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Danger - if you meet it promptly and without flinching -...

Danger - if you meet it promptly and without flinching - you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!

Quote by Winston Churchill about danger

The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The...

The danger of the past was that men became slaves. The danger of the future is that man may become robots.

Quote by Erich Fromm about opinion, danger, man, past, future

Militarily we are not in any danger of losing. We can't...

Militarily we are not in any danger of losing. We can't be defeated militarily based on what the enemy currently throws against us.

Quote by John Abizaid about danger, enemies

I felt really strongly, as a New Yorker, that the city bonded in a way that transcended race and sex and economic status. We had an opportunity that the president just completely blew. Now we've gone so far in the other direction in terms of war...

Quote by Kevin Bacon about danger, city, chance, war, sex

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to...

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern. Every class is unfit to govern.

Quote by Lord Acton about danger

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free...

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Quote by John Adams about danger, liberty, man, power, public

Conceit spoils the finest genius. There is not much danger that real talent or goodness will be overlooked long; even if it is, the consciousness of possessing and using it well should satisfy one, and the great charm of all power is modesty.

Quote by Louisa May Alcott about modesty, charm, danger, genius, power, talent, real estate

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.

Quote by Aristotel about wisdom, danger, things, man, life

Any outlaw regime that has ties to terrorist groups or seeks to possess weapons of mass destruction is a grave danger to the civilised world and will be confronted.

Quote by George W. Bush about destruction, danger, world

The United States and our allies are determined: we...

The United States and our allies are determined: we refuse to live in the shadow of this ultimate danger.

Quote by George W. Bush about shadow, danger

Let none think to fly the danger for soon or late love is...

Let none think to fly the danger for soon or late love is his own avenger.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about danger, love

Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great...

Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about danger

As in Les Voleurs, I have to put myself in a little...

As in Les Voleurs, I have to put myself in a little danger. I'm afraid of being too sure, to just deliver.

Quote by Catherine Deneuve about danger, being

The greatest danger we face may be from illiberals like Reich who seek ways to de-legitimize and disenfranchise (rather than engage) ideas with which they disagree.

Quote by Maggie Gallagher about danger, face

But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth...

But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth is never free from the danger of grating interference.

Quote by William Godwin about danger, youth

He would see civilization in danger of perishing under the oppression of a gigantic paradox: he would see multitudes of people starving in the midst of plenty, and nations preparing for war although pledged to peace.

Quote by Arthur Henderson about civilization, danger, nation, peace, war, people

The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to...

The proximity of a desirable thing tempts one to overindulgence. On that path lies danger.

Quote by Frank Herbert about danger, things

Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction...

Take the word of experience, I speak the truth: inaction is safest in danger.

Quote by Silius Italicus about danger, word, experience, truth

And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.

Quote by Elton John about danger, country, people

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely be escaped without a wound: great debts are like cannon; of loud noise, but little danger.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about danger

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