Branch Rickey Quotes

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

You can't play it safe if you want to get ahead.

Freedom is not safety but opportunity.

Risks are a measure of people. People who won't take them are trying to preserve what they have. People who do take them often end up having more. Some risks have a future, and some people call them wrong. But being right may be like walking backwards proving where you've been. Being wrong isn't in the future, or in the past. Being wrong isn't anywhere but being here. Best place to be, eh?

Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.

To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.

Any goal worth achieving involves an element of risk.

The more you seek security, the less of it you have. But the more you seek opportunity, the more likely it is that you will achieve the security that you desire.

Good parts should always scare you a little bit, and good parts... you might not get advice to do them.

It is human nature, especially as we get older, to look for stability in our lives. But if you want to be a successful entrepreneur, you have to fight against that somewhat, as starting a business requires movement. You cannot stay still.

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.

Security is not the meaning of my life. Great opportunities are worth the risk.

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.

It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.

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

I believe in taking chances and living your life. Sometimes doors open and others close and you have to figure out which one you're going to take. I'm always for the one that's challenging.

My countrymen: we have reached a turning point in our history. The choice is yours. Shall we venture into this brave new world, bright with possibilities, or retreat to the safety of our familiar but sterile past? I am for crossing the frontier.

I think, you know, if you're young - even if you're old, it doesn't matter how old you are - but if you find something that you really want to try, just give it a try.

As I began to take risks, leaving my very comfortable and secure job and taking this first leap into fashion, every subsequent risk became easier to take because I began to see the kind of opportunity and excitement that risk-taking offered.

Wherever there is change, and wherever there is uncertainty, there is opportunity!

Whenever there is fear, there is opportunity. When there is great fear, there is great opportunity.

If your life is ever going to get better, you'll have to take risks. There is simply no way you can grow without taking chances.

Remember that nothing really important ever happens until someone takes a chance.

It takes guts to get out of the ruts.