No worthwhile life can be lived without risks, despite current American superstitions to the contrary.
Power is given only to him who dares to stoop and take it ... one must have the courage to dare.
a vast deal may be done by those who dare to act.
If you are afraid to take a chance, take one anyway. What you don't do can create the same regrets as the mistakes you make.
My procrastination which has held me back was born of fear ... now I know that to conquer fear I must always act without hesitation and the flutters in my heart will vanish. Now I know that action reduces the lion of terror.... I will walk where the failure fears to walk.
If I'd learnt one thing from travelling, it was that the way to get things done was to go ahead and do them. Don't talk about going to Borneo. Book a ticket, get a visa, pack a bag, and it just happens.
Innovation means saying 'no' to a thousand things.
If you don't take a chance-you won't have a chance.
I act irrationally, I defy the odds, I engage when others would run. I look for trouble, I seek chaos, it is a burden.
Great people do things before they’re ready. They do things before they know they can do it.
The Captain with the Mighty heart
I'm a firm believer in taking risks in life, because you'll never get anywhere unless you do, and the more risk involved the greater the outcome - or the worse, but you never know so you've got to go for it.
The insight to see possible new paths, the courage to try them, the judgment to measure results - these are the qualities of a leader.
Nothing important was ever achieved without someone taking a chance.
If you don't risk doing something foolish, you'll never do anything special.
In 35 yrs of leading I've been afraid at every major step but I DID IT ANYWAY since I REFUSE let fear run my life.
The most successful people in this world recognize that taking chances to get what they want is much more productive than sitting around being too scared to take a shot.
Boldness becomes rarer, the higher the rank.
The bolder the action, the greater the genius, magic and power that is likely to flow from it.
You got to risk it if you want the biscuit.
I have great confidence in you to do what you think best. State your opinion and always act with courage.
There are some things one can only achieve by a deliberate leap in the opposite direction.
Action makes more fortune than caution.
You've got to take risks if you're going to succeed. I would much rather ask forgiveness than permission.
If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win.
