All things considered, activities such as skydiving are less dangerous to your health and longevity than eating starchy foods and staring at a computer screen day after day . . . give yourself a break!
“When we try to be safe, we live our lives being very, very careful; and we wind up having no lives.” -Byron Katie (Byron Kathleen ‘Katie’ Mitchell (born 1942))
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“Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” -John Heywood (1497 - 1580): “A Dialogue of Proverbs” (1546)
“You have to be careful about being too careful.” -Beryl Pfizer (1928 - 2016)
“Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over 18. Must be expert riders willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages $25 per week.” -Author Unknown: Pony Express advertisement (1860)
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“What is life, but one long risk?” -Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879 - 1958)
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“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.” -Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872 - 1970))
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“I risked much, but I made much.” -P. T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810 - 1891))
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“All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.” -Herodotus (about 484 B.C.E. - about 425 B.C.E.)
“The greatest rewards in life go to the risk takers.” -Jim McCormick (James ‘Jim’ McCormick (1856 - 1918))
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“They say we are all one risk away from being financially independent.” -Author Unknown
“‘You’ve got to be able to make those daring leaps or you’re nowhere,’ said Muskrat.” -Russell Hoban (Russell Conwell Hoban (1925 - 2011)): “The Mouse and His Child” (1967)
The Cautious Man
There was a very cautious man
Who never laughed or played.
He never risked, he never tried,
He never sang or prayed.
And when he one day passed away,
His insurance was denied.
For since he never really lived,
They claimed he never died.
by Author Unknown
“Ever since I started flying jets I’ve been driving cars slower and slower. I can’t explain why - just cautious.” -James Jabara (1923 - 1966)
“Being on the tightrope is living; everything else is waiting.” -Karl Wallenda (1905 - 1978)
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Aaron!
Aaron, who?
Aaron on the side of caution!
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“If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.” -Hank Aaron (Henry Louis ‘Hank’ Aaron (born 1934))
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“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right.” -Author Unknown
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“There is no security on this Earth; there is only opportunity.” -Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964)
“And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.” -Erica Jong (Erica Mann Jong (born 1942))
“There’s as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.” -Trammell Crow (Fred ‘Trammell’ Crow (1914 - 2009))
“Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.” -H. Jackson Brown, Junior (Harriett Jackson Brown, Junior (born 1940))
“The greatest risk is to risk nothing at all.” -Leo Buscaglia (Felice Leonardo ‘Leo’ Buscaglia, also known as Leo F. Buscaglia (1924 - 1998))
“There’s no such thing as a risk-free life.” -Author Unknown
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“Just remember, kid: if it doesn’t kill you, it makes a great story later on.” -Adam Savage (Adam Whitney Savage (born 1967))
“You fail by not taking risks.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Land is always in the mind of the flying birds.” -Author Unknown
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“The only way to be absolutely safe is never to try anything for the first time.” -Magnus Pyke (Magnus Alfred Pyke (1908 - 1992))
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“If you’re never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.” -Julia Sorel (pseudonym of Rosalyn Drexler): “See How She Runs” (1978)
“Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.” -Herodotus (484 B.C.E. - 425 B.C.E.)
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“Anything can be achieved in small, deliberate steps. But there are times you need the courage to take a great leap; you can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.” -David Lloyd George (1863 - 1945)
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“Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.” -Tobias Smollett (Tobias George Smollett (1721 - 1771))
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“When we try to be safe, we live our lives being very, very careful; and we wind up having no lives.” -Byron Katie (Byron Kathleen ‘Katie’ Mitchell (born 1942))
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“Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” -John Heywood (1497 - 1580): “A Dialogue of Proverbs” (1546)
“You have to be careful about being too careful.” -Beryl Pfizer (1928 - 2016)
“Wanted: Young, skinny, wiry fellows not over 18. Must be expert riders willing to risk death daily. Orphans preferred. Wages $25 per week.” -Author Unknown: Pony Express advertisement (1860)
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“What is life, but one long risk?” -Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879 - 1958)
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“Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.” -Bertrand Russell (Bertrand Arthur William Russell (1872 - 1970))
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“I risked much, but I made much.” -P. T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810 - 1891))
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“All men’s gains are the fruit of venturing.” -Herodotus (about 484 B.C.E. - about 425 B.C.E.)
“The greatest rewards in life go to the risk takers.” -Jim McCormick (James ‘Jim’ McCormick (1856 - 1918))
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“They say we are all one risk away from being financially independent.” -Author Unknown
“‘You’ve got to be able to make those daring leaps or you’re nowhere,’ said Muskrat.” -Russell Hoban (Russell Conwell Hoban (1925 - 2011)): “The Mouse and His Child” (1967)
The Cautious Man
There was a very cautious man
Who never laughed or played.
