{"id":29707,"date":"2019-02-28T21:40:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T21:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=29707"},"modified":"2026-06-08T10:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:16:14","slug":"quotes-on-risk-taking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/quotes-on-risk-taking","title":{"rendered":"Here Are 68 Quotes About Risk Taking. Many Of Them Are Quite Inspiring."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/melaniecurtis.com\/about\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29729 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/melanie-curtis-how-to-fly-620x430.jpg\" alt=\"take a risk quotes image of melanie curtis on a daring adventure flying with parachute\" width=\"620\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n(<em>Sharing <strong>quotes about risk taking<\/strong> wouldn&#8217;t be legit if it didn&#8217;t include Melanie Curtis, a woman who&#8217;s obviously not afraid of taking risks.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Watching Melanie Curtis fly was what got me thinking about writing a post featuring the top quotes on risk-taking. As in business risk-taking.<\/p>\n<p>That, and the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/what-do-you-want-from-life\">people who buy franchises<\/a> are, themselves, risk-takers. Let&#8217;s dig in&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Quotes About Risk Taking: The Definition Of Risk<\/h2>\n<p>First, <a title=\"what is risk\" href=\"https:\/\/en.oxforddictionaries.com\/definition\/risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the definition<\/a> of risk:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>A situation involving exposure to danger. The possibility that something unpleasant or unwelcome will happen<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Got it?<\/p>\n<p>So, how do<em> you<\/em> feel about risk&#8230;about <strong>risk taking<\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>Are there certain things <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/risks-buying-franchise\">you<\/a> consider risky?<\/p>\n<p>For example, do you consider it risky to <a title=\"go into business with amazon delivery service\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/amazon-delivery-service-franchises\">go into business for yourself<\/a>? I do. But I did it anyway.<\/p>\n<p>As a matter of fact, I just celebrated my 21st anniversary of going into business. (<em>Yay<\/em>!)<\/p>\n<p>In addition, I regularly write articles <a title=\"franchise videos\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/JoelLibava\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">and produce videos<\/a> on taking business risks&#8230;like becoming a franchise owner.* So, I&#8217;m pretty-much knee-deep in risk-related stuff all the time.<\/p>\n<p>*It <strong>can<\/strong> be risky to buy a franchise, but doing <a title=\"doing franchise research\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/definitive-guide-to-franchise-research\">great research<\/a> can lower it.<\/p>\n<p>Of course there&#8217;s risk&#8230;and there&#8217;s <em>risk<\/em>. Watch: (<em>With speakers on!<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sz7dluAFXb0\" width=\"600\" height=\"345\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br \/>\n(<em>Who the heck came up with <strong>that<\/strong> idea<\/em>???)<\/p>\n<h2>The Best Quotes About Taking Risks<\/h2>\n<p>What follows are the best inspirational quotes on risk taking. Maybe they&#8217;ll inspire you to take a few more risks.<\/p>\n<p>Important! I&#8217;m not suggesting that you take dangerous, life-threatening risks.<\/p>\n<p>I just want you (<em>if you&#8217;re ready<\/em>) to think about taking a couple of risks. And you can start small. Okay?<\/p>\n<h2>A List Of Inspirational Quotes About Taking Risks In Business<\/h2>\n<p>The quotes below are divided into two sections.<\/p>\n<p>The first section of quotes are from places like <a title=\"quotes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brainyquote.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BrainyQuote<\/a> and <a title=\"good reads quotes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goodreads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the second section of quotes on risk come from small business owners, experts, <a title=\"mcdonald's founder\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/ray-kroc-the-entrepreneur-who-built-the-mcdonalds-franchise\">entrepreneurs<\/a>, attorney&#8217;s and more. In other words, the quotes in this section are more about business-related risk-taking.<\/p>\n<p><b>The bottom line<\/b>?<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re about to take a risk, maybe one of the quotes below will help put things in perspective for you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/best-risk-taking-quotes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/best-risk-taking-quotes-620x930.jpg\" alt=\"quotes about business risk-taking\" width=\"443\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/best-risk-taking-quotes-620x930.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/best-risk-taking-quotes-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/best-risk-taking-quotes-380x570.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/best-risk-taking-quotes.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>You have to take <strong>risks<\/strong>. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Paulo Coelho<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>My parents taught me honesty, truth, compassion, kindness and how to care for people. Also, they encouraged me to take <strong>risks<\/strong>, to boldly go. They taught me that the greatest danger in life is not taking the adventure<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Brian Blessed<\/p>\n<h2>A General&#8217;s Take A Risk Quote<\/h2>\n<p>\u201c<em>The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That\u2019s the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 General George S. Patton<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Life is inherently risky. There is only one big <strong>risk<\/strong> you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Denis Waitley<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The ground beneath you is shifting, and either you get sucked in by holding on to old ways, or you take a giant step forward by taking some <strong>risks<\/strong> and seeing what happens<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bonnie Hammer<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/President-George-W.