“Playing it safe can be dangerous. Or the greatest risk sometimes is not to take a risk.”
Source: Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence
“Thank you for being my coach, my friend, and my wall on the dance floor—and for creating a safe place for me to grow. You have confirmed in me all that I am and want to be.”
Source: On My Own Two Feet
“I did my research and got courageous enough to ask for a competitive rate. That meant I had more money to build a safety net for myself.”
Source: On My Own Two Feet: The Journey from Losing My Legs to Learning the Dance of Life
“By these standards at least, it sometimes appears that Americans today value nothing so much as being rich, thin, young, famous, safe, and entertained. We say we value the legacy we leave the next generation and then saddle that generation with mountains of debt. We say we believe in equal opportunity but then stand idle while millions of American children languish in poverty. We insist that we value family, but then structure our economy and organize our lives so as to ensure that our families get less and less of our time.”
Source: The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
“I would imagine clear water cascading down on the outside of the bubble, gently washing the outside and adding another boundary to keep me completely safe.”
Source: Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, And Unapologetically Being Yourself
“We’re asking you to undo years of practice, maybe even eons of genetic shaping that prod you to take flight or pick a fight (when under attack), and recode the stimulus. “Ah, that’s a sign that the other person feels unsafe.” And then what? Do something to make it safe.”
Source: Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Talking About Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior
“Even if we do our best to safely and effectively respond to the other person’s verbal attack, we still have to face up to the fact that it’s going to take a little while for him or her to settle down.”
Source: Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
“Let others be safer for I walk among them.”
“A life of convenience is a life that we conveniently threw away.”
“Now when the first Vingilot was set to sail in the seas of heaven, it rose unlooked for, glittering and bright; and the people of Middle-earth beheld it from afar and wondered, and they took it for a sign, and called it Gil-Estel, the Star of High Hope. And when this new star was seen at evening, Maedhros spoke to Maglor his brother, and he said: 'Surely that is a Silmaril that shines not in the West?'
And Maglor answered: 'If it be truly the Silmaril which we saw cast into the sea that rises again by the power of the Valar, then let us be glad: for its glory is seen now by many, and yet secure from all evil.' Then the Elves looked up, and despaired no longer; but Morgoth was filled with doubt.”
Source: The Silmarillion