Sebastian Junger Quotes

I am a kamikaze gadfly.

When people say 'that's risky,' or when the odds are not in my favor, I'm more motivated than ever.

Whether I fall on my feet or fall on my arse, I dunno. You've got to take those risks.

The only safe thing is to take a chance.

Whatever fortune brings, don't be afraid of doing things.

Risk isn't a word in my vocabulary. It's my very existence.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

I'm a risk-taker. Most of my career has not been a joyful experience, but it has been challenging. I like the dangers.

I'd rather attempt something I'm not sure I can do.

One should be always ready to face difficult situations and take risk also.

I'm a bold man. I throw caution to the wind.

To seek trouble - this is not courage, this is madness. Courage is the willingness of man to sensibly face the troubles he cannot avoid.

Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.

I think it is important to be fearless in life. I have always made fearless choices. Some have worked; the others haven't.

You have to be willing to fail, because you're not going to make every shot.

Raise the stakes! Always push your luck because no one else would push it for you.

Risk is the willingness to fail.

She fell, she hurt, she felt. She lived. And for all the tumble of her experiences, she still had hope. Maybe this next time would do the trick. Or maybe not. But unless you stepped into the game, you would never know.

Sometimes you just have to try, even if you know it won’t work.

Risks are a measure of people. People who won't take them are trying to preserve what they have. People who do take them often end up having more. Some risks have a future, and some people call them wrong. But being right may be like walking backwards proving where you've been. Being wrong isn't in the future, or in the past. Being wrong isn't anywhere but being here. Best place to be, eh?

I would rather fail trying than succeed at doing nothing.

Be willing to commit yourself to a course, perhaps a long and hard one, without being able to foresee exactly where you will come out.

If you got the balls to follow something through, you can end up being the coolest, smartest guy in the room, because you've literally put your ass on the line.

I act irrationally, I defy the odds, I engage when others would run. I look for trouble, I seek chaos, it is a burden.

It was a mistake and I made the mistake because I was conservative and played safe. And that way lies failure." "Must do it... constantly go to the well... constantly try, try, try. Dare. Dare, Dare. Who dares wins.