-Bush-Embraces-Muhammad-Ali-2005-Recipient-of-the-Presidential-Medal-of-Freedom.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/President-George-W.-Bush-Embraces-Muhammad-Ali-2005-Recipient-of-the-Presidential-Medal-of-Freedom-620x537.jpg\" alt=\"Muhammad Ali\" width=\"630\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>He who is not courageous enough to take <strong>risks<\/strong> will accomplish nothing in life<\/em>.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a title=\"the life of muhammad ali\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/news-desk\/the-outsized-life-of-muhammad-ali\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muhammad Ali<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2015 Helen Keller<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/quotes-on-risk-taking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ship-sailing.jpg\" alt=\"quotes-about-safety-vs.-risk border=\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2015 John A. Shedd<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/franchise-quotes-the-franchise-king\">how far one can go<\/a><\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 T.S. Eliot<\/p>\n<p><b>I really like this quote on risk:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Jim Rohn<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The biggest risk a person can take is to do nothing<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Robert Kiyosaki<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and there will be times when you fail, and both are equally important<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ellen DeGeneres<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Living with fear stops us taking <strong>risks<\/strong>, and if you don&#8217;t go out on the branch, you&#8217;re never going to get the best fruit<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sarah Parish<\/p>\n<h2>Update! Melanie Curtis (<em>see the 1st image in this post<\/em>) Just Did This<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/video\/embed?id=72427972\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> (<em>Courtesy of ABC News<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You can&#8217;t be successful in business without taking <strong>risks<\/strong>. It&#8217;s really that simple<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Adena Friedman<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>We cannot guarantee success, but we can guarantee failure merely by choosing not to try at all. Choosing to take a <strong>risk<\/strong>, however, small, can have far-reaching implications in the course of human life<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; John Izzo, PhD<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; William Faulkner<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I think <strong>risk<\/strong>&#8211;<strong>taking<\/strong> is a great adventure. And life should be full of adventures<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Herbie Hancock<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>I think it&#8217;s really great when you stand up for something that you really believe, even if you get heat for it<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Christina Aguilera<\/p>\n<h2>More Quotes About Taking Risks<\/h2>\n<p>\u201c<em>Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Theodore Roosevelt<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/quotes-on-risk-taking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/risky-job.jpg\" alt=\"quotes about business risk\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n\u201c<em>When you walk to the edge of all the light you have and take that first step into the darkness of the unknown, you must believe that one of two things will happen. There will be something solid for you to stand upon or you will be taught to fly<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Patrick Overton<\/p>\n<h3><em>&#8220;To live, to TRULY live, we must be willing to <strong>RISK<\/strong>. To be nothing in order to find everything. To leap before we look<\/em>.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; Mandy Hale<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Being safe doesn&#8217;t mean you won&#8217;t be sorry<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Katerina Stoykova Klemer<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>If you don&#8217;t take <strong>risks<\/strong>, you&#8217;ll have a wasted soul<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Drew Barrymore<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"David Shankbone [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/)], via Wikimedia Commons\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Drew_Barrymore_headshot_by_David_Shankbone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/42\/Drew_Barrymore_headshot_by_David_Shankbone.jpg\/256px-Drew_Barrymore_headshot_by_David_Shankbone.jpg\" alt=\"Drew Barrymore headshot by David Shankbone\" width=\"286\" height=\"407\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>All choices are fraught with peril, but inaction is the most perilous of all<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Frewin Jones<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The world will never know you because you were not bold and did not take a <strong>risk<\/strong><\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sunday Adelaja<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Almost everything worthwhile carries with it some sort of <strong>risk<\/strong>, whether it&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/5-franchise-opportunities-dog-lovers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">starting a new business you love<\/a>, whether it&#8217;s leaving home, whether it&#8217;s getting married, or whether it&#8217;s flying in space<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Chris Hadfield<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NASA [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Chris_Hadfield.