Quotes about Playing it Safe

Nobody got anything great by playing it safe. Votes: 3

I never want to feel that I'm playing it safe. Votes: 3

If you don't fail now and again, it's a sign you're playing it safe. Votes: 3

In writing, I've found, playing it safe and familiar is no way to energize anybody. Votes: 3

I spent my whole career playing it safe, being a gentleman, never doing anything controversial. Votes: 3

Ironically, in a changing world, playing it safe is one of the riskiest things you can do. Votes: 3

Changes don't happen in the world by playing it safe, taking risks is the way to change the world. Votes: 3

Why have you not broken from the pack? You're playing it safe. Safe aint gonna get you sh!t in this world Votes: 3

More and more students are playing it safe and not taking any risks. You might not succeed, but that's just part of the game. Votes: 3

I am such a girly girl, and I love not playing it safe. I'm so new to this world, so it's fun to establish myself as a fashionista. Votes: 3

Luke warm people are continually concerned with playing it safe; they are slaves to the god of control. This focus on safe living keeps them from sacrificing and risking for God. Votes: 3

Some people say that you should not tempt fate and for them I cannot disagree, but I never learned anything from playing it safe. I say fate should not tempt me. Votes: 3

So now, I exhort you with this truth: Don't spend all your life playing it safe! Safety is very comfortable, but it may be keeping you from God's perfect plan for your life... Votes: 3

Following our inner guidance may feel risky and frightening at first, because we are no longer playing it safe, doing what we 'should' do, pleasing others, following rules, or deferring to outside authority. Votes: 3

I'm just playing it safe. I'm staying as far away from the edge as possible, so I don't go plummeting off with a guy who may not even stick around long enough to help peel me off the ground. Votes: 3

The most vulnerable people have tough exteriors because they are very scared inside, and it's very hard for people like that - people like me - to open up. But playing it safe means you stop being open to learning. I always try to find the challenges. Votes: 3

Publishers are very risk-averse, so they lean towards licenses and sequels. But the fact is that even those are not guaranteed hits. So, if 'playing it safe' does not guarantee hits, they might as well leave it up to the really creative, risk-taking people, because they couldn't do any worse. Votes: 3

I've never played it safe on my own music. Votes: 1

If everyone played it safe, we wouldn't get anywhere. Votes: 1

You can't play it safe if you want to get ahead. Votes: 1

It is playing safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity. Votes: 1

It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity. Votes: 1

When you're young and dating someone, just play it safe and don't try so hard. Votes: 1

You only live once. You don't want your tombstone to read: 'Played it Safe.' Votes: 1

If you play it safe in life you've decided that you don't want to grow any more. Votes: 1

I want to show up to work and take risks. I don't ever want to play it safe. Votes: 1

There's something safe about playing a character, but then it's like, 'Who am I underneath it all?' Votes: 1

Overall, we've lost risk-takers on the red carpet at the Academy Awards. All too often, stars play it safe. Votes: 1

If your work isn't exciting, doesn't stir the emotions, where's the challenge? Where's the progress if you always play it safe? Votes: 1

It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience. Votes: 1

I didn't want to play it boring and safe. I also didn't want to innovate too much. Second albums, man, they're even scarier than first ones. Votes: 1

There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none of us safe. We are children, playing or quarrelling on the line. Votes: 1

I love to play; a stage is a safe place for me to be. It's not that way for most folks, but I'd be lost without it. Votes: 1

My play Safe Sex was picked apart because critics thought it was untrue. It was a play in which no one had AIDS, but the characters talked about how it was going to change their lives. Votes: 1

Playing it safe is the riskiest choice we can ever make. Votes: 0

Playing it safe and taking no risks is a shortcut to poverty Votes: 0

If you aren't failing every now and then, you're probably playing it too safe. Votes: 0

If you aren't making any mistakes, it's a sure sign you're playing it too safe. Votes: 0

If you try to measure the future, you will never risk the present. Playing it safe. A ghastly game. Votes: 0

Spontaneous insanity is the real bliss! It's sad that we are honored for playing sane, serious, safe, miserable and controlling in this poor world. Votes: 0