Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Quotes

I don’t care about risk, honestly. The riskiest thing to do is not to act. I would far rather try and fail than fail not trying.

Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

If you want to do things – to change things – you must run the risk of not succeeding.

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

I ask for the fights. Sometimes I get them. Sometimes I don't.

I'm always up for challenges.

My favorite animal is the turtle. The reason is that in order for the turtle to move, it has to stick its neck out.

He who leaps for the sky may fall, it's true. But he may also fly.

If I stay in action, I won't live in fear.

The difference between getting somewhere and nowhere is the courage to make an early start. The fellow who sits still and does just what he is told will never be told to do big things.

Every time you take a step, even when you don't want to. . . . When it hurts, when it means you rub chins with death, or even if it means dying, that's good. Anything that moves ahead, wins. No chess game was ever won by the player who sat for a lifetime thinking over his next move.

I think life is always dangerous. Some people get afraid of it. Some people don't go forward. But some people, if they want to achieve their goal, they have to go. They have to move.

You've got to jump off cliffs and build your wings on the way down.

Human life implies adventure, and there is no adventure without struggles and dangers.

When we stop taking risks, we stop living.

To have begun is half the job; be bold and be sensible.

Patience is not learned in safety.

Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.

Take risks. Fail. Pick yourself back up again. And always, always remember this: there is no adversity capable of stopping you once the choice to persevere is made.

You either decide to take the easy way out, which means you're only going to disappoint yourself and everybody else, or you take the risk right now of being a fool, which is the only way you'll end up being exhilarated later on when you actually watch the movie.

It is better to meet danger than to wait for it.

You have the right to be involved. You have something important to contribute, and you have to take the risk to contribute it.

You know the rule: If you are falling, dive. Do the thing that has to be done.

Do what you love. Live fearlessly and take risks. Don't take no for an answer from anyone - go ahead and prove the naysayers wrong. Believe that anything can be possible.

Patience is a virtue, but there comes a moment when you must stop being patient and take the day by the throat and shake it. If it fights back; fine. I'd rather end up bloody at the end of the day, then unhurt with no progress made, no knowledge gained. I'd rather have a no, then nothing. I'd forgotten that about myself.