#danger

The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. ↗

— Albert Einstein

#evil #people #world #people

Almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#danger #law #organized-religion #power #religion

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it. ↗

— Rabindranath Tagore

#fearlessness #pain #perseverance #play

There's never been a true war that wasn't fought between two sets of people who were certain they were in the right. The really dangerous people believe they are doing whatever they are doing solely and only because it is without question the right thing to do. And that is what makes them dangerous. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#righteousness #war #questions

Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create. Do not misunderstand me. Danger is very real. But fear is a choice. ↗

— Will Smith

#danger

Ren watched us as he leaned casually against the table, holding a pair of scissors. I'd never seen a classroom tool look so dangerous. ↗

— Andrea Cremer

#danger

We understand how dangerous a mask can be. We all become what we pretend to be. ↗

— Patrick Rothfuss

#pretending #pretense #danger

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. ↗

— Helen Keller

#avoiding #children #danger #daring #does

a) he's late. b) he's acting like an asshole and blowing me off. c)he's gotten into a horrible car crash that's left dead. The most likely answer is A. (We went to prom together, and the limo had to wait in his driveway for half an hour. At the end of the night, we got charged for an extra hour. He- read: his parents- paid for it, but still.) ↗

— Lauren Barnholdt

#breakup #danger #ex #road-trip #breakups

Heterosexuality is dangerous. It tempts you to aim at a perfect duality of desire. ↗

— Marguerite Duras

#dangerous #desire #duality #heterosexuality #perfect