Cate Blanchett Quotes

It's not that we fly by the seat of our pants. We're not afraid of failure.

I'll take any risk there is.

To achieve truly important things you have to be willing to put your personal reputation on the line …

The album 'Cheers to the Fall' is really kind of me breaking out and being like, 'Listen, I don't care about criticism, and I don't care about possibility of failure. I'm going to do it. And if I do fail, well then, here's to it.'

My mantra in life is 'nothing ventured, nothing gained,' and I very strongly stick by it.

I intend to stay dangerous.

My approach is just fearless. I'm not afraid to try anything.

Better to dare mighty things and fail than to live in a grey twilight where there is neither victory nor defeat.

I've never been afraid to fail.

You must play boldly to win.

I'm not afraid to take a swing and miss.

Sure, give me an adventure and I'll ride it.

It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.

Temerity is not always successful.

A lot of people refuse to do things because they don't want to go naked, don't want to go without guarantee. But that's what's got to happen. You go naked until you die.

Jump into the middle of things, get your hands dirty, fall flat on your face, and then reach for the stars.

Whether I fall on my feet or fall on my arse, I dunno. You've got to take those risks.

I think it's important to take chances.

If it is not scary, it is not worth doing.

Daring is not safe against daring men.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

I tend to think you're fearless when you recognize why you should be scared of things, but do them anyway.

Being a pathfinder is to be willing to risk failure and still go on.

I'll try anything. What are they gonna do, kick me out of show business?

That's the whole key to anything: Don't be afraid to fail. And Bernie Mac is not afraid to fail.