“Security is mostly a superstition. Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.” – Helen Keller
Inspirational
“Every time you state what you want or believe, you’re the first to hear it. It’s a message to both
“You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.” – Sir Richard Branson
“There can be no vulnerability without risk. There can be no community without vulnerability. There can be no peace, and
“It’s important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable.” – Sara
“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me?” – Ayn Rand
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” – John D. Rockefeller
“People don’t take opportunities because the timing is bad, the financial side unsecure. Too many people are overanalyzing. Sometimes you
“It is within everyone’s grasp to be a CEO.” – Martha Stewart
“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn
“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.”- Warren Buffett
“If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I’m going.” – Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“Embrace what you don’t know, especially in the beginning, because what you don’t know can become your greatest asset.” –
“You shouldn’t focus on why you can’t do something, which is what most people do. You should focus on why
“The whole reason for risk is to innovate faster, and you do need failure to do it, but you need
“If failing is an accepted part of doing business and the blame game is not embedded in the organization, risk
“You have to [take risks] if you’re going to innovate and revolutionize anything with an organization. In fact, your tolerance
“Make the choices that make you nervous. If you make the choice that’s the easy way out, that wasn’t the
“If ROI is that obvious and certain, the idea probably isn’t that risky (or transformational) in the first place.” –
“In today’s industry, in which change happens at a relentless pace, standing still is not an option. You must take
“At the core of Silicon Valley is a passion for ‘yes.’” – Steven Levy
“I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that’s how you grow. ” –
“A lot of times people look at risk and ask, ‘What are the odds that I will succeed?’ A different
“Life doesn’t always present you with the perfect opportunity at the perfect time. Opportunities come when you least expect them,
“When you take risks and they work out, they lead to new capabilities you never saw before.” – Tom Soderstrom
“If you’re not failing every now and then, it means you’re not innovating enough.” – Jeff Bezos
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that is changing rapidly, the only way to stay
“Some of our finest work comes through service to others.” – Gordon B. Hinckley
“The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow
“Social media is not about the exploitation of technology but service to community.” – Simon Mainwaring
“I think journalism is a great way to do public service, to have an impact on your community.” – Bob
“Our own self-realization is the greatest service we can render the world.” – Ramana Maharshi
“It is always easier to require an injury than a service: gratitude is a burden, but revenge is found to
“If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?” – Abigail Adams
“Show me your hands. Do they have scars from giving? Show me your feet. Are they wounded in service? Show
“Being of service to others is what brings true happiness.” – Marie Osmond
“God spoke to me and called me to His Service. What form this service was to take the voice did
“The highest of distinctions is service to others.” – King George VI
“Honor bespeaks worth. Confidence begets trust. Service brings satisfaction. Cooperation proves the quality of leadership.” – James Cash Penney
“There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.” – Woodrow
“Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.” – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“Help others and give something back. I guarantee you will discover that while public service improves the lives and the
“To give real service you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity
“The humanitarian wishes to be a prime mover in the lives of others. He cannot admit either the divine or
“From the strictest humanitarian viewpoint, any attempt to stop the processes by which over crowded cities purge themselves is not
“All people are endowed with the faculty of compassion, and for this reason can develop the humanitarian spirit.” – Albert