Tim Ferriss Quotes

I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight.

People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.

We're hoping for the best, but we need to prepare for the worst.

Exploring how you could make a bad situation worse can sometimes tell you what not to do.

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

I hope, George, that you know what you're doing.

I don't reject caution, but you also have to be careful about caution because there's a stage when it turns into paralysis.

When things go well I'm always looking for the next hiccup.

With everything I do, there always seems to be a massive risk involved.

Maybe we should always assume the worst.

His biggest misgiving came from his concern about the loud crash that was bound to occur and would probably create, if not terror, at least anxiety behind all the doors. But that would have to be risked.

The fearful are caught as often as the bold.

In doubt, fear is the worst of prophets.

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

Jump or stay in the boat.

I think we should follow a simple rule: if we can take the worst, take the risk.

Am I walking toward something I should be running away from?

If you need to know in advance that everything will 'work out' before you jump in, you'll never jump into anything.

I highly recommend inviting the worst-case scenario into your life.

Well,” Naomi said cheerfully, “what’s the worst that can happen?” They were silent, considering that, because there were just so many possibilities. But in the end, it was a better idea than Facebook.

Given the same amount of intelligence, timidity will do a thousand times more damage than audacity

If you try to measure the future, you will never risk the present. Playing it safe. A ghastly game.

No one could make a choice without feeling afraid.

With every choice you risk the life you would have had; with every decision, you lose it.

The chances we take, knowing no better than to fall or to stand back and hold ourselves in... protecting our hearts with the tightest of grips.