50 All or Nothing Quotes About Living a Life Focused on Success or Failure

These All or Nothing quotes are perfect for those of you who live an all-or-nothing lifestyle.

According to BetterUp.com, “All or nothing thinking is especially common in perfectionists and those with mental health disorders” like anxiety and depression.

When you live this type of life, you view things as either a success or a failure, which can lead to success, but also mood swings and a negative viewpoint of the world.

This type of thinking can negatively affect relationships when you use it to generalize a person, such as when they make one mistake and you think, “I can never count on this person.”

While this type of thinking can help some people achieve great things, as they will not stop until they succeed, it more often leads to feelings of failure, inadequacy, and a lack of willingness to try new things.

Take a look at these All or Nothing quotes to learn more about this way of thinking.

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Best All or Nothing Quotes

Enjoy some of the best quotes about living “all or nothing.”

1. “I’m an all-or-nothing person.” — Taylor Kitsch

2. “Acting is very much an all-or-nothing job.” — Deirdre Okane

3. “Greatness is never half off! It’s all or nothing!” — Eric Thomas

4. “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller

5. “Yes, it’s crazy. Love is either crazy, or it’s nothing at all.” — Milan Kundera

6. “It’s all or nothing with me. Make sure you know what you want.” — Katie Reus

7. “Be reckless enough to gamble all or nothing to follow your dreams.” — John Galliano

8. “I’m an all-or-nothing kind of person, and when I become interested in something, I give it my all.” — Tom Cruise

9. “Some people can’t stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I’m a regular talking machine. It’s all or nothing for me.” — Celine Dion

10. “Part of getting older is realizing that you can integrate all these different areas of your life, rather than the adolescent mindset, which for me lasted a long time, which says, ‘It’s all or nothing.’” — Chris Robinson

All or Nothing Quotes About Taking Risks

When going all out to achieve goals, you have to take risks, as shown by the following quotes.

11. “The biggest risk is not taking any risk.” — Mark Zuckerberg

12. “Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.” — Jimmy Carter

13. “If you risk nothing, then you risk everything.” — Geena Davis

14. “There’s no real theatre without taking risks.” — Haris Pašović

15. “Do one thing every day that scares you.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

16. “If you don’t risk, you can’t win. I don’t fear taking risks.” — Marlon Moraes

17. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far it is possible to go.” — T.S. Eliot

18. “Don’t be afraid to have a reality check. Taking risks is OK, but you must be realistic.” — Joy Mangano

19. “Don’t be afraid to take a big step. You can’t cross a chasm in two small jumps.” — David Lloyd George

20. “Just taking risks for risk’s sake, that doesn’t do it for me. I’m willing to take risks that I think are worth it, and I’ve worked so hard to make sure that I survive.” — Chris Hadfield

Inspirational All or Nothing Quotes

Here are some inspirational quotes about living an “all or nothing” life.

21. “There is no balance, all or nothing.” — David Choe

22. “I have to go 150 percent or nothing at all.” — Patti LaBelle

23. “Be big or go broke. But don’t let anyone undervalue you.” — Sarvesh Jain

24. “It’s not all or nothing, honey. It’s usually everything and something else.” — Jen Violi

25. “I would sooner read a timetable or a catalog than nothing at all.” — W. Somerset Maugham

26. “I will love you if I never see you again, and I will love you if I see you every Tuesday.” — Lemony Snicket

27. “Free will is the thing you have to have if you’re going to be responsible in this all-or-nothing way.” — Galen Strawson

28. “Love is the all-or-nothing of the kingdom of God. Above all we are to love (Col. 3:14; 1 Peter 4:8).” — Gregory A. Boyd

29. “Don’t use all-or-nothing thinking. Take each day as its own day, and don’t worry about it if you mess up one day.” — Henry Cloud

30. “At first, it seemed to me that I faced an all-or-nothing choice: I could either take on a lot of risk in pursuit of high returns (and occasionally find myself ruined) or I could lower my risk and settle for lower returns.” — Ray Dalio

All or Nothing Quotes About Giving It Your All

When you are an all-or-nothing person, there is no in-between.

31. “There is no almost in giving your all.” — Wes Fesler

32. “Fall seven times. Stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverbs

33. “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.” — Babe Ruth

34. “You can’t get it all unless you give it your all.” — Tony Gaskins

35. “If you put your foot in it, be sure it’s your best foot.” — Mae West

36. “Find what you love, now give all your heart to get it.” — Debasish Mridha

37. “Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.” — Albert Camus

38. “In life, you have three choices. Give up, give in, or give it your all.” — Charleston Parker

39. “If what you’re working for really matters, you’ll give it all you’ve got.” — Nido R Qubein

40. “Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” — Harriet Beecher Stowe

More All or Nothing Quotes

Here are more all or nothing quotes for you to enjoy.

41. “I like people too much or not at all.” — Sylvia Plath

42. “I’m either with him or against him. All or nothing.” — Chaim Potok

43. “Finding the right healing path requires all or nothing.” — Caroline Myss

44. “I never do anything 50/50. I’m all in if I’m doing it.” — Maion Bekoe

45. “After all, we are nothing more or less than we choose to reveal.” – Sylvia Plath

46. “You don’t hold some of yourself in reserve. It’s all or nothing.” — Heather Sellers

47. “It’s all or nothing with my makeup. If I get dressed up, I’ll go to an extreme.” — Angelina Jolie

48. “I’ve always felt I should do things 100 percent or not do them. It’s all or nothing.” — Sergio Garcia

49. “Part of abandoning the all-or-nothing mentality is allowing yourself room for setbacks.” — Jillian Michaels

50. “It’s more about balance for me. I used to be an all or nothing person. And now I would rather have a lifestyle change – rather than use the word ‘diet’ – where 90 percent of the time spend my life that way and 10 percent of the time, have fun and do what my body feels like it needs or craves.” — Julianne Hough

How Do I Live a More Balanced Life?

Living a more balanced life after an “all or nothing” life takes time but can be done.

First, allow yourself some compassion; you are not perfect, and neither is anyone else, so stop holding yourself to that standard.

Instead of focusing on what you didn’t do perfectly, celebrate what you did well.

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