Truth is, something that I thought was perfect was taken away from me, and I never wanted perfect again. I wanted middle of the road, stuff I didn’t care about so that I couldn’t lose anything I reall...
That's the good part of dying; when you've nothing to lose, you run any risk you want.
To gain that which is worth having it may be necessary to lose everything else.
We fail far more often by timidity than by over-daring.
Nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.
Risk always brings its own rewards: the exhilaration of breaking through of getting to the other side the relief of a conflict healed the clarity when a paradox dissolves.
No guts no glory.
Sometimes I think we can tell how important it is to risk by how dangerous it is to do so.
He gets a good hold on the paintbrush then confidently has the ladder removed.
Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?
I always had this idea that you should never give up a happy middle in the hopes of a happy ending, because there is no such thing as a happy ending. Do you know what I mean? There is so much to lose.
You know, sometimes the right thing isn’t the thing you think is right. It’s the wrong thing you’re afraid to think of.
To avoid an occasion for our virtues is a worse degree of failure than to push forward pluckily and make a fall.
All serious daring starts from within.
In danger there is great power.
The fixed determination to have acquired the warrior soul to either conquer or perish with honor is the secret of victory.
Speaking of Ted Turner The important thing is this: to be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.
Better that we should die fighting than be outraged and dishonored. Better to die than to live in slavery.
Risk! Risk anything! ... Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.
Life is a series of calculated risks, James. I happen to think that this one is worth it.
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