William James Quotes

Leap, and the net will appear.

I definitely try to live my life in a very fearless manner, but there are no other sports that you jump from a three-story building and land on your hands! Diving is a lot like life. You just have to trust in what you know and allow it to happen.

We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.

You have to muster a certain amount of belief that you're not making a mistake and you're not a fool. And this means you have to have faith.

Things can fall apart, or threaten to, for many reasons, and then there's got to be a leap of faith. Ultimately, when you're at the edge, you have to go forward or backward; if you go forward, you have to jump together.

When we leap, we must leap as though the net will appear. A leap in life, however big or small, is an act of commitment with the expectation of success.

My advice is don't keep asking yourself if you can do something. Just get out there and do it. You can really surprise yourself.

Jump, and you will find out how to unfold your wings as you fall.

If you're so afraid of failure, you will never succeed. You have to take chances.

If you wait for the perfect moment when all is safe and assured, it may never arrive. Mountains will not be climbed, races won, or lasting happiness achieved.

If you run, you might lose. If you don't run, you're guaranteed to lose.

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.

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

You have to face things, have faith in what you do and go for it. Think, 'What's the worst that could happen?'

I stepped out on faith to follow my lifelong dream of being an author. I made real sacrifices and took big risks. But living, it seems to me, is largely about risk.

I believe in taking chances and living your life. Sometimes doors open and others close and you have to figure out which one you're going to take. I'm always for the one that's challenging.

Faith always contains an element of risk, of venture; and we are impelled to make the venture by the affinity and attraction which we feel in ourselves.

The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.

You cant be afraid to take a risk. You can't be afraid to take a risk because you think you might fail.

Sometimes all you need is a big leap of faith.

Sometimes you have to take a risk if you want great things to happen.

Trust what you see and go play.

I don't usually suggest going into something you cannot do, but sometimes you gotta jump in and land on your feet.

It's important to take leaps of faith.