#danger

They urged me to take up winter quarters at the forks of the Platt, stating that if I attempted to advance further until spring, I would endanger the lives of my whole party. ↗

— William Henry Ashley

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One of the experts bought his first piece at the age of four, so they did start very young, most of them. They did it out of genuine interest but today's kids are much more materialistic and there's a danger, I suppose, that they might just be out to make dosh. ↗

— Michael Aspel

#bought #danger #did #experts #first

The Social Security trust fund is in pretty good shape today and we should not embark upon risky, dangerous schemes which will, in fact, undermine Social Security, such as privatization. ↗

— Max Baucus

#embark #fact #fund #good #in fact

In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle. Aristocracy isolates us. ↗

— Charles Baudelaire

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Dangers bring fears, and fears more dangers bring. ↗

— Richard Baxter

#dangers #fears #more

I coiled my empty straw wrapper around like a snake. Then I bit it before it could bite me. My love is as dangerous as my drinking habits.
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— Jarod Kintz

#coil #danger #dangerous #drink #drinking

Danger is the snack food of a true sleuth. ↗

— Mac Barnett

#detectives #middle-grade #proverbs #quips #sayings

The attraction of the virtuoso for the public is very like that of the circus for the crowd. There is always the hope that something dangerous will happen. ↗

— Claude Debussy

#attraction #circus #crowd #dangerous #happen

Rescue someone unwilling to look after himself, and he will cling to you like a dangerous illness. ↗

— Mason Cooley

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I think the dangers are different now. Our abuse of the planet and our resources is an anxiety. ↗

— Carol Ann Duffy

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