Quotes tagged ‘Taking Chances’

“To get to the bottom of something, sometimes you have to remind yourself that if you don't risk anything, you risk everything. And the biggest risk you can take is to risk nothing. And if you risk nothing, what you're really doing is risking not getting to the bottom of something. And if you don't g…”

— Rachel Ramras, Hugh Davidson, Larry Dorf, Anna, Kristen Bell, imdb.com

“I don't take chances anymore.”

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

“I know that it's easier to portray a world that's filled with cynicism and anger, where problems are solved with violence. What's a whole lot tougher is to offer alternatives, to present other ways conflicts can be resolved, and to show that you can have a positive impact on your world. To do that,…”

— Jim Henson, amazon.com

“Everything’s a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It’s up to you.”

— Nicola Yoon, amazon.com

“When the wind of change blows, some build walls while others build windmills.”

— Chinese Proverb, goodreads.com

“To some people, not caring is supposed to be cool, commenting is more interesting than doing, and everything is judged and then disposed of in, like, five minutes. I’m not interested in those kinds of people. I like the person who commits and goes all in and takes big swings and then maybe fails or…”

— Amy Poehler, elle.com

“Do it badly; do it slowly; do it fearfully; do it any way you have to, but do it.”

— Steve Chandler, amazon.com

“All he would say was that sometimes you have to burn it down and start over.”

— Kelly Braffet, amazon.com

“There are too many people today who instead of feeling hurt are acting out their hurt; instead of acknowledging pain, they’re inflicting pain on others. Rather than risking feeling disappointed, they’re choosing to live disappointed. Emotional stoicism is not badassery. Blustery posturing is not bad…”

— Brené Brown, amazon.com

“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.com

“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.com

“But if you don’t try, you’ll still wake up every day wondering, you’ll still stare at your phone waiting, you’ll still ask yourself questions you’ll never know the answers to. Because taking risks is not only part of life, it’s also an essential part of love.”

— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com

“Go for it. Whether it ends good or bad, it was an experience.”

— Poems Porn, facebook.com

“A lot of people walk around not saying how they feel about each other. But every so often you'll meet someone who is brave enough to admit there is something between you two. Because the chances are if you feel it so deeply they do to. You just can't let fear get in the way of it. I can promise you…”

— Kirsten Corley, facebook.com

“Jesus, I’m not going to be one of those people who sits around talking about what they’re gonna do. I’m just going to do it. Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia.”

— John Green, Alaska Young, amazon.com

“The chances we take, knowing no better, to fall or to stand back and hold ourselves in, protecting our hearts with the tightest of grips...”

— Sarah Dessen, amazon.com

“When you meet a man in the doorway of a Mexican restaurant who later kisses you while explaining that this kiss doesn’t ‘mean anything’ because, much as he likes you, he is not interested in having a relationship with you or anyone right now, just laugh and kiss him back. Your daughter will have his…”

— Cheryl Strayed, amazon.com

“Taking one’s chances is like taking a bath, because sometimes you end up feeling comfortable and warm, and sometimes there is something terrible lurking around that you cannot see until it is too late and you can do nothing else but scream and cling to a plastic duck.”

— Lemony Snicket, amazon.com

“You playing small doesn’t serve the world. There’s nothing enlightening about shrinking so that others won’t feel uncomfortable around you. As you let your own light shine, you indirectly give others permission to do the same.”

— Marianne Williamson, amazon.com

“What if you didn’t run? This one time. What if you stayed, and let love overtake you?”

— Dr. Joshua Bennett, twitter.com