John Wooden Quotes

Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

I would rather fail trying than succeed at doing nothing.

Have the courage to act instead of react.

Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say.

I think it's better to attempt something and fail than it is to not even attempt it, so I'm glad that I've been prepared to put myself on the line there.

I don’t care about risk, honestly. The riskiest thing to do is not to act. I would far rather try and fail than fail not trying.

I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.

The two important things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision.

To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.

Never stop because you are afraid - you are never so likely to be wrong.

I'm the one who will take chances, not worry about the backlash.

I think it's important to take chances.

The only people who never fail are those who never try.

The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act.

You'll never do a whole lot unless you're brave enough to try.

I'd much rather try and fail than talk about trying.

If you want to do things – to change things – you must run the risk of not succeeding.

Passivity is fatal to us.

In order to do any thing in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank thinking of the cold and the danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we can.

If you feel like it's going to work, do it. If it doesn't, get out as quick as you can.

I don't usually suggest going into something you cannot do, but sometimes you gotta jump in and land on your feet.

If you want to change things, it requires bravery.