#threat

In the first 50 years of the filibuster, it was used only 35 times. But the last Congress alone had 112 cloture motions filed, plus threats of more. This is the tyranny of the minority. ↗

— Peter Fenn

#congress #filed #filibuster #first #had

I think it is wrong that we went against The U.N. and that we have alienated our allies and invaded a country that hasn't threatened us, that it is a pre-emptive strike. ↗

— Rosanne Cash

#alienated #allies #country #hasn #i

After all it really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic. ↗

— Margaret Chan

#during #humanity #pandemic #really #threat

The only justification for repressive institutions is material and cultural deficit. But such institutions, at certain stages of history, perpetuate and produce such a deficit, and even threaten human survival. ↗

— Noam Chomsky

#cultural #deficit #even #history #human

Violent statements and threats cannot provide a solution to the problem. They can only exacerbate feeling and make a clash of forces inevitable. ↗

— Stafford Cripps

#clash #exacerbate #feeling #forces #inevitable

The greatest threat to the security of the people of North Korea comes from the government of North Korea. ↗

— Ari Fleischer

#government #greatest #greatest threat #korea #north

I have had a very difficult time with stage fright; it undermines your well-being and peace of mind, and it can also threaten your livelihood. ↗

— Renee Fleming

#difficult #difficult time #fright #had #i

While we were at work there came nine or 10 of the natives to a small hill a little way from us, and stood there menacing and threatening of us, and making a great noise. At last one of them came towards us, and the rest followed at a distance. ↗

— William Dampier

#distance #followed #great #hill #last

September 11 awoke us to the threat of terrorism. It was forever bookmarked in our history as the day when life as Americans knew it, changed forever. ↗

— Randy Forbes

#changed #day #forever #history #knew

They told me that I had a leaky valve, which is something that is certainly not life-threatening. It's common and it's something that had I not known about it, would I have lived? Sure. But it's something that I think is important to know, especially as I get older and given that I have heart disease in my family. ↗

— Jennie Garth

#certainly #common #disease #especially #family