Trying New Things Quotes

• I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You're doing things you've never done before, and more importantly, you're Doing Something.

  Neil Gaiman

  Change, Wisdom, New Year

  "My New Year Wish" by Neil Gaiman, journal.neilgaiman.com. December 31, 2011.

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• Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

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• Step through new doors. The majority of the time there's something fantastic on the other side.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Change, Travel

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• You never know what you can do until you try, and very few try unless they have to.

  C. S. Lewis

  Trying, Knows, Can Do

  C. S. Lewis (2009). “Collected Letters Volume One: Family Letters 1905–1931”, p.67, HarperCollins UK

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• Don't worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try.

  Jack Canfield

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Twitter post from Oct 08, 2015

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• I'm always doing things I can't do. That's how I get to do them.

  Pablo Picasso

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• Always trying new things is always more fun, and it can be scary, but it's always more fun in the end.

  John Krasinski

  Fun, Always Trying, Scary

  "Matt Damon and John Krasinski Talk About Their Bromance, 'Promised Land,' and More". Interview with Kevin Fallon, www.thedailybeast.com. December 26, 2012.

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• All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Life, Motivational, Positive

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2004). “A Dream Too Wild: Emerson Meditations for Every Day of the Year”, Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations

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• Everyone has a 'risk muscle.' You keep it in shape by trying new things. If you don't, it atrophies. Make a point of using it at least once a day.

  Roger von Oech

  Inspirational, Trying Something New, New Day

  Roger Von Oech (1986). “A Kick in the Seat of the Pants: Using Your Explorer, Artist, Judge, & Warrior to Be More Creative”, Harper Perennial

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• Do one thing every day that scares you.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Inspirational, Positive, New Year

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• Don't let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself. Do what you love. And most importantly, be kind to others, even if you don't like them.

  Stacy London

  Believe, Insecurity, Trying

  "Stacy London Looks Back on Her Style". Interview with Julie Miller, www.seventeen.com. June 8, 2010.

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• Life is worthwhile if you try. It doesn't mean you can do everything but there are a lot of things you can do, if you just try.

  Jim Rohn

  Mean, Trying, Life Is

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from May 18, 2012

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• Be fearless in trying new things, whether they are physical, mental, or emotional, since being afraid can challenge you to go to the next level.

  Rita Wilson

  Emotional, Fearless, Challenges

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• The greatest failure is the failure to try.

  William Arthur Ward

  Life, Failure, Inspiration

  William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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• Standing there at the stage door to the rest of your life. Time to dip your toe into the deep end. Try things. Say hi already. Laugh a lot. Mess up. Apologize. Mess up again. Hug people. Take chances. Trust yourself. Lose things. Get over it. Hold your friends close. Gather your strength. Gain wisdom and beautiful stories. Be brave, and you'll have the time of your life.

  Taylor Swift

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

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• I'm always moving forward and trying new things.

  Robert Redford

  Moving, Trying, New Things

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• People who don't travel cannot have a global view, all they see is what's in front of them. Those people cannot accept new things because all they know is where they live.

  Martin Yan

  Inspirational, Travel, Views

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  You never know what's around the corner unless you peek. Hold someone's hand while you do it. You will feel less scared.

  Amy Poehler

  Inspirational, Fear, Hands

  Harvard University Class Day Commencement Address, delivered 26 May 2011

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• My dear young fellow,' the Old-Green-Grasshopper said gently, 'there are a whole lot of things in this world of ours you haven't started wondering about yet.

  Roald Dahl

  World, Green, Wonder

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• But I tried, didn't I? Goddamnit, at least I did that.

  Ken Kesey

  Mcmurphy, Effort, Trying

  "Fictional character: R.P. McMurphy". One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, www.imdb.com. 1975.

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• At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done--then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries ago.

  Frances Hodgson Burnett

  Inspirational, Hope, Believe

  Frances Hodgson Burnett (2016). “The Secret Garden”, p.297, Frances Hodgson Burnett

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• I'm always trying new things and learning new things. If there isn't anything more you can learn - go off and die.

  Morgan Freeman

  Always Trying, Learning New Things, Dies

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• Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Self Esteem, Careers, Will And Determination

  Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson

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• Playing with decks, for me, has always been about trying new things. I make it a point to keep trying different things, keep pushing it a little bit at a time.

  Kid Koala

  Trying Different Things, Littles, Pushing It

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  You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don't try.

  Beverly Sills

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  "Incredible Quotations: 230 Thought-Provoking Quotes with Prompts to Spark Students' Writing, Thinking, and Discussion". Book by Jacqueline Sweeney, 1997.

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