Dangerous Quotes
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I believe the previous administration shrunk from some of our responsibilities as a superpower and made the world a more dangerous place.
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Immigration is everyone’s business: it is one of the most important national issues. The idea that it is too dangerous to be debated is a mockery of democracy. It is too important not to debate.
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Oh, no, no, it’s a dangerous thing- pouring alcohol on an old flame.
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Being an American journalist can put people on the defensive. In countries where people assume the press is partisan, like in Lebanon, or where it had essentially become an extension of the government, like in Iraq, people tend to see a journalist as an agent of his or her government. That can be dangerous if the United States military is occupying their country, or aligned with their enemies.
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Of course, if we’ve learned anything, it’s how dangerous that fragile masculinity can be.
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There was no more dangerous kind of madman than one who devoted a good brain and a courageous heart to unhealthy ambitions.
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An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
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Thank God that at this hour I am dangerous to the war profiteers of this country who rob the people on the one hand, and rob and debase the government on the other; and then with their pockets and wallets stuffed with the filthy, bloodstained profits of war, wrap the sacred folds of the Stars and Stripes about them and [about] their blatant hypocrisy to the world.
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The administration needs to speak honestly with the American people. Exaggerating our progress in defeating the insurgency or in creating an Iraqi army paints a dangerous picture.
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Writing is one of the few professions left where you take all the responsibility for what you do. It's really dangerous and ultimately destroys you as a writer if you start thinking about responses to your work or what your audience needs.
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We must bear in mind, then, that there is nothing more difficult and dangerous, or more doubtful of success, than an attempt to introduce a new order of things in any state. For the innovator has for enemies all those who derived advantages from the old order of things, whilst those who expect to be benefited by the new institutions will be but lukewarm defenders.
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Nothing is more dangerous than an idea when it is the only one you have.
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I was being taken around by a press agent at the Venice Film Festival at age 18. Was it fun? Sure. But it was a dangerous path to be walking on as far as having a substantive life. Because the casualty rate at the Venice Film Festival for 18-year-olds? High.
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American healthcare faces a crisis in quality. There is a dangerous divide between the potential for the high level of quality care that our health system promises and the uneven quality that it actually delivers.
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It was one of those dangerous moments when speech is at once sincere and deceptive - when feeling, rising high above its average depth, leaves flood-marks which are never reached again.
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It is dangerous to attach probability zero to anything other than a logical impossibility.
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The idea that money is corrupting innocent politicians would be laughable if it did not lead to such dangerous legislation.
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It is dangerous for a spiritual master to accept almost any aspirant. Although it is an aspect of mercy, it is dangerous. The danger also depends on the spiritual potency of the particular guru. Without sufficient potency, a few offensive or faithless disciples can lead to the guru's fall.
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The biggest edge I live on is directing. That's the most scary, dangerous thing you can do in your life.
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I feel like the internet has encouraged people to look into things and try to find issuesthat because people have a lot of opinions. I think it's really important to encourage artistic freedom. I think if you inhibit that, that could be dangerous.
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Punk is the way of those who are unable to express themselves, but they aren't dangerous; at worst, they may kill their audience.
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I believe potential is a dangerous word; it can be used for anybody. I don't want people to always say, 'He has the potential to be good.' Or, 'He has a couple of years to go.' I want somebody to say, 'Damn, that's a good tight end.' Period.
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I love Rambo but I think it's potentially a very dangerous movie. It changes history in a frightening way.
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It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.
