Montesquieu Quotes

But we also believe in taking risks, because that's how you move things along.

Those who have accomplished great things in the world have been, as a rule, bold, aggressive, and self-confident. They dared to step out from the crowd and act in an original way. They were not afraid to be generals.

All adventure is now reactionary.

Over the next four years, we will be bold. We will be willing to experiment. We will not fear failure.

The pioneers get all the arrows.

I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.

Never forget that no military leader has ever become great without audacity.

People have laughed at all great inventors and discoverers.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. And venture belongs to the adventurous.

I am not afraid to be a pioneer. When a door is ajar, you need to open it fully. And once you are in that room, you need to see what other doors there might be and where they might lead.

There are times when a leader must move out ahead of the flock, go off in a new direction, confident that he is leading his people the right way.

Exploration by real people inspires us.

Leaders must go ahead even when moving ahead is controversial. You must be ahead of time, because if you want to represent the status quo, what do you need leaders for?

Take risks and try new things.

I don't think safe is the way if you want to make history.

In order to do something really good, you have to take risks - that's what I do.

Be as bold as the first man or [woman] to eat an oyster.

We should be pushing our boundaries. After all, we Britons are explorers and adventurers.

This business is always changing. If you're going to be a leader, you've got to take chances.

Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.

To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die.

The world has always gone forward when people have dared to have crazy ideas.

I'm becoming more adventurous.

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

I have always had the courage for the new things that life sometimes offers.