Gena Showalter Quotes

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

Sometimes the things that scare me are the things I'm drawn to: moving to London, L.A., New York; marrying, having a kid. In order to live a full life, sometimes you have to do things that scare you.

Oh, no. To live... to live would be an awfully big adventure.

One day, someone said to me, 'Do you want to go jump out of an airplane?' I felt like I had nothing to lose anymore, so I said, 'Why not?' And every day since then, I ask myself that question.

There is no certainty; there is only adventure.

Life is a risk.

The fullness of life is in the hazards of life.

One can truly enjoy his or her life only while experiencing it, and it is inevitably related to a certain level of risk.

Every minute of life I take a risk; it's part of the enjoyment.

When we stop taking risks, we stop living.

When you become comfortable with uncertainty, infinite possibilities open up in your life. It means fear is no longer a dominant factor in what you do and no longer prevents you from taking action to initiate change. The Roman philosopher Tacitus rightly observed that 'the desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.' If uncertainty is unacceptable to you, it turns into fear. If it is perfectly acceptable, it turns into aliveness, alertness and creativity.

I believe that living on the edge, living in and through your fear, is the summit of life, and that people who refuse to take that dare condemn themselves to a life of living death.

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

Well, I always run the risk of falling on my face, which has in fact happened.

We must travel in the direction of our fear.

Life, like poker has an element of risk. It shouldn't be avoided. It should be faced.

Never surrender opportunity for security.

Necessity is the mother of taking chances.

Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive - the risk to be alive and express what we really are.

Life is either a great adventure or nothing.

Life is an adventure, it's not a package tour.

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary.

I think it's my adventure, my trip, my journey, and I guess my attitude is, let the chips fall where they may.

Life is full of adventure. There's no such thing as a clear pathway.

I'm a risk-taker. Most of my career has not been a joyful experience, but it has been challenging. I like the dangers.