I was in the yard picking apples and pears a few days ago and as I tried to work my way to the end of each branch, I thought of a great quote by Frank Scully, “Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?”
When a pear crashed down on my head, I decided I’d had enough and headed inside because of another great quote by me, “When the pear tree turns on you, run.”
I’m sure we all can think of times when we’ve stepped outside of our comfort zone and realized the truth of Frank Scully’s quote. Below are more quotes about going out on limbs and taking chances. They may just inspire me to tackle the pear tree again.
All growth is the result of risk-taking. – Jude Wanniski
What isn’t tried won’t work. – Claude McDonald
If you risk nothing, then you risk everything. – Geena Davis
Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first. – Frederick B. Wilcox
Worry is like a rocking chair. It will give you something to do, but it won’t get you anywhere. – The United Church Observer
A coward meets his fate in his own hideout. – Jorge Salvador Lara
What would life be like if we had no courage to attempt anything? – Vincent Van Gogh
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult. – Seneca
What is more mortifying than to feel that you have missed the plum for want of courage to shake the tree? – Logan Pearsall Smith (It was a pear, Mr. Smith)
All serious daring starts from within. – Eudora Welty
People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on the ground. – Marcel Proust
High expectations are the key to everything. – Sam Walton
When you’re skating on thin ice, you may as well tap-dance. – Bryce Courtenay
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. – Dale Carnegie
We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. – Max De Pree
In skating over thin ice, our safety is in our speed. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sometimes the fool who rushes in gets the job done. – Al Bernstein
A ship in harbor is safe – but that is not what ships are for. – John A. Shedd
What quote motivates you the most… really makes you want to take on the hounds of hell with a garden hose?!
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