Jerry Jeff Walker Quotes

We carve out risk-free lives where nothing happens.

Sometimes we become attached to what's familiar, and sometimes we hold on to things that are safe and predictable, even if they are bad for us.

Ironically, in a changing world, playing it safe is one of the riskiest things you can do.

In too much of the West, everyone wants the guarantee of safety, and never having to make any decisions.

The reality is, some people don't want you to change or go anywhere different.

People fear leaving their safe harbor of the known and venturing off into the unknown. Human beings crave certainty - even when it limits them.

People don't make changes because things are wonderful.

You get so used to a world that you complain, but never actually want anything different. Why crave the unfamiliar?

In a world we find terrifying, we ratify that which doesn't threaten us.

I think control is a two-way street; sometimes people want to control things to keep them safe if they are afraid of life.

There are a lot of 'chicken Christians.' Chickens are generally afraid of life, and they seldom fly or reach their potential in life. And when a storm comes, all they seem to do is flap around the chicken yard, stirring up dirt and running to the chicken house.

I think we stick with what we know.

I was scared of failing, and I was scared of succeeding. I just wanted to be in a safe space and not grow too big or be too little.

Once you have the money, fame, success or power, it's so easy to maintain that, because all you have to do is play it safe.

You wouldn't believe how many philosophers are afraid of movement.

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

If we stay where we are, where we're stuck, where we're comfortable and safe, we die there... When nothing new can get in, that's death.

They stayed, many of them, because staying was easier and less scary than leaving.

Uncertainty and the prospect of failure can be very scary noises in the shadows. Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.

It's way easier to stay in the comfort zone, especially when things are going good than to go out on a limb and take some risks. My philosophy is exactly the opposite: Sometimes it's risky not to take a risk.

Without risk in our lives, we're scarcely better than machines ourselves.

Fear is a manipulative emotion that can trick us into living a boring life.

Nothing's as good as holding on to safety.

The whole nostalgia thing, and just sticking with what you always liked and what you know and not taking a chance on something or expanding. I think especially after a certain age.

All too often, the security of a mediocre present is more comfortable than the adventure of trying to be more in the future.