Bob Greene Quotes

I've always been a fella who put most of my eggs in one basket and then take a dump in the basket but I really don't know.

They that soar too high, often fall hard.

Nations, like individuals, cannot become desperate gamblers with impunity. Punishment is sure to overtake them sooner or later.

I was always the kid at school who thought it was a good idea to set off the fire alarm. And much as I'm aware that that's a trait which also propels other things which are good, I wish I could just pause and go, 'Is this really what you want to do?'

It's one thing to shoot yourself in the foot. Just don't reload the gun.

I do really crazy things all the time, but I can't think of anything offhand.

When I was a kid it was like, who could be the coolest? Who could do the stupidest thing? And you knew it was a stupid thing to do, but you would do it just so you could be the coolest guy. And then you end up doing really cruel crap.

My childlike qualities sometimes lead me to jump into projects without thinking of the consequences.

I think there's something in the human psyche that we're titillated by the person who flies too close to the candle and their wings get singed.

When you take risks and things don't go your way, you can be heavily criticised by the media.

I know that young people sometimes, caught up in the moment, make some very foolish decisions.

I did everything by the seat of my pants. That's why I got hurt so much.

I heard this massive thud. I spun around, and there Keith was, on the ground. He'd cut his gums up on impact, he was very bloody, and clutching his head. I think it was a kind of wake-up call for him.

If he wanted to throw himself in the well, would you follow?

Theodore Roosevelt would go to Halifax for half a chance to show off and to Hell for a whole one.

Sometimes I was like Beavis and Butt-head growing up. I know people who lit their friend's house on fire accidentally.

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.

The problem with forbearance is that it always looks like a good thing to do until it stops working.

I see these college kids taking these crazy shots, and it's like, taking that shot is going to leave you without a job. You're not Steph Curry.

You can't push the envelope at 10,000 RPM and expect to come out smelling like a rose and feeling like a million bucks on the other side.

I make bad decisions frequently. They're fun.

Anytime you're pushing the envelope as hard as you can to be successful at anything at life it's easy to go from hero to zero in a second.

He who leaps for the sky may fall, it's true. But he may also fly.

Disappointment Can do a couple things. It can drop you into a giant sucking sinkhole of depression, a place you have to fight to climb out of. Or it can trigger an epic mania to overcome the odds and transform failure into success. Say you swing as high as the chains will take you because you seek the thrill of flight, and on the up- kick, you lose your seat. Injury is likely. But if you worry about falling down, and never chance "up," the sky will remain forever out of reach.

there are risks you'll take for yourself because you know that if your plan goes wrong, it'll be too late for regrets. but if you risk the lives of others and fail, you'll have a lifetime to regret it.