The time came when the risk it took to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.

Make voyages.
Attempt them.
There’s nothing else.

There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.

Children are curious and are risk takers. They have lots of courage. They venture out into a world that is immense and dangerous. A child initially trusts life and the processes of life.

Men love to risk their lives, conquering pinnacles.
They love the spice of danger in it.
And that’s what life is.