“People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.”

“If I had to give you one piece of advice it would be this: Don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want to do. Seek out people who aren’t afraid of making mistakes and who, therefore, do make mistakes. Because of that, their work often isn’t recognized, but they are precisely the kind of people who change the world and, after many mistakes, do something that will transform their own community completely.”

“Oh, the miraculous energy that flows between two people who care enough...to take the risks of...responding with the whole heart.”

“Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes and having fun”

“If one makes a mistake, then an apology is usually sufficient to get things back on an even keel. However-and this is a big ‘however’- most people do not ever know why their apology did not seem to have any effect. It is simply that they did not make a mistake; they made a choice…and never understood the difference between the two.”

“In today’s rapidly changing world, the people who are not taking risk are the risk takers.”