Tom Robbins Quotes

Caution is the path to mediocrity.

We have a society that's trying to make sure that nobody gets any adventures because adventures are dangerous and danger is bad.

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

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

Traveling anywhere in the world involves some risk. You could always opt to spend your life cowering under your bed.

If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.

The trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

Eighty percent of all choices are based on fear. Most people don't choose what they want; they choose what they think is safe.

He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, That dares not put it to the touch, To gain or lose it all.

You need to be in danger; otherwise, you get old.

The worship of safety emasculates greatness.

Luke warm people are continually concerned with playing it safe; they are slaves to the god of control. This focus on safe living keeps them from sacrificing and risking for God.

There are people who make no mistakes because they never wish to do anything worth doing.

What is the cost of not daring? What is the cost of not trying?

If you're afraid to take risks in anything in life, it's just boredom.

Playing it safe is the riskiest choice we can ever make.

If you're not frightened that you might fail, you'll never do the job. If you're frightened, you'll work like crazy.

Middleness is the very enemy of the bold.

Every time we choose safety, we reinforce fear.

You know what happens when you don't take a risk? Nothing.

The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living.

There's a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering.

I think to be courageous, you have to be afraid. For me, it feels very courageous when I go skiing because I'm very, very afraid to ski. It's dangerous! I feel very scared. But when I'm acting, I don't feel very scared.

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.

They will take a role that scares them over a role that doesn't. That's another thing I like about actors.