Jacinda Ardern Quotes

Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.

Long have you timidly waded Holding a plank by the shore, Now I will you to be a bold swimmer, To jump off in the midst of the sea, Rise again, nod to me, shout, And laughingly dash with your hair.

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.

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

You're not living if you don't go out and try things for yourself.

Charlie would be so proud of what these young people are accomplishing today and, in true Charlie fashion, would encourage them to walk to the very edge of their comfort zone and then take another step.

Get more confidence by doing things that excite and frighten you.

I seek out things that terrify me, like an improv class. I'm terrified of sharks, but I scuba dive. I'm not good at auditioning, but I force myself to do it all the time. I've never met anybody who is fearless, but the more you push against your own boundaries, the easier it becomes to push.

Nobody knows what they're doing, so don't be afraid to try things.

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

The staging for 'Monsters' is all about me getting free. In the beginning I'm like tied, in a dark place... until I am scared no more, and I'm taking the lead of my life, I'm being the queen of my life, I'm ruling the world! In the end I'm taking a risk, but I'm taking the leap of faith.

I was a little careful when I first started off. A lot of times, for example, I thought, 'Oh, I can't pull that song off.' I should have just done it.

The best things in life are often waiting for you at the exit ramp of your comfort zone.

I think I've gotten to the point in my life where I have to do everything that I'm scared of because you're not going to learn anything if you don't, so you just have to dive in the deep end and see if you can swim.

I just say go for it and be yourself, even if you're scared or nervous, because you'll never know what happens if you don't try.

I always feel so proud of the things that I was most scared to do, and they usually end up being the right decision. It becomes magic. It's scary, but I always say, when you're scared to do something, you should probably do it.

I love finding things that scare me and doing them. That's how you grow.

I always say, you know, if I sit here and close my eyes and say, 'When did I learn the most in my life, in my career?' It'll always be when I close them and everything I think of is when I took a risk. It's when I think I learned the most.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

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.

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.

I think what I would say to my younger self, and probably to younger, just starting-out writers is that a lot of times you're just afraid to put yourself out there, and it's uncomfortable because it's working up the courage to do something, to push yourself to do those things.

People have to really suffer before they can risk doing what they love.

I'm continually trying to make choices that put me against my own comfort zone. As long as you're uncomfortable, it means you're growing.

People who are scared don't live life.