He never risked, he never tried,
He never sang or prayed.
And when he one day passed away,
His insurance was denied.
For since he never really lived,
They claimed he never died.
by Author Unknown
“Ever since I started flying jets I’ve been driving cars slower and slower. I can’t explain why - just cautious.” -James Jabara (1923 - 1966)
“Being on the tightrope is living; everything else is waiting.” -Karl Wallenda (1905 - 1978)
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Aaron!
Aaron, who?
Aaron on the side of caution!
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“If you want something you have never had, you must be willing to do something you have never done.” -Hank Aaron (Henry Louis ‘Hank’ Aaron (born 1934))
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“Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start being excited about what could go right.” -Author Unknown
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“There is no security on this Earth; there is only opportunity.” -Douglas MacArthur (1880 - 1964)
“And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.” -Erica Jong (Erica Mann Jong (born 1942))
“There’s as much risk in doing nothing as in doing something.” -Trammell Crow (Fred ‘Trammell’ Crow (1914 - 2009))
“Never let the odds keep you from doing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.” -H. Jackson Brown, Junior (Harriett Jackson Brown, Junior (born 1940))
“The greatest risk is to risk nothing at all.” -Leo Buscaglia (Felice Leonardo ‘Leo’ Buscaglia, also known as Leo F. Buscaglia (1924 - 1998))
“There’s no such thing as a risk-free life.” -Author Unknown
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“Just remember, kid: if it doesn’t kill you, it makes a great story later on.” -Adam Savage (Adam Whitney Savage (born 1967))
“You fail by not taking risks.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Land is always in the mind of the flying birds.” -Author Unknown
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“The only way to be absolutely safe is never to try anything for the first time.” -Magnus Pyke (Magnus Alfred Pyke (1908 - 1992))
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“If you’re never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.” -Julia Sorel (pseudonym of Rosalyn Drexler): “See How She Runs” (1978)
“Great deeds are usually wrought at great risks.” -Herodotus (484 B.C.E. - 425 B.C.E.)
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Actions and Doing” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.
“Anything can be achieved in small, deliberate steps. But there are times you need the courage to take a great leap; you can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.” -David Lloyd George (1863 - 1945)
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“Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.” -Tobias Smollett (Tobias George Smollett (1721 - 1771))
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“It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true.” -William James (1842 - 1910): “Is Life Worth Living?” (1895)
“Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risk.” -Shirley Hufstedler (Shirley Ann Mount Hufstedler (1925 - 2016))
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“Don’t be careful. You could hurt yourself.” -Byron Katie (Byron Kathleen ‘Katie’ Mitchell (born 1942))
“Half the failures of this world arise from pulling in one’s horse as he is leaping.” -Augustus Hare (Augustus William Hare (1792 - 1834))
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“Playing it safe is the riskiest choice we can ever make.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947) at http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/
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“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.” -George S. Patton (George Smith Patton, Junior (1885 - 1945))
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“Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.” -Henry Drummond (1851 - 1897)
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“Don’t play for safety. It’s the most dangerous thing in the world.” -Hugh Walpole (Hugh Seymour ‘Hugh’ Walpole (1884 - 1941))
“Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.” -Pietro Metastasio (pseudonym of Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (1698 - 1782))
“Leap, and the net will appear.” -John Burroughs (1837 - 1921)
“Look before you leap.” -Robert Greene (1558 - 1592): “Greenes Never Too Late” (1590)
“The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.” -Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)
“When you play it too safe, you’re taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we’re given.” -Barbara Sher (born 1935)
“Naught venture, naught have.” -Thomas Tusser (about 1524 - 1580)
“If no one ever took risks, Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.” -Neil Simon (Marvin ‘Neil’ Simon (1927 - 2018))
“There is no safety. Only varying degrees of risk.” -Lois McMaster Bujold (born 1949)
“Playing safe is probably the most unsafe thing in the world. You cannot stand still. You must go forward.” -Robert Collier (1885 - 1950)
“He that would have the fruit must climb the tree.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732)
“For me, the safest place is out on a limb.” -Shirley MacLaine (pseudonym of Shirley MacLean Beaty (born 1934))
“Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on Earth for you. Act for yourself.” -Katherine Mansfield (Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry (1888 - 1923)): “Journal” (14 October 1922)
“If you don’t live on the edge, you can’t see the view.” -Vicky Corrington
“Take a risk a day - one small or bold stroke that makes you feel great once you’ve done it.” -Susan Jeffers (1938 - 2012)
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Who Am I?
Who am I?
Where you are, I am there.
Where you go, I go.
I am always there,
I am built into everything.
Though perhaps you think of me not,
Though perhaps you do not even know,
I am dangerous.