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e6\/Chris_Hadfield.jpg\/512px-Chris_Hadfield.jpg\" alt=\"quote on risk from Chris Hadfield\" width=\"494\" height=\"497\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em><strong>Risk<\/strong>: no full life occurs without it<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Gina Greenlee<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>And then there is the most dangerous <strong>risk<\/strong> of all &#8211; the risk of spending your life not doing what you want on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Randy Komisar<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Risk may bring pain, but <strong>risk<\/strong> also brings freedom and reward<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Shandel Slaten<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/michaelangelo-sistine-chapel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29733\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/michaelangelo-sistine-chapel-620x349.jpg\" alt=\"sistine chapel\" width=\"641\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/michaelangelo-sistine-chapel-620x349.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/michaelangelo-sistine-chapel-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/michaelangelo-sistine-chapel.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>If no one ever took <strong>risks<\/strong>, Michaelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Neil Simon<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I feel like the fools who dream and who take <strong>risks<\/strong> are the ones who change the world<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jimmy Gomez<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether it&#8217;s starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the <strong>risks<\/strong> that we take are all relative to the risk-taker.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ann Bancroft<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"free risk calculator\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/free-franchise-risk-quotient-calculator\">Check Out My Scientific Risk Calculator!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>But we also believe in taking <strong>risks<\/strong>, because that&#8217;s how you move things along<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Melinda Gates<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>To win big, you sometimes have to take big <strong>risks<\/strong><\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Bill Gates<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"ENERGY.GOV [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bill_Gates_2013.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bd\/Bill_Gates_2013.jpg\/512px-Bill_Gates_2013.jpg\" alt=\"Bill Gates 2013\" width=\"498\" height=\"454\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>By establishing milestones, gates, and questions along the way, you&#8217;re ensuring that you&#8217;re being smart about the risks you&#8217;re taking. And as hard as it is, you\u2019ve got to be ready to say, \u201cWe are stoppin<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Ina Kamenz, former CIO of Eli Lilly and Company<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>In any business opportunity, you&#8217;d be looking, probably, primarily at the <strong>risk<\/strong> and return. Some business can be very risky with a low return; what you want is the lowest risk with the biggest return<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; John Caudwell<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>It\u2019s important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Sara Blakely, Founder of Spanx<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Most women I know who have been successful in business, it&#8217;s because they&#8217;ve been willing to take on the <strong>risky<\/strong> challenge that other people would say, &#8216;Oh, I&#8217;m not sure I want to do that<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sandra E. Peterson<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Optimistic people play a disproportionate role in shaping our lives. Their decisions make a difference; they are inventors, entrepreneurs, political and military leaders &#8211; not average people. They got to where they are by seeking challenges and taking <strong>risks<\/strong><\/em>.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Daniel Kahneman<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The thing about taking <strong>risks<\/strong> is, if it&#8217;s really a risk, you really can fail. It&#8217;s only a pretend risk if you really can&#8217;t fail<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Connie Britton<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Tabercil [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Connie_Britton_at_PaleyFest_2013_(cropped).jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/79\/Connie_Britton_at_PaleyFest_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg\/256px-Connie_Britton_at_PaleyFest_2013_%28cropped%29.jpg\" alt=\"Connie Britton at PaleyFest 2013 (cropped)\" width=\"309\" height=\"408\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I talk a lot about taking risks, and then I follow that up very quickly by saying, &#8216;Take prudent risks<\/em>.