Quotes: Harry S. Truman

"There is some risk involved in action, there always is. But there is far more risk in failure to act." 

–– Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), 33rd President of the United States 

via: Aboveground Art Supplies Knapsack Sketchbook 2020, 2024, p. 40. 

Source: Peter Attia. Outlive. New York: Harmony Books, 2023; p. 111.

Quotes: David Usher

"You have to risk a little crazy if you ever hope to escape the gravitational pull of the ordinary."

–– David Usher (b. 1966), British-born Canadian musician, author, and public speaker 

Source: David Usher. Let the Elephants Run., p. 83. 

via: Striped notebook, 2016, p. 4. 

Women's quotes: Anaïs Nin

Risk

And then the day came, when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

 –– Anaïs Nin (1903-1977), French-Cuban American writer 

via: Sketchbook 30, 2017, p. 54.