"I strongly believe that it is better to be bold rather than cautious; because Fortune is a woman, and it is necessary, in order to keep her down, to beat her and to struggle with her. Experience shows that she is more often subdued by men who do this than by those who act coldly; and then, being a woman, she favors young men, because they are less cautious, more aggressive, and they command her with more audacity."
-Niccolo Machiavelli -
The Prince