Louis E. Boone Quotes

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

I started with the firm conviction that when I came to the end, I wanted to be regretting the things that I had done, not the things I hadn't.

The only things you regret are the things you don't do.

What is there to be afraid of? The worst thing that can happen is you fail. So what? I failed at a lot of things. My first record was horrible.

I had grand visions of being in professional sports. But when reality set in, I went, 'Oh, OK. I'll just move to Hollywood and be an actor.' I didn't want to look back on my life and wonder, 'What if I had done this? Or I had done that?'

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.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out whether you like it or not.

He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being.

Too many people don't do things for fear of falling. You'll never get good unless you fall. Experiences and new accomplishments are feelings we should never lose.

I knew I wanted to try comedy and acting. Even if I failed, at least I would have tried. It's better than never having tried.

People get so scared to try things.

The only regrets I have are things I didn't do.

Failure is not a crime. The crime is not trying.

Living with fear stops us taking risks, and if you don't go out on the branch, you're never going to get the best fruit.

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

People who are scared don't live life.

I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

I followed my heart and figured that if I tried and failed, at least I'd know that I tried.

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.

There are so many opportunities that I could've gotten before if I had just took a little more of a risk.

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.

Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure - they can be turned into wisdom.

At this point, I feel like I can allow myself to be goofy and take more risks, and even if I do fall on my face, I know it's not the end of the world and at least I tried to do something different.

I want to try new things and put myself out there and take some risks.