As small business owners, we all take risks on a regular basis. Since it’s the summer and we are all relaxing, regrouping, and taking vacations, I decided to talk about risk-taking. We may not like taking risks, especially when we are doing well. But as the business grows, taking the time to review and assess future projects is necessary for the business’s well-being. Here are quotes to help realize the importance of taking risks. We are all fearful of some degree of risk-taking, but it is necessary to take risks to improve and adjust the business to get to where you want to go. Follow along and check out my favorite taking-risk quotes that will motivate you to lean into the unknown.
Always go with your passion. Never ask yourself if it's realistic or not. ~ Deepak Chopra Share on X
Passion is so important for small business owners. If you don’t like what task you have to do, you can either stop doing it or outsource it to someone else. Check out my post: Ways to Outsource Work to Save You Time and Money
I don't think you're human if you don't get nervous. ~ Sidney Crosby Share on X
If you are taking risks, you are most likely nervous about them. If you don’t feel anxious, then you are not taking a risk.
If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. ~ Jim Rohn Share on X
Looking at this outside of the box will show you the opportunity that may be available when thinking this way.
If you don't build your dream, someone else will hire you to help them build theirs. ~ Dhirubhai Ambani Share on X
Have a clear picture of your dream and build steps to get there.
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. ~ Ellen DeGeneres Share on X
Succeeding is great. But, failing is OK too if you learn something from it.
And, here is a fun one, an extra quote from the Doctor Who series:
"Perhaps you'll just have to stay here, secure, and a little bit miserable, until the day you drop. Better than trying and failing, eh." ~ Doctor Who, 2010 Share on X
2026 Taking Risk Quotes to motivate you to Take Action
Here are some additional risk-taking quotes I wanted to include for 2026. Do these resonate with you?
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” ~ T.S. Eliot, preface to Transit of Venus: Poems by Harry Crosby (1931)
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” ~ Mark Zuckerberg, interview with Y Combinator Startup School, 2011
“Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise.” ~ Swedish Proverb
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” ~ Wayne Gretzky
A special quote of mine!
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” ~ Mary Schmich, Chicago Tribune column, 1997 (often misattributed to Eleanor Roosevelt)
“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe (affiliate) harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~ H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You (1990) (often misattributed to Mark Twain)
“Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.” ~ Frederick B. Wilcox
“Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” ~ John D. Rockefeller
Visit our other Doctor Who quotes here for more inspiration.
I hope these risk-taking quotes motivate you to push beyond your comfort zone in your small business. If you need help with your small business admin tasks, feel free to contact us.
Below are some additional posts that talk about different quotes to help you be a successful business person.
How to Inspire Yourself To Move Forward
Four Dr Wayne Dyer Leadership Quotes
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