Top 200 Risk-Taking Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Risk, then, is not just part of life. It is life. The place between your comfort zone and your dream is where life takes place. It’s the high-anxiety zone, but it’s also where you discover who you are.”

— Nick Vujicic

Also featured in: Live Life Quotes, Self-Realization Quotes, Empowerment Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Men

2. “There’s a tremendous bias against taking risks. Everyone is trying to optimize their ass-covering.”

— Elon Musk

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Boldness Quotes

3. “I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.”

— Jeff Bezos

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Perseverance Quotes, Business Quotes, Goal Quotes, Action Quotes

4. “Winners are not afraid of losing. But losers are. Failure is part of the process of success. People who avoid failure also avoid success.”

— Robert T. Kiyosaki

Also featured in: Failure Quotes, Short Inspiring Quotes, Hustle Quotes, Positive Motivation Quotes

5. “What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.”

— Tim Ferriss

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Courage Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Motivational Quotes About Life

6. “The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.”

— Dale Carnegie

Also featured in: Courage Quotes, Action Quotes, Motivational Monday Quotes, Positive Motivational Quotes

7. “There’s no reward without work, no victory without effort, no battle won without risk.”

— Nora Roberts

Also featured in: Persistence Quotes, Effort Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes, Victory Quotes

8. “If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver.”

— Ayrton Senna

Also featured in: Performance Quotes, Sports Quotes, Quotes About Cars

9. “It is only by being bold that you get anywhere. If you are a risk-taker, then the art is to protect the downside.”

— Richard Branson

Also featured in: Inspirational Business Quotes, Boldness Quotes, Professional Growth Quotes

10. “Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.”

— Hunter S. Thompson

11. “The biggest risk is not taking any risk.”

— Mark Zuckerberg

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Inspirational Business Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Quotes About Trying

12. “It’s the lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself. He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life. I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.”

— Muhammad Ali

Also featured in: Confidence Quotes, Athlete Quotes, Self-Belief Quotes, Fighting Quotes

13. “The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow or love. Chained by his certitude, he is a slave; he has forfeited his freedom. Only the person who risks is truly free.”

— Leo Buscaglia

Also featured in: Experience Quotes, Boldness Quotes, Freedom Quotes, Moving Quotes

14. “I started SpaceX with the expectation of failure.”

— Elon Musk

Also featured in: Failure Quotes

15. “The biggest risk a person can take is to do nothing.”

— Robert T. Kiyosaki

Also featured in: Motivational Work Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Choices Quotes, Growth Quotes

16. “It is not the critic who counts, not the one who points out how the strong man stumbled or how the doer of deeds might have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred with sweat and dust and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, if he wins, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Courage Quotes, Perseverance Quotes, Leadership Quotes

17. “If somebody offers you an amazing opportunity but you are not sure you can do it, say yes – then learn how to do it later!”

— Richard Branson

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Inspirational Quotes, Action Quotes, Opportunity Quotes

18. “Risk no more than you can afford to lose, and also risk enough so that a win is meaningful.”

— Ed Seykota

Also featured in: Quotes About Money

19. “Those who achieve great things are the ones willing to be scared but not scared off. If you dream big and take risks, impossible becomes just a word.”

— Richard Branson

Also featured in: Dreaming Big Quotes, Impossible Quotes, Graduation Quotes

20. “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”

— Jim Rohn

Also featured in: Inspirational Quotes, Business Quotes, Action Quotes, Interesting Quotes

21. “To win big, you sometimes have to take big risks.”

— Bill Gates

Also featured in: Business Quotes, Wealth Quotes, Boldness Quotes, Achievement Quotes

22. “Greatness begins beyond your comfort zone.”

— Robin S. Sharma

Also featured in: Positive Motivational Quotes, Growth Mindset Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes, Greatness Quotes

23. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”

— T. S. Eliot

Also featured in: Short Inspiring Quotes, Motivational Quotes About Life, Ambition Quotes

24. “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”

— Robert Frost

Also featured in: Interesting Quotes, Positive Inspirational Quotes, Poetry Quotes, Life Philosophy Quotes, Friday Motivational Quotes

25. “Nothing in life is worthwhile unless you take risks. Fall forward. Every failed experiment is one step closer to success.”

— Denzel Washington

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Startup Quotes, Courage Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Failure Quotes

26. “My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, apparently unachievable challenges and trying to rise above them.”

