Dangerous Quotations | Page 2

He was living in an age much more dangerous, more painful, much more on the edge than our own particular age.

Americans rightly, but sometimes excessively, celebrate every person in uniform as a hero, but seldom honor the difficult and often dangerous work being done day after day by members of our diplomatic corps. Warriors capture the popular imagination more easily than peacemakers.

It has become much more difficult to smuggle dangerous substances across our borders over the past three years, and this is creating real problems for drug traffickers.

Those who make some other person their job... are dangerous.

I'm on the air five hours, and I blurt out anything in my head. Dangerous? Maybe.

It is ideas, not vested interests, which are dangerous for good or evil.

First, the newcomers are eager to come in front of the camera, and later they are like, 'No, sorry, sorry, no pictures'. What is this? I say fame is a very dangerous and bitter thing.

The amount of military force necessary to provide reassurance depends on how dangerous people think the world is. And that I think ultimately depends upon the kinds of government that hold sway in major countries.

The most dangerous word in any human tongue is the word for brother. It's inflammatory.

My education started with Latin taught at home by a governess, I can't imagine why, and for some reason I attended the Infants Department of the Oxford High School for Girls before moving to the Dragon School at the dangerous age of 8 or so.

I suppose that's the European way, dangerous and hairy.

Unquestionably, the mission in Iraq has become more dangerous and difficult.

I write about what interests me. It's very dangerous when you try to satisfy an audience.

But really, I can only be dangerous for the team in one place, and that is in the box.

If the enemy could only know that Marcus Garvey is but a John the Baptist in the wilderness, that a greater and more dangerous Marcus Garvey is yet to appear, the Garvey with whom you will have to reckon for the injustice of the present generation.

Vulnerability is not weakness. And that myth is profoundly dangerous.

The Oceanic White Tip is considered one of the most dangerous sharks in the sea along with the Great White and Tiger. It is responsible for some of the most famous episodes of man-eating in history, such as when the U.S.S. Indianapolis sank in 1945.

One of the rules of Greek lament poetry is that it mustn't mention the dead by name in case of invoking a ghost. Maybe the 'Iliad,' crowded with names, is more than a poem. Maybe it's a dangerous piece of the brightness of both this world and the next.

I think television's become a downright dangerous thing. It has no moral barometer whatsoever. If you want to talk about something that is all about money, just watch the television.

I think it's dangerous to be optimistic. Things could go terribly wrong virtually overnight

Ignorance per se is not nearly as dangerous as ignorance of ignorance.

In Japan, there are storm channels on either side of the main roads. There were so many times when I'd fall into these ditches because I was lost in stories as I was walking along. It's still dangerous for me to drive. I've driven into the gate outside my house numerous times.

Keeping religion immune from criticism is both unwarranted and dangerous.

Parallel to our vast strides in technology, there is a dangerous rise in unemployment, foreclosures, and degrading education. Millions of people are stricken with hopelessness and strife. Sadly, in the name of progress we have polluted the air, water, soil and the food we eat.

Oh, there's nothing more dangerous in life at getting hurt at than love itself. People are hurt in love affairs and never recover, more than a boxing match.

Where destruction is the motive, unity is dangerous.

There is perhaps nothing so bad and so dangerous in life as fear.

A drunk driver is very dangerous. So is a drunk backseat driver if he's persuasive.

Atrial fibrillation has been the low man on the totem pole and so we're just trying to get more visibility about this particular disease and how dangerous this could be.

There are clearly many good politicians who are guided by religious belief, so the mix can work. But there's a line to be drawn. It would be hugely dangerous for a country's laws to be set by the scriptures, and particularly those of the expansionist religions.

I think it's a very dangerous game to play when you assume that just because someone's an entertainer, they're automatically a role model. Entertainers are there to entertain. They aren't there to teach your children the lessons that you haven't bothered to teach them at home yourself. They're just doing their own version of entertaining.

When your persona begins to take over your music and becomes more important, you enter a dangerous place. Once you have people around you who don't question you, you're in a dangerous place.

Well you know it's dangerous in politics, because especially in the Philippines there's a lot of killing in politics.

Being a celebrity can be dangerous. Nobody says 'no.'

If you think about evolution, sleep, at some time, was a dangerous undertaking. You lie down in your cave or shelter, and along comes a predator and has you for dinner. Many creatures do not sleep or sleep while standing so they can escape from dangerous situations.

There are few things more dangerous in a democracy than allowing a President to wage secret wars without the knowledge of the country.

When you are subverting the power of government, that's a fundamentally dangerous thing to democracy.

There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage.

He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so.

You notice how liberals keep saying, 'If only Islam would have a Reformation' - it can't have one. It says it can't. It's extremely dangerous in that way.

To a physicist, we have the 'I' word, the I-word is 'impossible.' That's dangerous.

Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.

The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.

Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination.

It's good to know how to read, but it's dangerous to know how to read and not how to interpret what you're reading.

Given the right set of circumstances any one of us could become dangerous - so why not show that in our programmes?

Celebrity is a big part of the American social system. I'm certainly grateful for what it's done for me, but I do think that celebrity is overdone in our society. I think it's got a dangerous side to it.

Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.

A lot of places I go are dangerous, like Tel Aviv or Rio, but that never stops me from going there and putting on a show. I have good security. I don't worry about that.

Nothing is more dangerous to one's own faith than the work of an apologist. No doctrine of that faith seems to me so spectral, so unreal as one that I have just successfully defended in a public debate.

