“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yours…”— Neil Gaiman, journal.neilgaiman.comTagged: New Year, Joy, Starting Over, surprise, Magic
“When it feels scary to jump, that is exactly when you jump. Otherwise you end up staying in the same place your whole life and that I can’t do.”— J. C. Chandor, amazon.comTagged: Action, Taking Action, Taking Risks, Doing It Scared, Fear
“I know it's a mistake, but there are certain things in life where you know it's a mistake but you don't really know it's a mistake because the only way to really know it's a mistake is to make the mistake and look back and say 'yep, that was a mistake.' So really, the bigger mistake would be to not…”— Lily Aldrin, amazon.comTagged: Mistakes, Change, Making A Mistake, HIMYM, how i met your mother
“The danger of an adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Adventure, Opportunity, Chance, Taking Risks, Taking Chances
“Don't listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people's failures.”— Paulo Coelho, amazon.comTagged: Taking Risks, Failure, Advice, Judging Others, Self-Direction
“Our real discoveries come from chaos, from going to the place that looks wrong and stupid and foolish.”— Chuck Palahniuk, amazon.comTagged: Chaos, Direction, Making Mistakes, Foolishness
“If you feel like you’re in control, you’re just not going fast enough.”— Mario Andretti, goodreads.comTagged: Control, Excitment, Taking Risks, Life, Living Boldly
“I am coming to terms with the fact that loving someone requires a leap of faith, and that a soft landing is never guaranteed.”— Sarah Dessen, amazon.comTagged: Love, Leap of Faith, Trust, Taking Chances
“Whether a learning experience, a happy accident, or a humbling experience, mistakes can serve us well. Don’t be afraid to make them. Just try not to make the same one twice.”— Mary Ray, forbes.comTagged: 20 somethings, Mistakes, Learning
“Do exactly what you would do if you felt most secure.”— Meister Eckhart, brainyquote.comTagged: Confidence, Self-Confidence, Taking Chances, Taking Risks
“You will either step forward into growth or you will step backward into safety.”— Abraham Maslow, brainyquote.comTagged: Growth, Change, Security, Taking Risks, Taking Chances
“You can’t just hope for happy endings. You have to believe in them. Then do the work, take the risks.”— Nora Roberts, goodreads.comTagged: Happiness, Work, Taking Risks
“regret is mostly caused by not having done anything.”— Charles Bukowski, amazon.comTagged: Regret, Life, Living Fully, Making Mistakes
“Do you want it bad enough? Does the fear of being filled with regret in your thirties trump your fear of living today?”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.comTagged: Life, chances, Regret, Taking Chances, Growing Up
“The little voice that's telling you the story of your life, has to let go of the old chapters to genuinely write new ones.”— Brianna Wiest, amazon.comTagged: Life, Living, Life Story, Moving On, Moving Forward
“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Som…”— Neil Gaiman, journal.neilgaiman.comTagged: New Year, Making Mistakes, Mistakes, Change, Starting Over