Amy Poehler Quotes

Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it.

... all things are possible if you are willing to put yourself on the line. You cannot stand back and hope for the best. You have to act.

I believe great people do things before they are ready.

Put a grain of boldness into everything you do.

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

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.

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

If I stay in action, I won't live in fear.

Courage is nothing more than taking one step more than you think you can.

No matter how much you're going to be criticized or no matter how big of a risk it is, the boldness is the thing that helps you

Success often comes to those who dare to act. It seldom goes to the timid who are ever afraid of the consequences.

Courage doesn't know what's around the corner, but goes around it anyway.

The most important thing is to DARE.

Adventures are to the adventurous.

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.

You've gotta go for it, and go for it with gusto.

If I'm compelled to do something, I don't shy away from it simply because I haven't tackled it before.

Risk isn't a word in my vocabulary. It's my very existence.

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

I always put myself out there. I'm not afraid to commit to something.

I have more confidence in myself just to be out there and take the big hit or go across the middle.

Courage breeds leadership.

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

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

I'm the type of person that if I feel strongly about something and if I really want to do something, I'm just gonna do it. And if it works out, amazing, and it's like 'I told you so,' but if it doesn't work out, that's fine.