Randy Pausch Quotes

I love to take risks and see how I cope with the situation.

My motto in life is 'Take risks;' you don't have a voice if you don't. You have to venture outside your boundaries. That's what life's all about.

I'm never doing anything by rote. I'm only on thin ice, and I think that that's a good place to be. I feel like when you push yourself like that, the rewards can be pretty great.

I want to be someone who takes risks but also stays engaged by trying new things.

All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.

If I see something that's extremely challenging, I'm like, 'That seems really hard. Let's try it.' It's just my personality.

Liverpool has always made me brave, choice-wise. It was never a city that criticised anyone for taking a chance.

Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you embark for strange places, don't leave any of yourself safely on shore. Have the nerve to go into unexplored territory.

I love going out of my comfort zone - I live to go out of my comfort zone.

I have always had the courage for the new things that life sometimes offers.

I learned to always take on things I'd never done before.

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.

The only safe thing is to take a chance.

Life is too short to do anything that's not challenging.

Taking risks gives me energy.

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.

One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.

Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?

If you play it safe in life you've decided that you don't want to grow any more.

To be successful, one must take chances.

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.

I'm a risk-taker. I like to test myself.

Colorado has always been a good place to find what you're made of.

Believe in individual initiatives, in courage, in risk.