Jim James Quotes

I don't think I ever take huge risks, though I'm not scared of doing so.

Some people revel in taking risks, and some go through life taking no risks at all.

Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds. Optimistic overconfidence means you are taking the risk because you don't know the odds. It's a big difference.

People who take risks are the people you'll lose against.

The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.

I know what my comfort zones are. But without a back-up, I will never step out of my comfort zone. I don't go bungee jumping; I won't jump from the third floor without a safety net. I don't do such things. That's not my personality type.

With everything I do, there always seems to be a massive risk involved.

People say they want to be in risky environments and do all kinds of exciting stuff. But they don't actually know what risk means: that risk actually does bring failure and mistakes.

The two great risks are risking too much but also risking too little. That's for each person to decide. For me, not risking anything is worse than death. By far.

Playing things too safe is the most popular way to fail.

If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it's starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker.

A lot of people simply don't realize their potential because they're just so risk adverse. They just don't want to take the risk.

It is quite amazing how hard the subconscious works when it is made to understand that this life is not a rehearsal, there is no safety net and no assurance of any final closure. It is also quite appalling to realize how catatonic the imagination can become when we hedge our bets, opt for the safer direction at every fork in the path.

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.

When I first started out acting, I didn't have anything to lose. I had another career. If I fell on my face, I could say, 'I'll see ya,' and go back to working.

I take risks.

I am convinced by my style of play, so I take risks without much hesitation.

There's a risk to everything you do. You can take off on a one-foot wave and get hurt; you can take off on a ten-foot wave and get hurt. You just don't think about it at all. You just go for it. When you kick out of a really big wave, it feels pretty damn good. You want to do it again.

Caution is the path to mediocrity.

The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

If you’re the kind of person who has no guts, you just give up every time life pushes you. If you’re that kind of person, you’ll live all your life playing it safe, doing the right things, saving yourself for something that never happens. Then, you die a boring old man.

Do not be one of those who, rather than risk failure, never attempts anything.

To try to be safe everywhere is to be strong nowhere.

The greatest hazard in life is to risk NOTHING.