Quotes tagged ‘risks’

“John Gustafson: Ohh, you don't know a damn thing about me... Ariel Truax: I do, too! And I also know the only thing in life, that you regret, are the risks that you don't take.”

— Robin Swicord, Akiva Goldsman, Adam Brooks, Mark Steven Johnson, John Gustafson, Jack Lemmon, imdb.com

“Travel the world. Send a risky text. Swim naked. Fight a shark. Stab a stranger. Steal a car. Flee to Mexico. Live a little.”

— Paz, webcache.googleusercontent.com

“You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety.”

— Abraham Maslow, amazon.com

“You risked your life to help people you love. I risked your life to help myself. At least you had good intentions.”

— Rita Hsiao, Mushu (voice), Eddie Murphy, imdb.com

“I’ll take a chance for her.”

— Ted Sears, Happy (voice), Otis Harlan, imdb.com

“I don't take chances anymore.”

— Frank Darabont, Rick Grimes, Andrew Lincoln, imdb.com

“You step outside, you risk your life. You take a drink of water, you risk your life. And nowadays you breathe, and you risk your life. Every moment now you don't have a choice. The only thing you can choose is what you're risking it for. Now I can make these people feel better and hang on a little b…”

— Robert Kirkman, Hershel Greene, Scott Wilson, imdb.com

“At the beginning of the year, I made an oath to receive 100 rejection letters by Dec 31 so I started applying for tons of out-of-my-league opportunities.But at this rate, I won't be able to achieve my goal... because many of my responses are acceptances!Take more chances.”

— Kiki Schirr, twitter.com

“You reflect that he is worth twenty thousand dollars, and you incur no risk by endorsing his note; you like to accommodate him, and you lend your name without taking the precaution of getting security. Shortly after, he shows you the note with your endorsement canceled, and tells you, probably truly…”

— P.T. Barnum, amazon.com

“Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.”

— Frank Scully, amazon.com

“Almost every situation you face will hand you choices. And often the most frightening choice is the right one.”

— Katty Kay, amazon.com

“When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important.”

— Ellen Degeneres, books.google.com

“Great things never came from comfort zones.”

— Norm Kelly, twitter.com

“Today I convinced myself it's okay to give up. Don't take risks. Stick with the status quo, no drama. Now just isn't the time. But my reasons aren't reasons they're excuses. All I'm doing is hiding from the truth and the truth is, I'm scared Stefan. I'm scared that if I let myself be happy for one m…”

— Kevin Williamson, Julie Plec, Elena Gilbert, Nina Dobrev, imdb.com

“My real end would be never trying anything, not taking any risks, and working a job I had zero passion for.”

— Greg Sestero, amazon.com

“I'd rather regret the risks that didn't work out than the chances I didn't take at all.”

— Simone Biles, twitter.com

“I think it’s terribly dangerous for an artist to fulfill other people’s expectations. If you feel safe in the area that you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And…”

— David Bowie, amazon.com

“You don’t concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done.”

— Chuck Yeager, todayinsci.com

“I'd rather risk screwing up with you than not even try.”

— J. Kenner, amazon.com

“Loving someone means taking the risk that they might fuck up your nicely ordered little life.”

— Mark Haddon, amazon.com