“Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the successful writers of prose, those who rise sensibly above it are the very rarest exceptions.” SuccessfulDangerousPoetProseExceptionMediocrity Author:William E. Gladstone
“The vast concourse of people who had assembled to witness the triumphant arrival of the successful travellers was of the lowest orders of mechanics and artisans, among whom great distress and a dangerous spirit of discontent with the government at that time prevailed.” PeopleGovernmentSpiritOrderSuccessfulDangerousWitnessDistressLowestMechanicDiscontentTravellerArrivalsTriumphantArtisans Book:Records of a Girlhood Source: Records of a Girlhood
“It's got to be a challenge but at the same time you have to feel as though you can play them - it's really dangerous to want to be a part of something just because you think it's going to be great. I've been sent plenty of scripts where I've known that it's going to be a great film and a successful one, but I just couldn't convince myself that I was the right person for the part. So, I think you have to be careful with that.” ThinkingWantFeelsPersonsPlayFilmChallengesKnownSuccessfulDangerousScriptsCarefulPlentyConvinceBe CarefulRight PersonGreat Film Author:Eric Bana
“Successful films are very dangerous things.” FilmSuccessfulDangerousDangerous Things Author:Kristin Scott Thomas
“Suppose Vietnam could separate itself from the American dominated global system and carry out a successful social and economic development. Then that is very dangerous because then it could be a model to other movements and groups in neighboring countries. And gradually there could be an erosion from within by indigenous forces of American domination of the region.” CountryForceSocialSuccessfulGroupsEconomicDangerousMovementDevelopmentModelsRegionsVietnamDominationIndigenousEconomic DevelopmentErosion Author:Noam Chomsky