Warning Quotes - Page 12

• Ah, what a warning for a thoughtless man, Could field or grove, could any spot of earth, Show to his eye an image of the pangs Which it hath witnessed,-render back an echo Of the sad steps by which it hath been trod!

  William Wordsworth

  Eye, Men, Echoes

  William Wordsworth (1994). “The Collected Poems of William Wordsworth”, p.850, Wordsworth Editions

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• Even more than the depression, it was my anxiety and agitation that became the defining symptoms of my illness. Like epileptic seizures, a series of frenzied anxiety attacks would descend upon me without warning. My body was possessed by a chaotic, demonic force which led to my shaking, pacing and violently hitting myself across the chest or in the head. This self-flagellation seemed to provide a physical outlet for my invisible torment, as if I were letting steam out of a pressure cooker.

  Douglas Bloch

  Self, Anxiety, Pressure

  Douglas Bloch (1999). “When Going Through Hell...Dont' Stop!: A Survivor's Guide to Overcoming Anxiety and Clinical Depression”, p.17, BookBaby

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• Washington's address is virtually unknown today and has not been seen in most American history textbooks in nearly four decades. Perhaps it is because of all the religious warnings Washington made in his 'Farewell Address.'

  David Barton

  Christian, Religious, Farewell

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• Wars do not combust without warning. They begin as little fires over the horizon. Wars approach. A wise man watches for the smoke, and prepares to vacate the neighborhood, just like Ayrs and Jocasta. My worry is that the next war will be so big, nowhere with a decent restaurant will be left untouched.

  David Mitchell

  Wise, War, Men

  David Mitchell (2012). “Cloud Atlas (Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition): A Novel”, p.442, Random House Group

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• It is almost startling to hear this warning of departed time sounding among the tombs, and telling the lapse of the hour, which, like a billow, has rolled us onward towards the grave.

  Washington Irving

  Departed, Lapses, Hours

  Washington Irving (1999). “Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories”, p.145, Penguin

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• Others who openly discuss matters of spirituality often ignore the warning signs. They are so in love with each other, enjoy being with each other, and can see themselves making each other happy for the rest of their lives, and they close their eyes to huge differences in their views of spirituality.

  Gary Chapman

  Eye, Views, Differences

  Gary Chapman (2010). “Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married”, p.122, Moody Publishers

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• The murders of Newtown are a warning to me - and you. Not a warning to see our schools as defenseless, but to see our souls as depraved. To see our need for a Savior. To humble ourselves in repentance for the God-diminishing bitterness of our hearts. To turn to Christ in desperate need, and to treasure his forgiveness, his transforming, and his friendship.

  John Piper

  Heart, Humble, School

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• A material resurrection seems strange and even absurd except for purposes of punishment, and all punishment which is to revenge rather than correct must be morally wrong, and when the World is at an end, what moral or warning purpose can eternal tortures answer?

  Lord Byron

  Revenge, Punishment, Atheism

  Lord Byron (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Lord Byron (Illustrated)”, p.2725, Delphi Classics

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• Advance warning of Katrina's path was wrested from mute Nature by meteorological calculations and satellite imagery. God told no one of His plans. Had the residents of New Orleans been content to rely on the beneficence of God, they wouldn't have known that a killer hurricane was bearing down upon them until they felt the first gusts of wind on their faces. And yet, as will come as no surprise to you, a poll conducted by The Washington Post found that 80 percent of Katrina's survivors claim that the event only strengthened their faith in God.

  Sam Harris

  New Orleans, Wind, Atheism

  Sam Harris (2011). “Letter To A Christian Nation”, p.53, Random House

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• The Catholic Church... upheld feudalism, then monarchism, warning of growing evils and possible revolutions. In the same manner, and under the same reservations, she now upholds capitalism; but, above all things and forever, she upholds the Catholic Church.

  Daniel De Leon

  Evil, Forever, Catholic

  Daniel De Leon (1928). “Ultramontanism: Roman Catholic Political Machine in Action”

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• The CEO of The Cheesecake Factory is now warning that Obamacare will be very costly. Hey, The Cheesecake Factory is one of the reasons we need Obamacare in the first place.