There are stairs to fall down,
Curbs to trip over.
Falling trees.
Yet also new friendships, gardens to grow.
There is rejection, failure, disappointment.
There is acceptance, success, satisfaction.
I await you in every new attempt.
I am every risk you take,
And I am every risk you do not take.
by David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking.” -Tim McMahon (born 1949)
“The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.” -Roger Babson (1875 - 1967)
“If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” -Colin Cowherd (Colin Murray Cowherd (born 1964))
“Take risks - if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” -Author Unknown
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“The biggest risk you will ever take is not taking one at all.” -Author Unknown
“Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955))): as quoted in Dorothy Carnegie, editor: “Dale Carnegie’s Scrapbook” (1 January 1959)
“If you take no risks, you’ll never be hurt, but you won’t really live, either.” -James Shiovitz (James Lowell Shiovitz (born 1949))
“It is not given us to live lives of undisrupted calm, boredom, and mediocrity. It is given us to be edge-dwellers.” -Jay Deacon (F. Jay Deacon)
“Live dangerously and you live right.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
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“We fail more often by timidity than by over-daring.” -David Grayson (1870 - 1946)
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“The secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and greatest enjoyment is - to live dangerously!” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)): “Die fröhliche Wissenschaft” (English: “The Gay Science”) (1882), book 4
“If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.” -Geena Davis (Virginia Elizabeth ‘Geena’ Davis (born 1956))
“The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.” -Alfred Adler (1870 - 1937): as attributed in Ichak Adizes: “How to Solve the Mismanagement Crisis” (1979)
Affirmation: “I will subject myself to life’s challenges so that I may know the grace of survival.” -Author Unknown
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Overheard: Take a chance; you never know what might happen.
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“Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.” -Johann von Schiller (Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)): “Don Carlos” (1787) play
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“The biggest rewards usually go to those who take the biggest risks.” -Author Unknown
“Of course risk taking does not always pay off. But it’s a lot of fun!” -Mary Wesley (born Mary Aline Mynors Farmar (1912 - 2002))
“He that is overcautious will accomplish nothing.” [translation to English]
“Wer gar zu viel bedenkt, wird wenig leisten.” [original German]
-Friedrich von Schiller (Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)): “Wilhelm Tell” (1804)
“The desire for security stands against every great and noble enterprise.” -Tacitus (about C.E. 56 - about C.E. 120)
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” -T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965))
“If it’s both terrifying and amazing, then you should definitely pursue it.” -Erada Svetlana
“It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.” -Dag Hammarskjöld (1905 - 1961)
“Without the very few risk takers who risk it all, none of us would enjoy freedom, because tyrants and oppressors are tireless and fearless in their determination to control humanity and the world, and the majority will do absolutely nothing to stop them.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“If you don’t take risks, you will always work for someone who does.” -Author Unknown
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“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.” -Denis Waitley (Denis E. Waitley (born 1933))
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“Everything is a risk. What if it doesn’t work out? Oh - but what if it does?” -Mary Engelbreit (born 1952)
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“Dare to be what you ought to be; dare to be what you dream to be; dare to be the finest you can be. The more you dare, the surer you will be of gaining just what you dare!” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
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“Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risk.” -Shirley Hufstedler (Shirley Ann Mount Hufstedler (1925 - 2016))
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“Don’t be careful. You could hurt yourself.” -Byron Katie (Byron Kathleen ‘Katie’ Mitchell (born 1942))
“Half the failures of this world arise from pulling in one’s horse as he is leaping.” -Augustus Hare (Augustus William Hare (1792 - 1834))
Continue scrolling down this website page to read the rest of the article, or click or tap on these words to read “Fun and Learning about Horses and Ponies” gathered by David Hugh Beaumont.
