a man who makes no mistakes makes nothing

so how many times do you hold back from trying something because you're afraid of making a mistake?

i reckon that's what's kept me single alrighty.

i s'pose i'm my own worst critic, but i've heard the way hen's talk dirt (roosters too for that matter). seems like when someone is crankin' on me, or even about me (in my imagination?), that's when i make the biggest fool out of myself.

what about you? are you afraid of makin' mistakes? how often do you not do anything because of the risk of making a mistake?