  Jay Leno

  Obamacare, Needs, Hey

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• We would all be better off if our doctors took us aside, sat down next to us, and gave us this compassionate, yet universally true, warning, I'm very sorry to have to remind you of this, but you've got only so much time to live; I suggest you begin, now, to make the most of every minute of every day.

  Bill Phillips

  Sorry, Doctors, Next

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• There's a theory that snoring at night in sleep is a subconscious defence reflex-a warning sound that frightened potential predators away from the mouth of the cave when our lower-paleolithic ancestors huddled in vulnerable sleep. That group of nomads, cameleers, sheep and goat herders, farmers, and guerilla fighters lent credibility to the idea, for they snored so thunderously and with such persistent ferocity through the long, cold night that they would've frightened a pride of ravenous lions into scattering like startled mice.

  Gregory David Roberts

  Sleep, Pride, Night

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• The Holocaust is a great warning to us all. We shall never forget our sisters and brothers. We have to ensure it is not repeated and to ensure we never go back to the days when humans behaved as beasts. Forgetfulness is a menace, we must remember.

  Shimon Peres

  Brother, Holocaust, Remember

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• Certainly we have to find some kind of warning to put on guns for sale. And that's not too far-fetched. But what I really want to do is take the guns out of the hands of irresponsible people.

  Joycelyn Elders

  Gun, Hands, People

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• Obviously I've had great experiences with people I've worked with on films - I've married half of them! I should come with a warning sign that says, 'Don't worry, I'm not going to try to marry you. I'm done.'

  Kate Beckinsale

  People, Worry, Trying

  Interview with Laurie Sandell, www.glamour.com. March 31, 2007.

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• Stocks of companies selling commodity-like products should come with a warning label: "Competition may prove hazardous to human wealth".

  Warren Buffett

  Competition, May, Labels

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• I was in a pharmacy and I saw the warnings on the backs of poisonous substances, and I thought, "Well, that's what I can do." So I wrote a list of ingredients in the book, and warnings that they shouldn't consume those ingredients. The editor and the publisher thought that it was a great way to go in terms of reverse psychology, but it honestly hadn't occurred to me that it was reverse psychology. I just thought that it was sort of an honest assessment making clear that if you were timid or easily disturbed, you could turn away.

  Daniel Handler

  Book, Editors, Assessment

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. November 16, 2005.

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• The way that the stories go in the Snicket books is just the way stories naturally go to me. They're full of misery, and yet the misery ends up being slightly hilarious. And in terms of the warnings on the back of the books, that really started as an honest assessment of their marketability.

  Daniel Handler

  Book, Assessment, Stories

  Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. November 16, 2005.

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• John Marshall's warning that the power to tax is the power to destroy has taken on far greater meaning... more specifically, the power of the Internal Revenue Service is threatening to destroy the freedom of religion , guaranteed by the First Amendment. As part of that guarantee, Congress has granted tax exemptions for churches to avoid excessive interference in their religious activities.

  Chuck Grassley

  Christian, Religious, Taken

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• Any warning normally implies, even if it is tacit, that there should be changes

  Steven Biko

  Should, Tacit, Ifs

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• Sandy was a climate change warning. Obama must now take the stage and fulfil the promise of hope the world needs.

  Kumi Naidoo

  Promise, Climate, Needs

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• But we live in an age, ladies and gentlemen, where we are keeping morons alive in our gene pools by putting warnings on items that should not require warnings. The hotel I am staying in has a hair dryer, on the cord of the hair dryer there is a warning and this is what it says: “Warning! Do not use in shower!” Ladies and gentlemen if you have a friend who wants to use their hair dryer in the shower, you let them.

  Wil Anderson

  Hair, Gentleman, Age

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• Apparently on the screen I look tall, ageless, and damned close to omniscient-delivering jeopardy-laden warnings through gritted teeth. But when people see me on the street, they say 'by God, this kid is 5 foot 5, he's got a broken nose, and looks about as foreboding as a bank teller on a lunch break.'

  Rod Serling

  Kids, Lunch Break, Feet

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• I was a teenager, we were pretty much fully indoctrinated, thanks to sexual scare tactics. I remember so many public-health commercials with a B-actor in a fake alley background warning us to use protection or telling us the only real safe choice was abstinence. We were highly frightened of sex from day one. There was no free-swinging '90s.

  Michael Stipe

  Sex, Real, Teenager

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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