— Richard Branson

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Inspirational Business Quotes, Powerful Motivational Quotes, Challenges Quotes

27. “Live dangerously.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Also featured in: Action Quotes, Live Life Quotes, Boldness Quotes, Inspirational Quotes for Men

28. “If the challenge we face doesn’t scare us, then it’s probably not that important.”

— Tim Ferriss

Also featured in: Friday Inspirational Quotes, Challenges Quotes, Important Quotes

29. “I am prepared to try anything once.”

— Richard Branson

Also featured in: Experience Quotes, Quotes About Trying, Crazy Quotes

30. “A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed at some indefinite time in the future.”

— George S. Patton Jr.

Also featured in: Leadership Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Fighting Quotes, Victory Quotes

31. “You never know who’s swimming naked until the tide goes out.”

— Warren Buffett

Also featured in: Business Quotes, Famous Quotes, Quotes About Money, Intelligent Quotes

32. “As a guiding principle, life shrinks and life expands in direct proportion to your willingness to assume risk.”

— Casey Neistat

Also featured in: Opportunity Quotes, Boldness Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Quotes About Trying

33. “If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn’t have an opportunity.”

— Bob Parsons

Also featured in: Motivational Work Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Effort Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Challenges Quotes

34. “If we wait until we’re ready, we’ll be waiting for the rest of our lives.”

— Lemony Snicket

Also featured in: Quotes About Trying, Moving Forward Quotes, Clever Quotes, Progress Quotes

35. “The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred with dust and sweat; who strives valiantly; who errs and may fall again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming.”

— Theodore Roosevelt

Also featured in: Courage Quotes, Leadership Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Action Quotes

36. “If you never want to be criticized, for goodness’ sake don’t do anything new.”

— Jeff Bezos

Also featured in: Startup Quotes, Creativity Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Quotes About Trying

37. “Screw it, let’s do it – Just get on with it and do it.”

— Richard Branson

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Persistence Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Work, Passion Quotes

38. “The biggest rewards in life are found outside your comfort zone. Live with it. Fear and risk are prerequisites if you want to enjoy a life of success and adventure.”

— Jack Canfield

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Overcoming Fear Quotes, Moving Forward Quotes, Adventure Quotes

39. “Life is a helluva lot more fun if you say yes rather than no”

— Richard Branson

Also featured in: Experience Quotes, Short Positive Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Boldness Quotes

40. “Go forth and set the world on fire.”

— Ignatius of Loyola

Also featured in: Changing the World Quotes, Boldness Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Passion Quotes

41. “Your comfort zone is your danger zone.”

— Greg Plitt

Also featured in: Short Motivational Quotes, Taking Action Quotes, Motivational Workout Quotes

42. “Every great move forward in your life begins with a leap of faith, a step into the unknown.”

— Brian Tracy

Also featured in: Transformation Quotes, Moving On Quotes, Quotes About Believing

43. “Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.”

— J.K. Rowling

Also featured in: Short Motivational Quotes, Short Inspiring Quotes, Personality Quotes, Mindset Quotes, Impossible Quotes

44. “Live fast. Die young. Be wild. Have fun.”

— Lana Del Rey

Also featured in: Music Quotes, Passion Quotes, Life Is Short Quotes, Crazy Quotes

45. “A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.”

— William G.T. Shedd

Also featured in: Courage Quotes, Meaning Quotes, Purpose Quotes, Adventure Quotes

46. “When 99% of people doubt your idea, you’re either gravely wrong or about to make history.”

— Scott Belsky

Also featured in: Motivational Quotes, Startup Quotes, Motivational Quotes for Success, Winning Quotes

47. “Don’t be afraid of new arenas.”

— Elon Musk

Also featured in: Inspirational Entrepreneurship Quotes, Opportunity Quotes, Positive Short Quotes

48. “As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it.”

— Chanakya

Also featured in: Boldness Quotes, Overcoming Fear Quotes, Fighting Quotes

49. “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help make the big choices in life. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.”

— Steve Jobs

Also featured in: Acceptance Quotes, Reflection Quotes, Choices Quotes, Greatness Quotes

50. “Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to require the most from you. Do you really want to look back on your life and see how wonderful it could have been had you not been afraid to live it?”

— Caroline Myss

Also featured in: Choices Quotes, Overcoming Fear Quotes, Fear Quotes