#threat

In effect, I was asking that if Russia mobilized against Austria, the German Government, who had been supporting the Austrian demand on Serbia, should ask Austria to consider some modification of her demands, under the threat of Russian mobilization. ↗

— Edward Grey

#ask #asking #austria #austrian #been

At a time when unbridled greed, malignant aggression, and existence of weapons of mass destruction threatens the survival of humanity, we should seriously consider any avenue that offers some hope. ↗

— Stanislav Grof

#any #avenue #consider #destruction #existence

Writing is a fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats... for jittery people. ↗

— William Styron

#nameless #people #perpetually #scared #therapy

People can undergo a sudden change of thinking and loyalties under threat of death or intense social pressure and isolation from friends and family. ↗

— Keith Henson

#death #family #friends #friends and family #intense

Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason. ↗

— Abraham Joshua Heschel

#hatred #man #maximum #minimum #racism

People are only mean when they're threatened, and that's what our culture does. That's what our economy does. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#does #economy #mean #only #our

Even if you don't believe in God, exploring fully the idea of a god or gods should pose no threat to you. ↗

— Billy Corgan

#even #exploring #fully #god #gods

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats. ↗

— Pierre Corneille

#death #does #fear #naught #threats

We still live with this unbelievable threat over our heads of nuclear war. I mean, are we stupid? Do we think that the nuclear threat has gone, that the nuclear destruction of the planet is not imminent? It's a delusion to think it's gone away. ↗

— Kevin Costner

#delusion #destruction #gone #heads #i

Our job as writers and thinkers in the time is how to bring about the occasions that let people have that first-person experience - or the metaphoric experience that allows them to see human continuity as opposed to total threat, total willingness to do violence. ↗

— Stanley Crouch

#allows #bring #continuity #experience #first-person