Sarah Dessen Quotes

I was really wanting to be a rock star. I was saying, "I am going to have a fancy car, I got to have fancy clothes, and I have got to play the whole role." Obviously, I meant business.

Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.

Temerity is not always successful.

As stars, we need to take risks, and I was up for those challenges.

There is no such thing as a reluctant star.

Fortune favors the audacious.

Go big or go home. Because it's true. What do you have to lose?

You must play boldly to win.

The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.

Never let inexperience get in the way of ambition.

Success is the child of audacity.

Often, in the real world, it's not the smart that get ahead but the bold.

To be successful, one must take chances.

The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire - the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain.

I've always had confidence. Before I was famous, that confidence got me into trouble. After I got famous, it just got me into more trouble.

Taking risk is good, and America is a country based on boldness and looking to the future.

To achieve truly important things you have to be willing to put your personal reputation on the line …

In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.

Anytime I stepped out on the red carpet in anything pink, I don't know what I was thinking.

The future doesn't belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.

Take risks. Never say die. It has worked for me.

Honestly, I always wanted to be a star. It's a dream.

My mantra in life is 'nothing ventured, nothing gained,' and I very strongly stick by it.

Ultimately, at the end of the day, taking a chance on 'Power' is taking a chance on me.

In order to do something really good, you have to take risks - that's what I do.