The hushing of the criticism of honest opponents is a dangerous thing. It leads some of the best of the critics to unfortunate silence and paralysis of effort, and others to burst into speech so passionately and intemperately as to lose listeners.
The sense of belonging together had been deeper than love.
At a certain point, memory begins to be a burden.
I loathe my childhood and all that remains of it. Jean-Paul Sartre, Words
To isolate life from danger is a mission impossible! To take precautions against the dangers, that is the necessary and plausible mission!
Like birds leaving the dangerous places man must also leave his dangerous ideas!
When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger.
The people I've encountered who are really dangerous in my life don't go around with their fangs drawn - they are dangerous because of the way they interpret what's going on.
Alan Shepard: Sounds dangerous Recruiter: It is! Extremely dangerous! Alan Shepard: Count me in! [smiles]
Success is dangerous. One begins to copy oneself, and to copy oneself is more dangerous than to copy others. It leads to sterility.
Robert Graysmith: I knew it! "Man is the most dangerous animal of all." I knew that I heard that from somewhere before. "The Most Dangerous Game." Paul Avery: The most what? Robert Graysmith: It's a movie about a count who hunts people for sport. Peo...
The first decision of a woman is the most intelligent and the last decision most dangerous.
I think it is dangerous to confuse the idea of democracy with elections. Just because you have elections doesn't mean you're a democratic country. They're a very vitally important part of a democracy. But there are other things that ought to function...
For all the excitement and adventure and really wild things going on, the danger was always very real. Ferdy was real. He really died. There's a cost, when you wish for things there's always a cost. You have to make sure it's a price you're willing t...
I'm certain indeed, I think there's no doubt of it - that reading does young people much harm. It puts things into their heads that never would have been there but for books. I declare, I think reading's a very dangerous thing; I'm certain all Mary's...
Michael: I'm not frightened. I'm not frightened of anything. The more I suffer, the more I love. Danger will only increase my love. It will sharpen it, it will give it spice. I will be the only angel you need. You will leave life even more beautiful ...
Ignorance breeds fear. Tell people the truth. Trust them to keep their heads.
I'm thinking that, collectively, men are only slightly more observant than mollusks.
from a child in danger to a dangerous child
...remember that the danger that is most to be feared is never the danger we are most afraid of.
Problems in science are sometimes made easier by adding complications.
