Unfortunately the main reason most people are not rich is because they are terrified of losing. Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.

The biggest mistake you can make in your life is to be always afraid of making a mistake.

I've usually found that the greatest rewards in my life come from taking on things that are a little bit scary.

Greatness lives on the edge of destruction

Go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is.

As you develop your list, a little voice inside you will whisper, "It will take more than courage to pursue these ideas; it will take capital." At that point you may be tempted to put down your pen and retreat to the safety and comfort of how things have always been done. But before you retreat to your tent, let me remind you of two things: Capital follows courage, and what always precedes how.

No, life cannot be understood flat on a page. It has to be lived; a person has to get out of his head, has to fall in love, has to memorize poems, has to jump off bridges into rivers, has to stand in an empty desert and whisper sonnets under his breath... We get one story, you and I, and one story alone. God has established the elements, the setting and the climax and resolution. It would be a crime not to venture out, wouldn't it?" -Donald Miller,Through Painted Deserts

Life is short, break the rules.

I've found that nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks.

If you don't conquer your fear, you are going to miss out on some great things in life.

If my businesses or my investments are not profitable, then I don't eat. And I like to eat.

I think you miss out on a lot of stuff when you're so protected and isolated.