I think we’re all in need of some trying new things quotes to inspire us to get up and out. Anyone else nervous about going outside, into that big wide world?

Well, it’s time to buckle up and for the first time in a long time, get outside and see the world – beyond where you’ve been for the past three months!

Whether you’re planning an overseas adventure, some travel in your own country, or just a trip to see the family a little further away, then you might need a little boost to your confidence to get out there.

Quotes about trying new things are popular in the travel world – remember YOLO? Or, the standard trying new things quotes guaranteed to make you do it: ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’ / ‘do one thing a day that scares you’.

See, there’s two already.

If you feel you need a little push to get back out there in the world, then here are some of my favourite trying new things quotes to get you started.

Ready?

50+ Trying New Things Quotes

– That is actually me, in Mexico, the week of my 30th birthday and I’m flyboarding

Trying new things quotes

1 .“Just try new things. Don’t be afraid. Step out of your comfort zones and soar, all right?” – Michelle Obama

2. “You never know what you can do until you try, and very few try unless they have to.” – C.S. Lewis

3. “Life is trying things to see if they work.” – Ray Bradbury

4. “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

5. “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

6. “I’m always trying new things and learning new things.” – Morgan Freeman

7. “If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary” – Jim Rohn

8. “I realized something on the ride. I realized if I wait until I’m not scared to try new things, then I’ll never get to try them at all.” ― Marie Sexton, Between Sinners and Saints

9. “Try, try, and try again. Never stop trying.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita

10. “I like to challenge myself. I like to learn – so I like to try new things and try to keep growing.” — David Schwimmer

11. “I’m always learning and trying new things. When you stop learning, you start dying.” — Ellen Burstyn

12. “I always encourage people to get out there, travel the world, see new things, experience new people, experience new food, experience new culture.” — Karamo Brown

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Doing new things quotes

13. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot

14. “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney

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

– Which of these trying new things quotes is your favourite?

16. “Always trying new things is always more fun, and it can be scary, but it’s always more fun in the end.” – John Krasinski

17. “If you’re offered a seat on a rocket ship, don’t ask which one, just get on!” – Sheryl Sandberg

18. “Leap and the net will appear” – Zen saying

19. “If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.” – Dr. Seuss

20. “I’m someone who is open-minded to new experiences because they teach you new things.” – Marilyn Manson

21. “I’m not going for grades; I’m going for an education. I’m going to continue experimenting and trying new things to try to evolve and learn.” — Nicolas Cage

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What does it mean to try new things?

Life is long, until it becomes very short at the end. By trying new things you’ll experience more of what this glorious world has to offer. If you just stay in and only tread the path you always have, you’ll only be sampling a small amount of what’s on offer. Get in the habit of regularly trying new things and life will be more exciting, you’ll get to know yourself better, and life will be all the richer for the varied experiences you’ve had.

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Quotes about something new mentally 

22. “When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu

23. “What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” – Vincent van Gogh

24. “Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

25. “I’m always doing things I can’t do. That’s how I get to do them.” – Pablo Picasso

26. “Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things.” – Theodore Levitt

27. “We don’t know who we are until we see what can we do.” – Martha Grime