Julia Child Quotes

I'm not afraid of making big and sometimes unpopular calls if they're the right thing to do.

Courage and confidence are what decision making is all about.

There is no one more courageous than the person who speaks with the courage of his convictions.

When you cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action you should take - choose the bolder.

When it comes to my work, I'm fearless. I go with my gut.

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.

Sometimes you're going to be inexperienced, naive, untested, and totally right. And then, in those moments, you have to make a choice: is this a time to speak up, or hang back?

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

If you're going to take gambles, you must have one thing: self-confidence.

You've got to be brave and you've got to be bold. Brave enough to take your chance on your own discrimination, what's right and what's wrong, what's good and what's bad.

You have to have a hell of a lot of confidence in what you're doing.

Nothing important was ever accomplished without chutzpah. Columbus had chutzpah. The signers of the Declaration of Independence had chutzpah. Don't ever aim doubt at yourself. Laugh at yourself, but don't doubt yourself.

Have the courage of your knowledge and experience. If you have formed a conclusion from the facts and if you know your judgment is sound, act on it – even though others may hesitate or differ.

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

I like stubborn players. At least they have an opinion. If they are right or wrong, this doesn't matter for me.

I like when people take chances.

You must play boldly to win.

It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.

I'm the one who will take chances, not worry about the backlash.

There's nothing I won't attempt.

Follow your honest convictions and be strong.

In politics, guts is all.

My biggest strength is I'm courageous, or if I am afraid of something, I do it anyway. I do what I feel. It's nothing personal against anyone, so that courageousness has been very good to me.

I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.