“However, I also want to say this. The ranch standoff that took place out in Nevada was not about a man named Cliven Bundy. At the heart of this issue was my belief that our government is simply out of control. Now, to me, this was about a federal agency’s dangerous response to a situation that could have resulted in a catastrophe, and that means people dying and people being shot, kind of comparable to what we saw in Waco, Texas.” PeopleMenWantHeartKindMeanGovernmentBeliefSituationIssuesSawsDyingDangerousShotsResponseAgencyTexasCatastropheMean PeopleNevadaPeople DyingStandoffs Author:Sean Hannity
“The noise you hear after people see something you do - whether it's a TV show or a movie - that always makes you see that thing slightly differently. Without question. The ability of a television series to make adjustments is something you've got to take advantage of. And test-screening a movie can be helpful too. But the part that can be dangerous is when you take those notes as gospel, instead of taking them with a grain of salt. The key is to use the response as one of the tools in your box, as opposed to using it to determine what you do.” PeopleUseShowsAbilityDangerousTelevisionTvsKeysAdvantageToolsTestsSeriesNotesResponseDetermineBoxesNoiseHelpfulSaltGrainTv ShowsAdjustmentScreeningGrain Of Salt Author:J. J. Abrams
“Ready comprehension is often a knee-jerk response and the most dangerous form of understanding. It blinks an opaque screen over your ability to learn. The judgmental precedents of law function that way, littering your path with dead ends. Be warned. Understand nothing. All comprehension is temporary.” WayEndsFormLawUnderstandingAbilityPathAtheismDangerousReadyFunctionResponsePositive AtheismScreensKneesOver YouTemporaryComprehensionJerkJudgmentalBlinkPrecedentDead EndsOpaqueLittering Book:Chapterhouse: Dune Source: Chapterhouse: Dune
“Writing is one of the few professions left where you take all the responsibility for what you do. It's really dangerous and ultimately destroys you as a writer if you start thinking about responses to your work or what your audience needs.” IfsThinkingNeedsWritingLeftResponsibilityAudienceDangerousResponseProfession Book:Conversations with Erica Jong Source: Conversations with Erica Jong
“Yes, this is a dangerous time. Yes, this is a time full of shadows and fear. But we have been through worse before and we have faced more difficult days before. We have shown courage and determination, and skillful and inventive and courageous and committed responses to crisis before.” Has BeensDifficultDangerousShadowDeterminationCrisisResponseCommittedCourageousSkillfulCourage And DeterminationDifficult Days Author:David McCullough
“In school they told me I was a Jew, "a filthy Jew." At first I asked myself what exactly that was. But then I began to understand. I was a Jew, I was a member of the Jewish faith, the Jewish community. One time, when I was giving a reading at a school, someone asked me: "If it was so dangerous to be Jewish, why didn't you convert to Christianity?" My response was: "It's not as easy you think. When you're a Jew, you're a Jew.” IfsThinkingGivingFirstsSchoolReadingEasyCommunityChristianityDangerousMembersResponseJewOne TimeFilthyJewish CommunityJewish Faith Author:Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
“As the director, you're meant to be critical and you are, so there are loads of things. But the thing is, the way I look at it is, to try to get some measure of success, it's dangerous to look at financial or critical success, or positive response as a measure.” WayTryingLooksDangerousDirectorsResponseFinancialCriticalMeant To BeLoadMeasure Of SuccessPositive Response Author:David Slade
“We know that the warming rising seas will swallow entire island nations that are about 25 percent of the UN vote and perhaps at the end, even our civilization. This realization is traumatic and the first reaction to trauma is denial. Since there is some remaining scientific uncertainty, a natural response is to deny that change is occurring. This is natural but it is very dangerous.” KnowsFirstsEndsNationsNaturalSeaDangerousCivilizationPercentVoteResponseDenyTraumaReactionsRealizationDenialUncertaintyIslandsRising Author:Graciela Chichilnisky
“The ritual of exorcism is not practiced by an ordinary priest. An exorcist requires specific training and must be thought to have a personal sanctity. He can be exposed to dangerous behavior and personal threat. His prayers often cause a violent response as he attempts to shine a beam of light into the darkness.” LightCausesPrayerDarknessDangerousBehaviorTrainingOrdinaryShiningThreatResponseViolentPriestsRitualExposedBeamSanctityExorcismExorcistBeams Of Light Author:Gabriele Amorth
“Drunk driving contains a far greater risk of violent death than the use or sale of illegal drugs, the societal response to drunk drivers has generally emphasized keeping the person functional and in society, while attempting to respond to the dangerous behavior through treatment and counseling.” PersonsUseGreaterRiskDangerousDrugBehaviorResponseDrivingViolentDrunkTreatmentIllegalDriversAttemptingCounselingIllegal DrugsViolent DeathDrunk Driving Author:Michelle Alexander
“There are still many women - and their spouses and children - who view a reflected self - I'm Mrs. Smith, not Mary Smith - as psychologically healthy. Those people are not motivated to change. But it is really dangerous to live through others'. What ever your circumstances, it is not a good idea to be wholly dependent on responses from others to like, respect or love yourself. Your children will grow up and start their own families; the divorce rate has remained at 50 percent for decades.” PeopleChildrenGrowing UpLove YouDangerousCircumstancesHealthyOur ChildrenResponseRateDivorceYour ChildrenMotivatedLove YourselfSpouse Author:Judith M Bardwick