The refined punishments of the spiritual mode are usually much more indecent and dangerous than a good smack.

A black person grows up in this country - and in many places - knowing that racism will be as familiar as salt to the tongue. Also, it can be as dangerous as too much salt. I think that you must struggle for betterment for yourself and for everyone.

When the period arrives - come when it may - that this government will be compelled to resort to internal taxes for its support in time of peace, it will mark one of the most difficult and dangerous stages through which it is destined to pass.

The love of all-inclusiveness is as dangerous in philosophy as in art.

A Rick Santorum presidency would be very, very dangerous for America.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing.

It's one thing to break stuff and damage people's possessions, but when you start aiming at the ideology of America, that's dangerous comedy.

Living is dangerous. The important thing is to know the limits.

I don't like the idea of playing a one-dimensional character who is just fearless, strong, and killer and has instincts and just thrives in dangerous circumstances - that's really boring to me, and I don't think it represents what most women feel inside.

I don't know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope.

A little learning is a dangerous thing, but we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold.

There is nothing more dangerous than the conscience of a bigot.

Timidity is a fault for which it is dangerous to reprove persons whom we wish to correct of it.

I don't know what can be so dangerous about giving people hope. Causing people to have better relationships. I'm not leading them to some false God or something like that.

Private enterprise in the history of civilization has never led large, expensive, dangerous projects with unknown risks. That has never happened because when you combine all these factors, you cannot create a capital market valuation of that activity.

The power of collecting and disbursing money at pleasure is the most dangerous power that can be intrusted to man

The person involved with the car was a violent dangerous felon known to carry firearms.

We've already had some dangerous situations, and I am really dreading March.

We've already had a dangerous situation in January with a number of grass fires. But the month I dread is March.

We believe that Steven Lorenzo is a violent and dangerous man who's capable of murder. We're in the process of building our own murder case against Lorenzo with two victims, and we do think there is a possibility of other victims out there. And we are still looking for help from the public to learn more about any possible victims or to find out about any possible victims. If anyone has a loved one who they think has had contact with Lorenzo, we'd like to hear from them.

There are clerics who are very moderate and who understand what the current situation demands, and there are clerics who have political agendas and who marshal forces for their own gain. Those are the dangerous ones.

There are some good teams in this sectional, so I don't think you can overlook anyone, ... From our standpoint, we thought when the season started that we could be dangerous at all five positions and we think we have been. We think we're capable of winning it all -- there's a chance.

There are some extremely smart hackers out there using and sharing the tools that find these vulnerabilities. When Microsoft takes a long time to issue fixes, it sets up a dangerous situation,

West Jeff is another dangerous team, just like Northridge. They've got a couple of real good shooters. They're not big, but they'll probably press us (defensively) most of the game.

We spread them out and made the extra pass in the second half. The first half was one pass and one shot. You got to at least make them play defense, we didn't do that in the first half. We could have been pretty dangerous tonight if we played all 32 minutes.

We didn't deserve to be beaten like that. We played well in the first half, but they were dangerous on the break. We give them credit for taking advantage of their chances.

There is no person who is not dangerous for someone

Watch out for Chad, he's going to be real dangerous this year. He'll read a lot of defenses. You won't see him passing to one receiver all the time. You're going to see a lot of receivers getting the ball.

We've backed ourselves into a very dangerous situation. The economy is dependent on everyone consuming like crazy. If everyone heard my diatribe and said, 'Yeah, we better start saving,' the economy would go into a recession.

What we're seeing right now is a dangerous combination of higher costs, lower confidence and a still shaky employment outlook.

What this does is create such cynicism and doubt about our whole political system that's it's a dangerous thing for the future, ... That's the reason why I wanted to take the broadest possible look at this thing.

When we are clicking and we have everybody firing we are a more dangerous team. When they can lock down on one guy, we kind of slow down, but when we are flying and everyone is contributing, that is when we are at our best.

We are getting into the dangerous portion of the mission. The cruise has not been easy, but now we are starting to enter into the realm where we have lost two spacecraft in the last 15 years.

using your Web log to trash or embarrass the company, our customers, or your co-workers, is not only dangerous but stupid.

We're experienced with carnivores and other dangerous animals and we have the right set-up for them.

We're getting into the dangerous portion of the mission. Now we're starting to enter into the realm where we've lost two spacecraft in the last 15 years.

We're getting into the dangerous portion of the mission.

We knew they were a dangerous team, we knew they were in the slide they have been in. We were in a similar slide early in the season.

We know how dangerous he is. And we don't want to make a mistake and find out.

Waiting too long before taking corrective action could be dangerous and cause long-term damage.

Ultimately, voters are going to decide a small-town physician from a small and atypical state is probably not qualified to lead this nation in a dangerous world.

Reading can be dangerous.

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing." - Harkat Mulds (Hunters of the Dusk)

Snowball just leads elves on, elves and Santas. He is playing a dangerous game.

The notion of overnight stardom is really dangerous. For almost every person who has success in this business, there are years and years of hard work to get there. To have longevity, you really have to train, and you really have to work.

I've had my fair share of being dismissed. But I'm only about to turn 30. And when I finish running, I'm going to be a dangerous woman.

The consensual seduction of the mainstream media by and with the government is one of the most dangerous toxins at work in America today.

We have moved from can General Motors go bankrupt to when will it go bankrupt. This is a dangerous company because of its size.

You know all those dangerous mutants you hear about in the news? I'm the worst one.

Wealth is a dangerous inheritance, unless the inheritor is trained to active benevolence.