Daring Decisions Quotes

Once on the tiger's back, we cannot be sure of picking the place to dismount.

I believe it is better to live a dream rather than to simply dream it. The dream is the start of something greater, something that impels us to make daring decisions. And it's true that the person who pursues a dream takes many risks. But the person who does not runs risks that are even greater.

Our leadership in D.C. should be bold and determined.

A democratic organization has to dare to do the right at all costs.

To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.

Believe that if you make courageous choices, and bet on yourself, then you will have an impact.

In racing, I wanted to be a winner and to be a winner, you have to be willing to roll the dice.

I really like iconoclastic casting. I really do.

To me, crazy is not someone who has a creative vision and will fight for it.

Sometimes, everything in the world seems to be lined up against you. All the evidence says you ought to run the other way. Make the bravest choice, not the safest. It's not the best advice, but it's all I have to offer

As a fighter pilot I know from my own experiences how decisive surprise and luck can be for success, which in the long run comes only to the one who combines daring with cool thinking.

I have been a bit of a risk-taker all my life.

Just as our peace-time system is unsuitable for war conditions, so does it tend to breed peace-time statesmen who are not too well fitted for the conduct of war. Facility in debate, ability to state a case, caution in advancing an unpopular view, compromise and procrastination are the natural qualities - I might almost say, virtues - of a political leader in time of peace. They are fatal qualities in war. Vision, daring, swiftness and consistency of decision are the very essence of victory.

You have to dare to make a choice that may be considered unorthodox in a role, but when you're working as if there are tons of people watching you, that's not necessarily a good thing.

If you’re not doing some things that are crazy, then you’re doing the wrong things.

The essence of spirit ... was to choose the thing which did not better one's position but made it more perilous. That was why the world he knew was poor, for it insisted morality and caution were identical.

I take chances. I don't limit myself. I don't think anybody who listens to Boston would have predicted hearing a female rapper on the beginning of the song 'Sail Away.' But that's what fit.

I have never shied away from experimental roles.

I'm not much of a 'road not taken' person.