We are truly creatures of comfort. I’m always filled with unreasonably high levels of anxiety anytime that I’m about to try something new. It could be anything. A new task at work. Starting a new relationship. Entering a new stage at University. There’s always a bit of hesitation on my end. Here are 20 quotes about trying new things that helped put things in perspective.
Quotes
“If you don’t try you will never know.” – Anonymous
“Often you will end up loving the new things you try and even if you don’t love it, you’ve given yourself a new experience.” – Alli Simpson
“Life is trying things to see if they work.” – Ray Bradbury
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch
“I’m not an artist, and I want to take risks, and when the possibility of failure occurs, it’s because the idea is all exciting or interesting as a high wire act, and sometimes you’ve got to fall off, just by virtue of the fact that you’re constantly trying to evolve and do new things.” – Peter Morgan
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“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“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
“Nobody is perfect and we all learn by mistakes so keep experimenting and trying new things in life.” – Anurag Prakash
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“Try new things, do new things, find new ways of doing things… It’s a beautiful way of learning.” – Terry Mark
“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
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“Our inexperience fed our restless enthusiasm for trying new things, which became part of our core mission.” – Richard Branson
“The hallmark of successful people is that they are always stretching themselves to learn new things.” – Carol S. Dweck
“Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.” – Louis E. Boone
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“What is the purpose of being human and alive without doing new things?” – John Sulston
“I’ve directed a fair amount of television series – so I’m always trying to learn new things. One episode was all hand-held and I’m trying to get better at when you should do things and when you should just shut up and watch what the people are saying.” – Bob Balaban
“You will enrich your life immeasurably if you approach it with a sense of wonder and discovery, and always challenge yourself to try new things”- Nate Berkus
What do you think? Did you recognize any of these quotes about trying new things? What’s been holding you back recently? Let me know in the comment below, I’m curious!
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My favorite from your article is, “Life is trying things to see if they work.” – Ray Bradbury. One thing I have seen in my kid is she is afraid to try things. We live in a “no judgment” household, but she seems to be still afraid of failure or not accomplishing whatever perfect. The funny thing is she sees her mom and I fail all the time.
Thanks!
The fear of uncertainty is what stops me sometimes but I know I need to dare and do new things every now and then. That’s the only way to move forward. I’m a work in progress 😌
Thanks for sharing.
As a new food blogger as of Feb 2021 this quote definitely resonates with me: “If you don’t try you will never know”.
Thanks for providing these inspirational quotes to help us keep going when things get hard!
It is so easy to let fear stop you from trying new things. I’ve been in that spot several times in life. But I’ve also learned that many times what scares us can end up to be amazing!
I need to try some new things in life
Since I love quotes, this post made my day ✨🙏
I really enjoyed this. Thank you. My favorite:
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch My
this stole the show:
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” – Neale Donald Walsch
Great article. Quotes change lives.
This quote resonate with me so much. A simple quote can change your whole attitude for the good. “Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.” – Louis E. Boone