Wise men make proverbs, but fools repeat them.
If you’ve come with me this far through these fearless and crazy pages, I’ve got a small reward for you: words, powerful words, strung into sentences that have meaning and shed light. You’ve certainly noticed along the way that I am a fan of the well-said remark or the inspirational saying. What follows are a few more of my favorites about being fearless and crazy, about taking risks, and about conquering fears. Find one that you especially like, and put it in your wallet or purse, post it on your bulletin board, or sticky-note it to your computer monitor. Read it frequently or from time to time. If it’s a good one for you, it will give a boost when you need it. It will keep you going when you want to quit. It will keep your eyes on the prize.
Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?
—FRANK SCULLY
You’ll always miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.
—WAYNE GRETZKY
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.
—ROBERT F. KENNEDY
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
—SENECA
Dare to be naive.
—R. BUCKMINSTER FULLER
One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
—ANDRÉ GIDE
Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.
—RAY BRADBURY
Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.
—JOHN WAYNE
Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.
—LES BROWN
Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.
—RALPH MARSTON
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
—PABLO PICASSO
Success comes in cans, not can’ts.
—UNKNOWN
Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future, without fear.
—HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
—THOMAS EDISON
Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.
—ANN LANDERS
You have to risk going too far to discover just how far you can really go.
—T. S. ELIOT
People who don’t take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.
—PETER F. DRUCKER
Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.
—FREDERICK B. WILCOX
Life is being on the wire; everything else is just waiting.
—KARL WALLENDA
Do one thing every day that scares you.
—ELEANOR ROOSEVELT