Quotes about Taking Chances

The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you. Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved. William Jennings Bryan

Progress always involves risks. You can't steal second base and keep your foot on first. Frederick B. Wilcox

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain

Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible. Cadet Maxim

To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. Soren Kierkegaard

I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. Pablo Picasso

To eat an egg, you must break the shell. Jamaican Proverb

Prudence keeps life safe, but does not often make it happy. Samuel Johnson

Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise. Author Unknown