Danger Quotes - Page 8

• True courage is in facing danger when you are afraid.

  L. Frank Baum

  Bravery, Tin Man, Children Book

  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ch. 15 (1900)

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• The greatest hazard in life is to risk NOTHING.

  William Arthur Ward

  Life, Deep Love, Climbing

  William Arthur Ward, “Risk”

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• The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out for himself.

  H. L. Mencken

  Men, Thinking, Social Taboos

  H.L. Mencken (2012). “Mencken Chrestomathy”, p.145, Vintage

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• I like to step into areas where I am afraid. Fear is a sign that I am going in the right direction.

  April Greiman

  Fear, Steps, Jitters

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• Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look

  Julius Caesar

  Looks, Cassius, Obesity

  Julius Caesar act 1, sc. 2, l. 191 (1599) See Plutarch 2

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• There is nothing more dangerous than security.

  Francis Walsingham

  Historical, Closed Minded, Chasms

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• He thinks too much. Such men are dangerous.

  William Shakespeare

  Men, Thinking, Genius

  'Julius Caesar' (1599) act 1, sc. 2, l. 191

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• The most dangerous thing in the world is to have no purpose.

  T. D. Jakes

  Purpose, World, Truly Living

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• There’s nothing more dangerous than a boy with charm.

  Christina Aguilera

  Boys, Charm, Closed Minded

  Song: Candyman, Album: Back to Basics, 2006

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• The tendency to turn human judgments into divine commands makes religion one of the most dangerous forces in the world.

  Georgia Harkness

  Atheism, World, Judgment

  Georgia Elma Harkness (1937). “The Recovery of Ideals”

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• There's nothing more dangerous than a panicked politician.

  James Zogby

  Politician, Closed Minded, Doomed

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• The world is a dangerous place to live

  Albert Einstein

  Dangerous World, Evil, Apathy

  Joseph Eger, Albert Einstein (2005). “Einstein's Violin: A Conductor's Notes on Music, Physics, and Social Change”, Tarcher

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• An intelligence that is not humane is the most dangerous thing in the world .

  Ashley Montagu

  World, North Korea, Taliban

  Ashley Montagu (1958). “Education and Human Relations”

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• Apparently there's nothing more dangerous than a religious criminal.

  James Cook

  Religious, Criminals, Closed Minded

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• Never run away from anything. Never!

  Winston Churchill

  Running, Healing, Double Standard

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• If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Nature, Science, Men

  "Life Without Principle" (1863)

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• A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.

  Jean Paul

  Life, Courage, Time

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• There is a danger of changing too much in the search for perfection.

  Agnetha Faltskog

  Change, Perfection, Too Much

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Love is the most dangerous thing in the world.

  Jennifer Beals

  Love Is, World, Truly Living

  PlanetOut Inc. Interview, 2004.

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• Those who'll play with cats must expect to be scratched.

  Miguel de Cervantes

  Cat, Play, Expectations

  Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Pierre Antoine Motteux (1719). “The history of the renowned don Quixote de la Mancha. Tr. by several hands: and publ. by P. Motteux”, p.222

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• One is not exposed to danger who, even when in safety is always on their guard.

  Publilius Syrus

  Safety, Exposed

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• One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!

  Winston Churchill

  Running, Trying, Double Standard

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• It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Leadership, Appreciation

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.

  Edgar Allan Poe

  Literature, Terror, Abhorrence

  Edgar Allan Poe (2008). “Edgar Allan Poe's Annotated Short Stories”, p.161, Bottletree Books LLC

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• The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live.

  Aristotle

  Wise, Wisdom, Men

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