W. Somerset Maugham Quotes

Sometimes doors open and other close and you have to figure out which one you're going to take. I'm always for the one that's challenging. That's where I think you live your life to the fullest.

We must always take risks. That is our destiny.

So long as your desire to explore is greater than your desire to not screw up, you're on the right track.

Sometimes you've got to go to the wrong place just to show that you're not afraid to go there.

You have to have fear to take risks - and I want to at least try.

When we are on tour we also take chances.

In life you need to take a risk.

The only safe thing is to take a chance.

Pretty much any time I got a chance to do something cool, I tried to grab for it, and that's where my solace comes from.

If you know you can do it - if you can already chart every day in your future - then why bother? Choose to do something you have more trouble imagining. Take a chance.

Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of risk, whether it's starting a new business, whether it's leaving home, whether it's getting married, or whether it's flying in space.

Challenges give me a kick. The day I stop getting challenges, I would quit.

I love when I am outside my comfort zone.

I'm not a big guy for research. You've got to take a risk.

Life is always a tightrope or a feather bed. Give me the tightrope.

Be willing to step outside your comfort zone once in a while; take the risks in life that seem worth taking. The ride might not be as predictable if you'd just planted your feet and stayed put, but it will be a heck of a lot more interesting.

When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before.

I've always looked for challenges, and I have found plenty.

Sometimes, you have to take a big risk.

A tourist follows a trail; a mountaineer finds one.

Seek opportunity, not security. A boat in the harbor is safe, but in time its bottom will rot out.

I've always been quite careful about what I wanted to do. I've just never wanted to revisit old ground or do something that's easy. I want to do something that I would look at and go, "I don't know what to do!" The most exciting thing is when you're a bit scared, so I'm looking to find something that's really terrifying.

I'm always looking for challenges.

What would our lives be like without tests, odds against us, adventure, risk?

The greatest opportunities in life come with fear and risk.