Quotes with high-risk

Quotes 421 till 440 of 553.

  • Katharine Hepburn The most minor gifts and not a very high class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.
    Katharine Hepburn
    American Actress, Writer (1907 - 2003)
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  • Germaine Greer The most threatened group in human societies as in animal societies is the unmated male: the unmated male is more likely to wind up in prison or in an asylum or dead than his mated counterpart. He is less likely to be promoted at work and he is considered a poor credit risk.
    Germaine Greer
    Australian writer and public intellectual (1939 - )
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  • Samuel Johnson The noblest prospect which a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Boris Johnson The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump.
    Boris Johnson
    British politician and author (1964 - )
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  • Mary Corelli The only true criticism of high art is silence, silence as grand as heaven itself.
    Mary Corelli
    British writer (1855 - 1924)
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  • Bayard Taylor The original home of the Aryan race appears to have been somewhere among the mountains and lofty table-lands of Central Asia. The word 'Arya,' meaning the high or the excellent, indicates their superiority over the neighboring races long before the beginning of history.
    Bayard Taylor
    American poet, travel author, and diplomat (1825 - 1878)
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  • Bernard Williams The people I really do dislike are the morally unimaginative kind of evolutionary reductionists who, in the name of science, think they can explain everything in terms of our early hominid ancestors or our genes, with their combination of high-handed tone and disregard for history. Such reductive speculation encourages a really empty scientism.
    Bernard Williams
    English philosopher (1929 - 2003)
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  • Angela Merkel The people in East Germany have lived through so many changes in the last 15 years like never before in the country, and they did this often with great enthusiasm. But in the West we also have a high degree of transformations.
    Angela Merkel
    German politician and chancellor (1954 - )
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  • William S. Burroughs The people in power will not disappear voluntarily, giving flowers to the cops just isn't going to work. This thinking is fostered by the establishment; they like nothing better than love and nonviolence. The only way I like to see cops given flowers is in a flower pot from a high window.
    William S. Burroughs
    American writer and artist (1914 - 1997)
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  • A. R. Ammons The poet exposes himself to the risk. All that has been said about poetry, all that he has learned about poetry, is only a partial assurance.
    Source: Set in motion: essays, interviews, and dialogues (1996 edition), Univ of Michigan Pr
    A. R. Ammons
    American poet (1926 - 2001)
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  • Jawaharlal Nehru The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
    Jawaharlal Nehru
    Indian nationalist and statesman (1889 - 1964)
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  • Bastian Schweinsteiger The Premier League is a very strong league. Chelsea, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Liverpool all have a high quality. But those who know me also know that I always want to win titles. And I think that Manchester United are a club which can win titles.
    Bastian Schweinsteiger
    German professional footballer (1984 - )
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  • Brad Sherman The President forgot to mention the Moon, Mars, and the federal deficit - all of which are sky-high.
    Brad Sherman
    American politician (1954 - )
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  • C. S. Lewis The Prodigal Son at least walked home on his own feet. But who can duly adore that Love which will open the high gates to a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance of escape?
    Source: Surprised by Joy (1955)
    C. S. Lewis
    Irish novelist and poet (1898 - 1963)
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  • Barry Mann The real danger of writing a great song when you're on something is that it might get you thinking that the only way to repeat that is by only writing when you're high.
    Barry Mann
    American songwriter and musician (1939 - )
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  • Bill Richardson The smartest thing we can do to create high-wage jobs and grow our economy is to keep our focus on education.
    Bill Richardson
    American politician, author, and diplomat (1947 - )
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  • Erica Jong The trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.
    Erica Jong
    American author (1942 - )
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  • Barry Eisler The two most important things to do for self-defense are not to take a martial arts class or get a gun, but to think like the opposition and know where you're most at risk.
    Barry Eisler
    American novelist
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  • Bill Viola The very first video experience I had was in high school. They brought a black-and-white closed-circuit surveillance camera into the classroom. I will never forget, as a kid, looking at that image.
    Bill Viola
    American video artist (1951 - )
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  • Angela Merkel The willingness to learn new skills is very high.
    Angela Merkel
    German politician and chancellor (1954 - )
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