Quotes about Risk-taking

You think you're being difficult, my little sausage? Have I ever told you about the time I drank eight vodka martinis, took all my clothes off in front of a film crew and then broke my manager's nose?

Heart is what drives us and determines our fate. That is what I need for my characters in my books: a passionate heart. I need mavericks, dissidents, adventurers, outsiders and rebels, who ask questions, bend the rules and take risks.

We must substitute courage for caution.

I told him never to be afraid to come up with an idea or a hypothesis no matter how daft (his words not mine) it might seem.

A writer] should always try for something that has never been done or that others have tried and failed. Then sometimes, with great luck, they will succeed.

I bought a lifetime pass on American Airlines and had a blast. The most memorable was going to Barcelona on a whim and scalping tickets at the Olympics to the Dream Team Quarterfinals.

Bravery is the solution to regret.

You have a right to experiment with your life. You will make mistakes. And they are right too.

Your life expands in proportion to your courage. Fear limits a leader.

Use this time to make mistakes without the whole world hearing about them. Keep tweaking. Work out the kinks. Test random ideas. Try new things. No one knows you, so it's no big deal if you mess up. Obscurity helps protect your ego and preserve your confidence.

Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you.

When you summon the courage to do what others won't, you will have in life what others don't.