Brennan Manning Quotes

The thing about taking risks is, if it's really a risk, you really can fail. It's only a pretend risk if you really can't fail.

Unwillingness to risk failure is always there, but it gets harder when you feel you have more to lose.

When you put yourself out there, you're putting yourself in the position to make a mistake.

People say they want to be in risky environments and do all kinds of exciting stuff. But they don't actually know what risk means: that risk actually does bring failure and mistakes.

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

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

To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.

It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried.

Don't play for safety - it's the most dangerous thing in the world.

Whether I fall on my feet or fall on my arse, I dunno. You've got to take those risks.

There were times when I blundered and got the dreaded look from the lads. But that was a good sign. It showed I'd attempted something I'd not tried before.

Risk and failure is a part of our equation, and if you are seeing too little failure, you are actually probably not taking enough risks.

I don't feel like I have anything to lose, so I don't really understand what I'm putting at risk.

If you're not willing to risk, there are no rewards.

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.

The biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.

The thing I always say to people is this: 'If you avoid failure, you also avoid success.'

Of course risk-taking does not always pay off, but it's a lot of fun!

If a person is not willing to make a mistake, you're never going to do anything right.

I guess you can say I always liked to take chances. Sometimes it works out. Sometimes it doesn't.

Without risk you can't experience life. There have to be risks, physically and mentally, taken by everyone.

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

You can't afford to be afraid of failure in this business.

You have to have fear to take risks - and I want to at least try.

You can't go into new life experiences without the understanding that yeah, you may fail, but knowing you might fail can't stop you from trying.