Dag Hammarskjold Quotes

Leap, and the net will appear.

Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.

The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.

Good parts should always scare you a little bit, and good parts... you might not get advice to do them.

Criticism is a life without risk.

To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.

You stand still, somebody might get close to you. I don't stand still much anymore.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Don't play for safety - it's the most dangerous thing in the world.

What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree?

He that's secure is not safe.

There are so many opportunities that I could've gotten before if I had just took a little more of a risk.

The trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

People want security in this insecure world.

We've created an impression that life is risk-free, and it's not.

Freedom is not safety but opportunity.

You don't want to leave 'what if's in life.

I don't reject caution, but you also have to be careful about caution because there's a stage when it turns into paralysis.

If doing anything new, you're very used to having insurmountable obstacles.

I feel like I go in on a lot of things that I want to be going in for.

I just feel it's a shame to let fear get in your way and stop you achieving things.

If you're afraid to do something then you're probably never going to achieve it.

Cowardice asks the question, is it safe?

Right out of high school I never had the fear of getting beat, which is how most people lose.

Security is an attempt to try to make the universe static so that we feel safe.