort zone.

I like to do something I fear.

We must travel in the direction of our fear.

If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.

To be honest, I probably wouldn't have gone to Hollywood if I hadn't been offered 'Ugly Betty' because I was a wee bit feart. But you have to make yourself frightened. That's what keeps you alive.

The trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

My view is that you have to take risks. Not everything is going to work out, but it's sort of the fun of fashion, right?

I think part of what acting did for me is it kind of represents all my greatest fears. I'm sort of compelled to do it, but at the same time, it's so frightening. But I think that the things that frighten me the most in life are the things I should be doing.