Paul Lauterbur Quotes

I want adventure in my life. I want to do things I haven't done before. These Hollywood people are so careful of their image and looking right, but there's a wildness when I come into the photographs. I just want to wade through rivers, climb mountains.

Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.

He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.

You have to free your mind to do things you wouldn't think of doing. Don't ever say no.

I was basically adventurous, I think I wanted to try everything.

The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases.

A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free.

I like taking risks. I like trying new things, whether it be style or restaurants or whatever.

Sometimes I do stuff where people say, 'Why did you do that?' And you know, it's very simple. I do it because I've never done it before.

If we knew what we were doing we wouldn't be entertaining.

I've always been a risk taker. Growing up, I had a lot of freedom and room to roam and do what I wanted, and I think that's a huge part of my game.

I like to be bold and different and to go and try things.

I needed to be more self-determining, and the most self-determining thing you can do in comedy is stand-up.

It is necessary to any originality to have the courage to be an amateur.

I just wanted to make something in the world and worry about the rest of it later and not get too caught up in rules.

Love color. Take risks. Stay curious.

We're just one cog in this giant machine. You show up and look at all the other cogs like, "Wow, everyone is the best at what they do." You're in really good hands. And that frees you up to play and feel safe, and you can take chances, creatively. You can take risks. I want to show up to work and take risks. I don't ever want to play it safe.

[...] My wild words slip into fusion and risk losing the solid ground. So stranger, get wilder still. Probe the highlands.

It's very important that the music has a sense of adventure to it, and that it's done by the seat of your pants. There's a kind of nervy element about it.

I'd rather experiment than follow the same formula. I'm a curious person. It's gotten me into trouble, but I say, 'Why not? Let's try it.'

It's fun to be on the edge. I think you do your best work when you take chances, when you're not safe, when you're not in the middle of the road, at least for me, anyway.

Liverpool has always made me brave, choice-wise. It was never a city that criticised anyone for taking a chance.

Freedom lies in being bold.

Sure, give me an adventure and I'll ride it.

I think risk-taking is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures.