Playing it safe can be the riskiest choice of all. If you don't take risks, you will not achieve significant results. Taking calculated risks is essential for achieving significant life, career, and financial success, as it fosters growth, resilience, and innovation. Moving outside your comfort zone and accepting the possibility of failure allows you to break the status quo, discover new opportunities, and build confidence. May these quotes on taking risks in life offer you insights that will empower you to overcome fear, embrace uncertainty, and catalyze personal growth by framing failure as a necessary step toward wisdom and success.
1. “Living with fear stops us taking risks, and if you don't go out on the branch, you're never going to get the best fruit.” – Sarah Parish
2. “Only those who play win. Only those who risk win. History favors risk-takers. Forgets the timid. Everything else is commentary.” – Iveta Cherneva
3. “What would happen if you gave yourself permission to do something you’ve never done before? There’s only one way to find out.” – Gina Greenlee
4. “If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on.” – Sheryl Sandberg
5. “The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.” – Chuck Palahniuk
6. “But we also believe in taking risks, because that's how you move things along.” – Melinda Gates
7. “Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
8. “Those who dare take risks shall fulfill their passions.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
9. “Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; wherever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable.” – Earl Nightingale
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10. “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn
11. “Just taking risks for risk's sake, that doesn't do for me. I'm willing to take risks that I think are worth it, and I've worked so hard to make sure that I survive.” – Chris Hadfield
12. “A life lived without risks pretty much wasn't worth living. Life rewarded courage, even when that first step was taken neck-deep in fear.” – Tamera Alexander
13. “Freedom is always associated with risk taking, whether it leads to it or comes from it.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
14. “You can't get to the place you most want to be without taking a chance.” – Susane Colasanti
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15. “It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win.” – John Paul Jones
16. “If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained.” – Neil Gaiman
17. “You can't get anywhere in life without taking risks.” – Esme Bianco
18. “Sometimes it's riskier not to take a risk. Sometimes all you're guaranteeing is that things will stay the same.” – Danny Wallace
19. “What do you believe about who you are? About your capabilities? When was the last time you trusted yourself enough to test them?” – Gina Greenlee
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20. “If you put all your eggs in one basket, any fall will be a messy one.” – Frank Sonnenberg
21. “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
22. “If someone is always to blame, if every time something goes wrong someone has to be punished, people quickly stop taking risks. Without risks, there can't be breakthroughs.” – Peter Diamandis
23. “If there is no risk, there is no reward.” – Christy Raedeke
24. “Risks can lead to great victories or defeats. Even if you are defeated, the lesson will be valuable for the next stage of life.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
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25. “If you opt for a safe life, you will never know what it's like to win.” – Richard Branson
26. “Some people revel in taking risks, and some go through life taking no risks at all.” – Nicholas Winton
27. “It is better to risk starving to death then surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what's left?” – Jim Carrey
28. “An ambitious man needs to know when to take risks.” – Auliq Ice
29. “You don’t concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done.” – Chuck Yeager
30. “There's a real danger in trying to stay king of the mountain. You stop taking risks, you stop being as creative, because you're trying to maintain a position. Apart from anything else that really takes the fun out of it.” – Sissy Spacek
More Inspirational Quotes about Risk and Reward in Life
31. “It is no secret that the greatest treasures are found in the most remote, inaccessible and difficult places where we must pursue them with great energy and even greater risk.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough
32. “Adventure, opportunity and reward extend beyond our field of vision, and are made known to us only when we test our wings.” – Gina Greenlee
33. “Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act.” – Andre Malraux
34. “You can't be successful in anything without taking risks. It's that simple.” – Adena Friedman
35. “Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.” – Walter Anderson
36. “Never stop taking risks. Just keep reaching.” – Ryan Eggold
37. “Because if you're prepared and you know what it takes, it's not a risk. You just have to figure out how to get there. There is always a way to get there.” – Mark Cuban
38. “I don't think there's any story worth dying for, but I do think there are stories worth taking risks for.” – Anthony Shadid
39. “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
40. “Don't be afraid to have a reality check. Taking risks is okay, but you must be realistic.” – Joy Mangano
41. “It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
42. “I don't believe in pitfalls. I believe in taking risks and not doing the same thing twice.” – Guy Laliberte
43. “You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried. If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, you don't branch out, you don't try, you don't take the risk.” – Rosalynn Carter
44. “What I tell these young people is, the world is not as dangerous as the older generation would like you to believe. Anyone I know who has ever taken a risk and lost a job has ended up getting a better one two years later.” – Jonathan Kozol
45. “If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.” – Elon Musk
46. “Life is too short to be scared and not take risks. I'd rather be the person that's like, I messed up, than, I wish I did that.” – Justine Skye
47. “I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity, is daring to dare.” – Maya Angelou
48. “I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.” – Condoleezza Rice
49. “Taking risks doesn't mean shirking responsibility, but embracing possibilities.” – Vick Hope
50. “If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.” – Nora Roberts
51. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot
52. “Do the one thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
53. “You can't unlock new doors with old fears.” – Proverb
54. “If you win, you will be happy. If you lose, you will be wise.” – Anonymous
55. “The reward is in the risk.” – Rachel Cohn
56. “If you don't take risk, you also take risk.” – Anonymous
57. “With great risk comes great reward.” – Thomas Jefferson
58. “The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing.” – Leo Buscaglia
59. “It’s only when you risk failure that you discover things.” – Lupita Nyong'o
60. “I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.” – Lucille Ball
61. “You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself.” – Sally Hawkins
62. “Comfort dulls. Risk reveals.” – Anonymous
63. “The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.” – Maimonides
64. “Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller
65. “Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you.” – Bethany Hamilton
66. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller
67. “Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.” – Ray Bradbury
68. “When you take risks and they work out, they lead to new capabilities you never saw before.” – Tom Soderstrom
69. “Comfort zones are where dreams go to die.” – Regina King
70. “You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe.” – Leymah Gbowee
71. “If you are too afraid to fail, you are not ready to succeed.” – Marion Bekoe
72. “There is freedom waiting for you, on the breezes of the sky, and you ask 'What if I fall?' Oh but my darling, what if you fly?” – Erin Hanson
73. “Take the shot. Your career depends on it.” – Anonymous
74. “In order for the turtle to move, it has to stick its neck out.” – Ruth Westheimer
75. “Taking lots of small risks, when added up, may actually be a safer strategy than pursuing just one or two safe options.” – Scott H. Young
76. “Either you wade in and risk everything you have to play the game or you don't play at all.” – Judith McNaught
Share these Best Quotes and Sayings about Taking Risks with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
2. “Only those who play win. Only those who risk win. History favors risk-takers. Forgets the timid. Everything else is commentary.” – Iveta Cherneva
3. “What would happen if you gave yourself permission to do something you’ve never done before? There’s only one way to find out.” – Gina Greenlee
4. “If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on.” – Sheryl Sandberg
5. “The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open.” – Chuck Palahniuk
6. “But we also believe in taking risks, because that's how you move things along.” – Melinda Gates
7. “Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
8. “Those who dare take risks shall fulfill their passions.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
9. “Wherever there is danger, there lurks opportunity; wherever there is opportunity, there lurks danger. The two are inseparable.” – Earl Nightingale
11. “Just taking risks for risk's sake, that doesn't do for me. I'm willing to take risks that I think are worth it, and I've worked so hard to make sure that I survive.” – Chris Hadfield
12. “A life lived without risks pretty much wasn't worth living. Life rewarded courage, even when that first step was taken neck-deep in fear.” – Tamera Alexander
13. “Freedom is always associated with risk taking, whether it leads to it or comes from it.” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
14. “You can't get to the place you most want to be without taking a chance.” – Susane Colasanti
16. “If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained.” – Neil Gaiman
17. “You can't get anywhere in life without taking risks.” – Esme Bianco
18. “Sometimes it's riskier not to take a risk. Sometimes all you're guaranteeing is that things will stay the same.” – Danny Wallace
19. “What do you believe about who you are? About your capabilities? When was the last time you trusted yourself enough to test them?” – Gina Greenlee
21. “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
22. “If someone is always to blame, if every time something goes wrong someone has to be punished, people quickly stop taking risks. Without risks, there can't be breakthroughs.” – Peter Diamandis
23. “If there is no risk, there is no reward.” – Christy Raedeke
24. “Risks can lead to great victories or defeats. Even if you are defeated, the lesson will be valuable for the next stage of life.” – Lailah Gifty Akita
26. “Some people revel in taking risks, and some go through life taking no risks at all.” – Nicholas Winton
27. “It is better to risk starving to death then surrender. If you give up on your dreams, what's left?” – Jim Carrey
28. “An ambitious man needs to know when to take risks.” – Auliq Ice
29. “You don’t concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done.” – Chuck Yeager
30. “There's a real danger in trying to stay king of the mountain. You stop taking risks, you stop being as creative, because you're trying to maintain a position. Apart from anything else that really takes the fun out of it.” – Sissy Spacek
More Inspirational Quotes about Risk and Reward in Life
31. “It is no secret that the greatest treasures are found in the most remote, inaccessible and difficult places where we must pursue them with great energy and even greater risk.” – Craig D. Lounsbrough
32. “Adventure, opportunity and reward extend beyond our field of vision, and are made known to us only when we test our wings.” – Gina Greenlee
33. “Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act.” – Andre Malraux
34. “You can't be successful in anything without taking risks. It's that simple.” – Adena Friedman
35. “Our lives improve only when we take chances and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves.” – Walter Anderson
36. “Never stop taking risks. Just keep reaching.” – Ryan Eggold
37. “Because if you're prepared and you know what it takes, it's not a risk. You just have to figure out how to get there. There is always a way to get there.” – Mark Cuban
38. “I don't think there's any story worth dying for, but I do think there are stories worth taking risks for.” – Anthony Shadid
39. “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
40. “Don't be afraid to have a reality check. Taking risks is okay, but you must be realistic.” – Joy Mangano
41. “It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
42. “I don't believe in pitfalls. I believe in taking risks and not doing the same thing twice.” – Guy Laliberte
43. “You must accept that you might fail; then, if you do your best and still don't win, at least you can be satisfied that you've tried. If you don't accept failure as a possibility, you don't set high goals, you don't branch out, you don't try, you don't take the risk.” – Rosalynn Carter
44. “What I tell these young people is, the world is not as dangerous as the older generation would like you to believe. Anyone I know who has ever taken a risk and lost a job has ended up getting a better one two years later.” – Jonathan Kozol
45. “If something is important enough, even if the odds are against you, you should still do it.” – Elon Musk
46. “Life is too short to be scared and not take risks. I'd rather be the person that's like, I messed up, than, I wish I did that.” – Justine Skye
47. “I believe that the most important single thing, beyond discipline and creativity, is daring to dare.” – Maya Angelou
48. “I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.” – Condoleezza Rice
49. “Taking risks doesn't mean shirking responsibility, but embracing possibilities.” – Vick Hope
50. “If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place.” – Nora Roberts
51. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot
52. “Do the one thing you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
53. “You can't unlock new doors with old fears.” – Proverb
54. “If you win, you will be happy. If you lose, you will be wise.” – Anonymous
55. “The reward is in the risk.” – Rachel Cohn
56. “If you don't take risk, you also take risk.” – Anonymous
57. “With great risk comes great reward.” – Thomas Jefferson
58. “The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing.” – Leo Buscaglia
59. “It’s only when you risk failure that you discover things.” – Lupita Nyong'o
60. “I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.” – Lucille Ball
61. “You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself.” – Sally Hawkins
62. “Comfort dulls. Risk reveals.” – Anonymous
63. “The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.” – Maimonides
64. “Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller
65. “Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you.” – Bethany Hamilton
66. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller
67. “Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.” – Ray Bradbury
68. “When you take risks and they work out, they lead to new capabilities you never saw before.” – Tom Soderstrom
69. “Comfort zones are where dreams go to die.” – Regina King
70. “You can never leave footprints that last if you are always walking on tiptoe.” – Leymah Gbowee
71. “If you are too afraid to fail, you are not ready to succeed.” – Marion Bekoe
72. “There is freedom waiting for you, on the breezes of the sky, and you ask 'What if I fall?' Oh but my darling, what if you fly?” – Erin Hanson
73. “Take the shot. Your career depends on it.” – Anonymous
74. “In order for the turtle to move, it has to stick its neck out.” – Ruth Westheimer
75. “Taking lots of small risks, when added up, may actually be a safer strategy than pursuing just one or two safe options.” – Scott H. Young
76. “Either you wade in and risk everything you have to play the game or you don't play at all.” – Judith McNaught
Share these Best Quotes and Sayings about Taking Risks with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.