“And then there is the most dangerous risk of all -- the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.”

“If you're frightened of damaging yourself, you increase the risk of doing just that. Consider the tightrope walker. Do you think he spares any thought for falling while he's walking the rope? No, he accepts the risk, and enjoys the thrill of braving the danger. If you spend your whole life being careful not to break anything, you'll get terribly bored, you know... I can't think of anything more fun than being impulsive.”

“Not having anything around to read is dangerous: you have to content yourself with life itself, and that can lead you to take risks.”

“It is dangerous not to believe in yourself and trust in yourself. Because when you do, the things you want the most in your heart can slip away.”

“The most critical risk of all, is not taking the risk if means be dangerous.”

“Fear is the most insidious of weaknesses. You must learn to raze it from your soul, or risk defeat in all you do.”