Cecile Richards Quotes

Do what you haven't done is the key, I think.

I always want to keep challenging myself to do something that I don't even have the foresight to know what it's going to be.

Coming to Houston was an opportunity that I couldn't pass up.

When you're starting out, say yes to everything you can.

In this business, you never say no to anything.

If I'm compelled to do something, I don't shy away from it simply because I haven't tackled it before.

Most of the time, I do what I'm offered, but after I worked for it. I think I try much harder for the things that scare me and inspire me. The things that scare and inspire you are things that are different from what you did before.

I always do something that I've never done before.

I firmly believe that life is an 'and' proposition and not an 'or' one. If you really love something, you just have to try it. The worse that can happen is that you'll be told 'no.'

I go by intuition. Work-wise, that means asking myself if a role will push me outside my comfort zone, challenge me to learn something new.

I've always been ready to embrace what's around the corner because it might be just the thing that I need to help me grow.

The only things you regret are the things you don't do.

I had to know if I could make it somewhere else. I did not want to go through the rest of my life wondering what might have been without putting myself to the test.

I will grab any opportunity I can to learn something new.

And I do think that earlier in my career, I did make a very conscious decision to make sure that I was doing work that wasn't necessarily given to me, and that people didn't necessarily think that I would be able to do.

You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.

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.

I don't ever want to get too comfortable in my career or life. My nature is such that I'm always looking for new challenges.

When the world says, 'Jump,' you gotta jump. It's like me moving to America when I was 29. I just did it. And now it's a home. You can't plan those things.

My dad taught me to never be pigeonholed; to really allow yourself to reinvent characters as they reinvent you; to be bold and to be willing to play seemingly unlikeable people.

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

There are individuals who can support you, but frequently, you have to risk putting yourself out there - and sometimes you just have to push.

You don't want to play in your shell.

Sometimes you need to come out of your comfort zone a little bit.

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