Verb
place a bet on
Source: WordNetOften the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on one's ideas, to take a calculated risk - and to act. André Malraux
We must have courage to bet on our ideas, to take the calculated risk, and to act. Everyday living requires courage if life is to be effective and bring happiness. Maxwell Maltz
Often the difference between a successful man and a failure is not one's better abilities or ideas, but the courage that one has to bet on his ideas, to take a calculated risk, and to act. Maxwell Maltz
It's better to bet on this life than on the next. Albert Camus
The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip. Henny Youngman
One way to stop a runaway horse is to bet on him. Jeffrey Bernard