Verb
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
Source: WordNetLooking back, of course, it was irresponsible, mad, forlorn, idiotic, but if you don't take chances then you'll never have a winning hand, and I've no regrets. Bernard Cornwell
The greatest risk is really to take no risk at all. You've got to go out there, jump off the cliff, and take chances. Patrick Warburton
I believe I'm doing the right thing in trying to step away from that and to take chances and work on little independent films and do stuff like that wild dance scene. Patrick Warburton
I think you can have moderate success by copying something else, but if you really want to knock it out of the park, you have to do something different and take chances. Lee Ann Womack
Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves. Walter Anderson
People take chances every now and then, and you don't want to disappoint them. Jason Statham