“The play-it-safe pessimists of the world never accomplish much of anything, because they don't look clearly and objectively at situations, they don't recognize or believe in their own abilities to overcome even the smallest amount of risk.”

“…if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.”

“Here's the essence of risk management: Risk no more than you can afford to lose, and also risk enough so that a win is meaningful. If there is no such amount, don't play.”

“I had never doubted my own abilities, but I was quite prepared to believe that "the world" would decline to recognize them.”

“The world, even the smallest parts of it, is filled with things you don't know.”

“Often, to be free means the ability to deal with the realities of one's own situation so as not to be overcome by them.”

“If you don't take risks in life, you'll never see anything new.”

“I don't know, maybe we're always looking for the right place, maybe it's within reach, but
we don't recognize it. Maybe to recognize it, we have to believe in it.”

“So many of the optimists in the world don't own a hundred dollars, and because of their optimism, never will.”

“Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.”