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Irene Rosenfeld<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>There is no greater country on Earth for entrepreneurship than America. In every category, from the high-tech world of Silicon Valley, where I live, to University R&amp;D labs, to countless Main Street small business owners, Americans are taking <strong>risks<\/strong>, embracing new ideas and &#8211; most importantly &#8211; creating jobs<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Eric Ries<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The dangers of life are infinite, and among them is safety<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Goethe<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I won&#8217;t touch on <strong>risky<\/strong>, because that&#8217;s subjective. People are just afraid of things too much. Afraid of things that don&#8217;t necessarily merit fear<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Frank Ocean<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/risk-taking.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-29738\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/risk-taking-620x461.jpg\" alt=\"risk takers starting a business\" width=\"630\" height=\"441\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n(<em>Image courtesy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapsurfgear.com\/collections\/kayak-gear\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Surf Kayak Gear Ltd.<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<h2>Quotes About Business Risk Taking From Entrepreneurs And Small Business Experts<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;<em>If you can&#8217;t live with <strong>risk<\/strong>, don&#8217;t be starting a business. Take care, keep your antennae up, plan carefully, review, revise, and be careful, to minimize risk. You manage risk. But you can&#8217;t start a business without it<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tim Berry, <a title=\"business planning for franchises\" href=\"https:\/\/partners.liveplan.com\/the-franchise-king\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">LivePlan<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tim-berry-founder.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tim-berry-founder.png\" alt=\"ttim berry business plan expert\" width=\"560\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tim-berry-founder.png 560w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/tim-berry-founder-320x143.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>It may seem scary, but it&#8217;s important for business owners to get out of their comfort zones. Sure, being in your comfort zone makes you feel safe and secure and there\u2019s not a lot of risk there. But, to discover, to explore, to innovate, to grow, you&#8217;ve got to take <strong>risks<\/strong> (big and small) to get where you want to go<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/consumer-sentiment-franchising\">Rieva Lesonsky<\/a>, Small Business Expert<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that&#8217;s how you grow. When there&#8217;s that moment of &#8216;Wow, I&#8217;m not really sure I can do this,&#8217; and you push through those moments, that&#8217;s when you have a breakthrough<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Marissa Mayer, former president and CEO of Yahoo!<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Deep personal growth and healing is the most courageous pursuit there is<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Melanie Curtis, Author of &#8220;<a title=\"how to fly book\" href=\"https:\/\/melaniecurtis.com\/howtoflybook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Fly<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Without risk, there is no growth. Taking the right <strong>risks<\/strong> at the right time can be the greatest proponent to success. Be fearless. Start with the mindset that you&#8217;re going in for an attempt and be ready to test, adjust, rinse, repeat<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Sacha Brant, Brandscrubbers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brandscrubbers.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brand-scrubbers-1.png\" alt=\"small business branding\" width=\"529\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brand-scrubbers-1.png 529w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brand-scrubbers-1-320x98.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The amount you believe in yourself and your convictions is directly proportional to the amount you are willing to risk<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Brian Moran<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/smallbusinessedge.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brian-moran-small-business.png\" alt=\"risk quote from brian moran\" width=\"498\" height=\"86\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brian-moran-small-business.png 498w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/brian-moran-small-business-320x55.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;You have to take risks. If you don\u2019t take any risk, you won\u2019t get any reward<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Barbara Weltman<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bigideasforsmallbusiness.com\/big-ideas-for-small-business\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barbara-weltman-business.png\" alt=\"small business tax experts\" width=\"386\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barbara-weltman-business.png 365w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barbara-weltman-business-320x75.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Only take on<strong> risk<\/strong> when it is greatly outweighed by the potential reward. It may sound simple, but far too many people don&#8217;t do a risk\/reward calculation and take risks that generate poor outcomes<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Carol Roth<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v8QP6dgc87I\" width=\"600\" height=\"345\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>When your gut tells you it\u2019s right-research all facts-then go for it! Your gut could be having a bad day<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Rhonda Sanderson<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandersonpr.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rhonda-sanderson-franchise-pr.png\" alt=\"rhonda sanderson on taking a risk\" width=\"505\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rhonda-sanderson-franchise-pr.png 553w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rhonda-sanderson-franchise-pr-245x300.png 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>It&#8217;s perfectly okay to not take a risk<\/em>.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211; The Franchise King\u00ae, Joel Libava<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em><strong>Risks<\/strong> are not about taking big leaps. They\u2019re about taking interim steps and learning from your actions along the way<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Barry Moltz, Small Business Expert<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/barrymoltz.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29742\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barry-moltz-website.png\" alt=\"scottsdale small business expert\" width=\"580\" height=\"73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barry-moltz-website.png 580w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/barry-moltz-website-320x40.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>95% of my ideas fail. The other 5%? They feed my family.<strong> Risk<\/strong> is everything for an entrepreneur<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jim Kukral, Unskippable<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tGyTKye5Dlk\" width=\"600\" height=\"345\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br \/>\n&#8220;<em>It is funny that so many people are conditioned to believe having a job is the <strong>risk<\/strong> free way to live. But employees have less control over what happens to their income than entrepreneurs. Simon Cowell said he started businesses because he didn&#8217;t want to live in fear. I see working for yourself as a way to have more freedom and control<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>-Gail Gardner<\/p>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/growmap.com\/about\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29749\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gail-gardner.png\" alt=\"small business gail gardner\" width=\"450\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;Risk<\/strong> is one of the key ingredients to a successful business. How you manage it determines your level of success<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Charles Internicola<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.franchiselawsolutions.com\/about-us.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchise-law-firms.png\" alt=\"charles internacola franchising law\" width=\"397\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchise-law-firms.png 370w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/franchise-law-firms-320x216.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 397px) 100vw, 397px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I believe that business owners must take and accept certain calculated risks. And sure, I have worked with my fair share of business owners who leap first and worry about the consequences later. But generally the most successful business owners have a plan or a system that they know or have proven will work. They may have invested capital, which could be considered <strong>risky<\/strong> to some, but almost always those business owners knew they could expect a return from that investment. It wasn\u2019t just a shot in the dark<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>-Rush Nigut, Attorney<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rushonbusiness.com\/about\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rush-nigut-1.png\" alt=\"iowa franchise lawyers\" width=\"297\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rush-nigut-1.png 531w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rush-nigut-1-283x300.png 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Successful people take successful <strong>risks<\/strong>. They plan, balance options, and then take massive action. When they fail, they learn from their results and don\u2019t make the same mistake twice. That&#8217;s what makes their risks successful. After all, not taking calculated risks in business in life is simply succeeding in comfortable inaction, and good things rarely come from doing nothing<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Mitch Jackson<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/streaming.lawyer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mitch-jackson.png\" alt=\"mitch jackson on risk\" width=\"294\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mitch-jackson.png 353w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mitch-jackson-301x300.png 301w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mitch-jackson-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>People give up their dreams for the safety net. But there is no net. We are all always flying without a net. There&#8217;s not a house that can&#8217;t burn down, a stock that can&#8217;t fall&#8211;you don&#8217;t even know if you&#8217;ll be alive tomorrow. So you might as well do what you want<\/em>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Chellie Campbell<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chellie.com\/about\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chellie-campbell-finance-620x215.png\" alt=\"chellie campbell financial guru\" width=\"588\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chellie-campbell-finance-620x215.png 620w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chellie-campbell-finance-320x111.png 320w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/chellie-campbell-finance.png 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Risk is the ability to leave any fear at the back door to achieve results<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Laurel Delaney, founder of Globe Trade.com and President of Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global&#x2122;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/GlobeTrade.com \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29754\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/globe-trade.png\" alt=\"laurel delaney\" width=\"402\" height=\"115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/globe-trade.png 381w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/globe-trade-320x92.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>More Great Quotes From Smart Business Experts<\/h2>\n<p>\u201c<em>If it weren&#8217;t <strong>risky<\/strong>, then everyone would be doing it<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Gene Marks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genemarks.com\/on-tv\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gene-marks-small-busines-expert-1.jpg\" alt=\"gene marks quotes on risk-taking in small business\" width=\"315\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gene-marks-small-busines-expert-1.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gene-marks-small-busines-expert-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gene-marks-small-busines-expert-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 315px) 100vw, 315px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>There&#8217;s stupid risk- build it and they will come- and informed risk-I&#8217;ve done the math, looked at potential upsides and brutally honest downsides and can hold both the good and bad and see opportunities. That&#8217;s the only risk worth taking<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 Bob Phibbs, The Retail Doctor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retaildoc.com\/retail-consulting-firm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29758\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-retail-doc.png\" alt=\"the retail doctor\" width=\"419\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-retail-doc.png 374w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/the-retail-doc-320x71.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Leaving behind the safety of a steady paycheck for entrepreneurship was the scariest and riskiest \u2013 yet most rewarding \u2013 decision I\u2019ve ever made. <strong>Risk<\/strong> isn\u2019t for sissies<\/em>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Kate Paine<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/standingoutonline.com\/about.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kate-paine-620x271.png\" alt=\"kate paine\" width=\"586\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kate-paine-620x271.png 620w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kate-paine-320x140.png 320w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kate-paine-768x336.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kate-paine.png 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Risk works a lot better when you take smaller risks often that don\u2019t necessarily cost you the farm if they don\u2019t pay off. A lot of my moves in business have been experimental branches off the primary business function. To take too big a <strong>risk<\/strong> is to potentially lose too much to recover and\/or shield the people who count on you from as many consequences as possible<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Chris Brogan, business advisor and author<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fRIPXhKPZt4\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>If you&#8217;re not willing to take some measure of <strong>risk<\/strong>, you&#8217;re limiting yourself. Having said that always measure HOW MUCH risk you can tolerate. Losing your home? Losing sleep? Not being at your child&#8217;s basketball game? Missing dinner with your spouse? Your risk level is going to be different than mine. But the ONLY way to succeed is by taking SOME measure of RISK<\/em>!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ramon Ray<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramonray.com\/about-ramon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ramon-ray.png\" alt=\"ramon ray quotes on risk-taking\" width=\"281\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ramon-ray.png 307w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/ramon-ray-197x300.png 197w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>The only appropriate risk to assume is Calculated Risk<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jeffery Kitzberger, Certified Financial Planner<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympuswealthpartners.com\/team\/jeffrey-kitzberger-cfp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29763\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/financial-planner.png\" alt=\"jeffery kitzberger\" width=\"472\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/financial-planner.png 449w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/financial-planner-320x113.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 472px) 100vw, 472px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>I hope you enjoyed this collection of quotes on risk taking!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Finally, here&#8217;s how I feel about risk, and you can &#8220;<em>quote<\/em>&#8221; me:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>I believe in taking risks&#8230;but not extreme risks. I like the kind of risks that I have a reasonable chance of recovering from if something goes wrong<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Sharing quotes about risk taking wouldn&rsquo;t be legit if it didn&rsquo;t include Melanie Curtis, a woman who&rsquo;s obviously not afraid of taking risks.) Watching Melanie Curtis fly was what got me thinking about writing a post featuring the top quotes on risk-taking. As in business risk-taking. 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