Jimmy Chin Quotes

I don't think I ever take huge risks, though I'm not scared of doing so.

I take risks.

Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds. Optimistic overconfidence means you are taking the risk because you don't know the odds. It's a big difference.

You have to take risks.

The man who knows it can't be done counts the risk, not the reward.

Some people revel in taking risks, and some go through life taking no risks at all.

I am convinced by my style of play, so I take risks without much hesitation.

Playing it safe is the riskiest choice we can ever make.

There is some risk involved in action, there always is. But there is far more risk in failure to act.

It's important to take risks.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk.

Sometimes I test myself saying, 'If I get a death sentence if I don't make this movie, would I still make this movie?'

Just taking risks for risk's sake, that doesn't do it for me. I'm willing to take risks that I think are worth it, and I've worked so hard to make sure that I survive.

If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

I'm brave to say that I won't take this sort of risk.

I'm not really comfortable unless there's some kind of risk - either physical or mental.

People who take risks are the people you'll lose against.

The only safe thing is to take a chance.

The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.

I know what my comfort zones are. But without a back-up, I will never step out of my comfort zone. I don't go bungee jumping; I won't jump from the third floor without a safety net. I don't do such things. That's not my personality type.

I'm just a risk taker. I have gut instincts.

Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.

Eighty percent of all choices are based on fear. Most people don't choose what they want; they choose what they think is safe.

I don't think about taking risks anymore because there aren't any risks to take.

In the media business and as a creative executive, if you don't take risks, you're dead in the water. Calculated risk-taking is essential for success.