Paul Tillich Quotes

True, foolish risks can lead to difficult consequences. But having said that, don't be so scared of failure and disappointment that you fail to dream.

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.

It might be scary because you're taking a risk, but at the end of the day you can say you tried.

True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.

We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way.

There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying.

I've never regretted anything I've done, even the things that I've failed at. I've often regretted not trying something really big, because you'll never know.

Do not be one of those who, rather than risk failure, never attempts anything.

Don't be that guy that's laying in that hospital bed going, 'I wonder what would have happened if I tried it?' The worst thing that could happen is that it doesn't work.

If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.

During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.

If you worried about falling off the bike, you'd never get on.

When you remove the risk, you remove the challenge. When you remove the challenge, you wither on the vine.

Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.

If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

Unwillingness to risk failure is always there, but it gets harder when you feel you have more to lose.

Too many people are thinking of security instead of opportunity. They seem more afraid of life than death.

It seems like the more I live, the more I realize that saying 'yes' is almost never a mistake. If you say no, it might feel safe, but then you end up going nowhere.

I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.

Half the things that people do not succeed in are through fear of making the attempt.

Every blunder behind us is giving a cheer for us, and only for those who were willing to fail are the dangers and splendors of life.

To be honest, I probably wouldn't have gone to Hollywood if I hadn't been offered 'Ugly Betty' because I was a wee bit feart. But you have to make yourself frightened. That's what keeps you alive.

The only things you regret are the things you don't do.

The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances.