Quotes about Risk
To love is to be vulnerable; and it is only in vulnerability and risk—not safety and security—that we overcome darkness.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Goodness has never been a guarantee of safety.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Don't be afraid to be afraid.
— Madeleine L'Engle
In moments of decision, we are to try to make what seems to be the most loving, the most creative decision. We are not to play safe, to draw back out of fear. Love may well lead us into danger. It may lead us to die for our friend. In a day when we are taught to look for easy solutions, it is not always easy to hold on to that most difficult one of all, love.
— Madeleine L'Engle
Never allow the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game!
— Babe Ruth
Danger is opportunity inside out.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
The shores safety keeps many from the oceans treasures.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Pioneering don't pay.
— Andrew Carnegie
If we don't risk being hurt, we cannot give unconditional love. Unconditional love gives others the right to hurt us.
— John Bevere
The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.
— John Maxwell
I have lived my life according to this principle: If I'm afraid of it, then I must do it.
— Erica Jong
The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.