“There is not in all America a more dangerous trait than the deification of mere smartness unaccompanied by any sense of moral responsibility.” AmericaResponsibilityMoralDangerousMereTraitsMoral ResponsibilitySmartness Book:In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena Source: In the Words of Theodore Roosevelt: Quotations from the Man in the Arena
“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
“I think the most dangerous word in the English language is 'should.' 'I should have done this.' Or 'I should do that.' 'Should' implies responsibility. It connotes demand. Which is just not the case. Life ebbs and flows.” ThinkingShouldDoneLanguageResponsibilityCasesDangerousDemandFlowShould HaveShould IEnglish LanguageEbb And Flow Author:Chris Pine
“By preventing dangerous asteroid strikes, we can save millions of people, or even our entire species. And, as human beings, we can take responsibility for preserving this amazing evolutionary experiment of which we and all life on Earth are a part.” PeopleHumansEarthHuman BeingsResponsibilityMillionsDangerousSpeciesStrikesExperimentsTaking ResponsibilityPreventingAsteroids Author:Rusty Schweickart
“I'm sure there have been guys who didn't realize they had a concussion and just kept playing. It's a violent game. The head injuries are the most dangerous to play with. We're trained to play no matter what. If you can run, and you're able to focus and know your responsibilities, you're usually out there playing. You wouldn't have enough players if no one played hurt. Especially if you're, like, on special teams, you're going to do everything you can to stay in the game.” IfsKnowsHas BeensMatterEnoughPlayRunningAbleGuyGamesRealizingHurtResponsibilityFocusPlayerTeamSpecialDangerousNo Matter WhatViolentNflInjuryWhat IfConcussionsHead InjuriesSpecial Teams Author:Mike Brown
“Consider the willful scorching of the earth, over-fishing, wasteful hunting, excessive and dangerous recycling of resources, and other similar "injustices" against the ways of nature share in the responsibility for this ecological spiraling down.” WayEarthResponsibilityShareDangerousResourcesEnvironmentalInjusticeFishingHuntingSustainabilityEcologicalRecyclingScorching Author:Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople
“I never think of my audience when I write a poem. I try to write out of whatever is haunting me; in order for a poem to feel authentic, I have to feel I'm treading on very dangerous ground, which can mean that the resulting revelations may prove hurtful to other people. The time for thinking about that kind of guilt or any collective sense of responsibility, however, occurs much later in the creative process, after the poem is finished.” PeopleThinkingFeelsWritingTryingKindMayMeanOrderProcessResponsibilityAudienceCreativeDangerousProveGuiltFinishedRevelationsCollectivesCreative ProcessHauntingHurtfulSense Of ResponsibilityTreading Author:Rita Dove
“I realized I was growing up or something like that. You have responsibilities...you've got to think about getting your act together. I didn't even know what it had been doing to me. I didn't realize how dangerous it was. People talked in terms of drugs and I used to think in terms of...well in Ireland, everybody drinks. Nobody gives it a second thought. You're Irish number one and you're a drinker number two. That's the first two things about us Irish.” PeopleThinkingKnowsGivingFirstsWellsTwoTogetherUsedTermRealizingNumbersResponsibilityGrowing UpGrowingDangerousDrinkDrugI RealizedTwo ThingsIrelandDrinkersSecond Thoughts Author:Van Morrison
“I believe the previous administration shrunk from some of our responsibilities as a superpower and made the world a more dangerous place.” WorldBelieveI BelieveResponsibilityDangerousSuperpower Author:Michael McCaul