“I Must warn you, Iris, that I'm not a believer. And though I'm sure that the revelations of other men must be a source of infinite satisfaction to them, individually, I shouldn't for one second be so presumptuous as to make a choice among the many thousands of recorded revelations of truth, accepting one at the expense of all the others: I might so easily choose wrong and get into eternal trouble. And you must admit that the selection is wide, and dangerous to the amateur.” MenMightChoicesAcceptingTroubleAtheismDangerousSourceEternalInfiniteSatisfactionPositive AtheismWideBelieverRevelationsExpensesSelectionPresumptuousIrises Author:Gore Vidal
“What is dangerous about the far right is not that it takes religion seriously - most of us do - but rather that it condemns all other spiritual choices - the Buddhist, the Jew, the Muslim, and many others who consider themselves to be good Christians. The wall of separation between church and state is needed precisely because religion, like art, is too important a part of the human experience to be choked by the hands of censors.” HumansArtImportantStatesHandsChristianSpiritualReligionChoicesChurchDangerousWallNeededArt IsJewBe GoodSeparationBuddhistHuman ExperienceChurch And StateGood ChristianSeparation Between Church And State Author:Barbra Streisand
“Technology has a shadow side. It accounts for real progress in medicine, but has also hurt it in many ways, making it more impersonal, expensive and dangerous. The false belief that a safety net of sophisticated drugs and machines stretches below us, permitting risky or lazy lifestyle choices, has undermined our spirit of self-reliance.” WayRealSelfSpiritChoicesBeliefSidesHurtTechnologyProgressDangerousDrugShadowMachinesAccountsSafetyMedicineLifestyleExpensiveLazySophisticatedSelf RelianceRelianceSafety NetLifestyle ChoicesShadow Side Author:Andrew Weil
“I believe everybody in the world should have guns. Citizens should have bazookas and rocket launchers too. I believe that all citizens should have their weapons of choice. However, I also believe that only I should have the ammunition. Because frankly, I wouldn't trust the rest of the goobers with anything more dangerous than string.” WorldShouldBelieveChoicesI BelieveDangerousCitizensWeaponsGunShould HaveStringsRocketsNon ViolenceAmmunitionBazookas Author:Scott Adams
“When fear makes your choices for you, no security measures on earth will keep the things you dread from finding you. But if you can avoid avoidance - if you can choose to embrace experiences out of passion, enthusiasm, and a readiness to feel whatever arises - then nothing, nothing in all this dangerous world, can keep you from being safe.” IfsWorldFeelsEarthChoicesPassionSecurityDangerousSafeFindingsEmbraceAriseEnthusiasmDreadAvoidanceReadinessDangerous WorldSecurity Measures Author:Martha Beck
“Thoughts are ephemeral, they evaporate in the moment they occur, unless they are given action and material form. Wishes and intentions, the same. Meaningless, unless they impel you to one choice or another, some deed or course of action, however insignificant. Thoughts that lead to action can be dangerous. Thoughts that do not, mean less than nothing.” MeanMomentsActionFormChoicesCoursesGivenWishDangerousMaterialsIntentionDeedsMeaninglessInsignificantEphemeral Author:Ann Leckie
“Playing the sex object may not be dangerous for Miley Cyrus, with her bodyguards to protect her, but for a 13-year-old girl hanging out at a party at night, it can be. So I think it's fair to say to musicians: "Objectifying yourself is not the best choice."” ThinkingYearsMayNightChoicesGirlSexPartyDangerousObjectsProtectMusicianFairsHanging OutBodyguardMileyObjectifying Author:Keli Goff
“If the fact that people make poor decisions is reason enough for the government to second-guess their decisions about dangerous activities such as smoking cigarettes and riding motorcycles, why on earth should the government let people make their own choices when it comes to such consequential matters as where to live, how much education to get, whom to marry, whether to have children, which job to take, or what religion to practice?” PeopleIfsShouldChildrenMatterReasonEnoughFactsGovernmentEarthJobsChoicesDecisionPoorPracticeDangerousActivitySmokingRidingCigaretteMotorcycleSmoking CigarettesMotorcycle RidingPoor Decisions Author:Jacob Sullum
“Wall Street can be a dangerous place for investors. You have no choice but to do business there, but you must always be on your guard. The standard behavior of Wall Streeters is to pursue maximization of self-interest; the orientation is usually short term. This must be acknowledged, accepted, and dealt with. If you transact business with Wall Street with these caveats in mind, you can prosper. If you depend on Wall Street to help you, investment success may remain elusive.” IfsMindMaySelfHelpingChoicesTermInterestStreetsDangerousWallDependsBehaviorStandardsInvestmentAcceptedPursueInvestorsShort TermSelf InterestElusiveOrientationDangerous PlacesInvestment Success Author:Seth Klarman
“A lot of children of this generation have their entire lives made public before they have a say about what they would want. I think it should always be a choice. I love social media, and I love what it can do and how it brings people together, but used in the wrong way, it's incredibly dangerous.” PeopleThinkingChildrenTogetherChoicesDangerousSocial Media Author:Emma Watson
“There were the physical challenges of hitchhiking across Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan as they were quite dangerous areas. I wrote about that in The Journey Home. I loved my family and they loved me, so making a choice so completely different from the life they knew was also a challenge. Not having material possessions or the security of a home and taking vows of celibacy for life were kind of natural for me, although they were also challenging. But I guess the greatest challenge for me was that I loved so many different spiritual paths.” KindDifferentHomeSpiritualChoicesNaturalChallengesPathJourneySecurityDangerousMy FamilyPossessionAfghanistanVowCelibacyMaterial Possessions Author:Radhanath Swami
“I don't attract violence because of my stature and because of my lifestyle choices. I don't like to go out and be out of control or intoxicated because you could be the toughest guy in the world and still be vulnerable if you're not in control of yourself. And I don't like to go to place that are unnecessarily confrontational or dangerous. But I used to work in a pub and had to help the doorman fight off a load of people at one time. So, I've seen enough.” PeopleWorldEnoughHelpingGuyChoicesFightingViolenceDangerousLifestyleVulnerable Author:Joey Ansah
“As far as implying that we know what we're doing, that we have perspective enough - by diving fully into something it requires a lot of denial, and denial is always dangerous even if all of your intentions are good and all your preparations are good. When you make a choice you're denying an infinite number of other choices.” EnoughChoicesDangerousPerspectiveInfiniteIntentionPreparationDenial Author:Will Oldham