“Playing it safe is the riskiest choice we can ever make.” -Sarah Ban Breathnach (born 1947) at http://www.sarahbanbreathnach.com/
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“Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash.” -George S. Patton (George Smith Patton, Junior (1885 - 1945))
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“Unless a man undertakes more than he possibly can do, he will never do all that he can.” -Henry Drummond (1851 - 1897)
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“Don’t play for safety. It’s the most dangerous thing in the world.” -Hugh Walpole (Hugh Seymour ‘Hugh’ Walpole (1884 - 1941))
“Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.” -Pietro Metastasio (pseudonym of Pietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi (1698 - 1782))
“Leap, and the net will appear.” -John Burroughs (1837 - 1921)
“Look before you leap.” -Robert Greene (1558 - 1592): “Greenes Never Too Late” (1590)
“The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.” -Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)
“When you play it too safe, you’re taking the biggest risk of your life. Time is the only wealth we’re given.” -Barbara Sher (born 1935)
“Naught venture, naught have.” -Thomas Tusser (about 1524 - 1580)
“If no one ever took risks, Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor.” -Neil Simon (Marvin ‘Neil’ Simon (1927 - 2018))
“There is no safety. Only varying degrees of risk.” -Lois McMaster Bujold (born 1949)
“Playing safe is probably the most unsafe thing in the world. You cannot stand still. You must go forward.” -Robert Collier (1885 - 1950)
“He that would have the fruit must climb the tree.” -Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734): “Gnomologia: Adages and Proverbs, Wise Sentences, and Witty Sayings” (1732)
“For me, the safest place is out on a limb.” -Shirley MacLaine (pseudonym of Shirley MacLean Beaty (born 1934))
“Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinion of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on Earth for you. Act for yourself.” -Katherine Mansfield (Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry (1888 - 1923)): “Journal” (14 October 1922)
“If you don’t live on the edge, you can’t see the view.” -Vicky Corrington
“Take a risk a day - one small or bold stroke that makes you feel great once you’ve done it.” -Susan Jeffers (1938 - 2012)
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Who Am I?
Who am I?
Where you are, I am there.
Where you go, I go.
I am always there,
I am built into everything.
Though perhaps you think of me not,
Though perhaps you do not even know,
I am dangerous.
There are stairs to fall down,
Curbs to trip over.
Falling trees.
Yet also new friendships, gardens to grow.
There is rejection, failure, disappointment.
There is acceptance, success, satisfaction.
I await you in every new attempt.
I am every risk you take,
And I am every risk you do not take.
by David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
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“Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking.” -Tim McMahon (born 1949)
“The successful man is the one who had the chance and took it.” -Roger Babson (1875 - 1967)
“If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” -Colin Cowherd (Colin Murray Cowherd (born 1964))
“Take risks - if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” -Author Unknown
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“The biggest risk you will ever take is not taking one at all.” -Author Unknown
“Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.” -Dale Carnegie (Dale Harbison Carnegie (born Dale Breckenridge Carnagey (1888 - 1955))): as quoted in Dorothy Carnegie, editor: “Dale Carnegie’s Scrapbook” (1 January 1959)
“If you take no risks, you’ll never be hurt, but you won’t really live, either.” -James Shiovitz (James Lowell Shiovitz (born 1949))
“It is not given us to live lives of undisrupted calm, boredom, and mediocrity. It is given us to be edge-dwellers.” -Jay Deacon (F. Jay Deacon)
“Live dangerously and you live right.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
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“We fail more often by timidity than by over-daring.” -David Grayson (1870 - 1946)
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“The secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and greatest enjoyment is - to live dangerously!” -Friedrich Nietzsche (Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)): “Die fröhliche Wissenschaft” (English: “The Gay Science”) (1882), book 4
“If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.” -Geena Davis (Virginia Elizabeth ‘Geena’ Davis (born 1956))
“The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.” -Alfred Adler (1870 - 1937): as attributed in Ichak Adizes: “How to Solve the Mismanagement Crisis” (1979)
Affirmation: “I will subject myself to life’s challenges so that I may know the grace of survival.” -Author Unknown
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Overheard: Take a chance; you never know what might happen.
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“Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.” -Johann von Schiller (Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)): “Don Carlos” (1787) play
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“The biggest rewards usually go to those who take the biggest risks.” -Author Unknown
“Of course risk taking does not always pay off. But it’s a lot of fun!” -Mary Wesley (born Mary Aline Mynors Farmar (1912 - 2002))
“He that is overcautious will accomplish nothing.” [translation to English]
“Wer gar zu viel bedenkt, wird wenig leisten.” [original German]
-Friedrich von Schiller (Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)): “Wilhelm Tell” (1804)
“The desire for security stands against every great and noble enterprise.” -Tacitus (about C.E. 56 - about C.E. 120)
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” -T. S. Eliot (Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965))
“If it’s both terrifying and amazing, then you should definitely pursue it.” -Erada Svetlana
“It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.” -Dag Hammarskjöld (1905 - 1961)
“Without the very few risk takers who risk it all, none of us would enjoy freedom, because tyrants and oppressors are tireless and fearless in their determination to control humanity and the world, and the majority will do absolutely nothing to stop them.” -David Hugh Beaumont (born 1966)
“If you don’t take risks, you will always work for someone who does.” -Author Unknown
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“Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.” -Denis Waitley (Denis E. Waitley (born 1933))
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“Everything is a risk. What if it doesn’t work out? Oh - but what if it does?” -Mary Engelbreit (born 1952)
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“Dare to be what you ought to be; dare to be what you dream to be; dare to be the finest you can be. The more you dare, the surer you will be of gaining just what you dare!” -Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
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