“There's nothing wrong with possessions; it's just that they have value to us only when we use them, engage them, and enjoy them. They're nouns that mean something only in conjunction with verbs. That's why wealth is so dangerous: if you're not careful you can easily end up with a garage full of nouns.” IfsMeanEndsUseValuesEnjoyWealthDangerousCarefulPossessionVerbsGarageNounsConjunctions Author:Rob Bell
“The command of a large sum is a dangerous temptation to a national administration. Though accumulated at their expense, the people rarely, if ever profit by it: yet in point of fact, all value, and consequently, all wealth, originates with the people.” PeopleIfsFactsValuesWealthDangerousProfitCommandTemptationAdministrationExpenses Book:A Treatise on Political Economy; Or, The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Wealth Source: A Treatise on Political Economy; Or, The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Wealth
“Whether we are aware of it or not, every act of trust carries with it a shiver of fear. A favorable situation can become dangerous. Deep down we know that life is insecure and precarious. However, if we do trust, the shiver carries with it a philosophical optimism: Life, with all its traps and horrors, is good The bet is implicit in trust itself. If we could be sure of everyone and everything, trust would have no value - like money, if it were suddenly limitless, or sunshine, if there were always fine weather, or life, if we were to live forever” IfsKnowsLife IsValuesSituationForeverDangerousFineHorrorOptimismPhilosophicalWeatherSunshineCarrieTrapsInsecureLimitlessDeep DownLive ForeverShiverImplicitPrecariousFine Weather Author:Piero Ferrucci
“I consistently encounter people in academic settings and scientists and journalists who feel that you can't say that anyone is wrong in any deep sense about morality, or with regard to what they value in life. I think this doubt about the application of science and reason to questions of value is really quite dangerous.” PeopleThinkingFeelsReasonValuesDoubtDangerousMoralityScientistRegardSettingSettingsJournalistEncountersApplicationAcademicConsistentlyValue Of Life Author:Sam Harris
“The idea of Jewish settlements under Palestinian sovereignty, as was suggested by someone in the Prime Minister's office, is very dangerous and reflects an irrationality of values.” IdeasValuesDangerousOfficeMinistersPrimePalestinianSovereigntyPrime MinisterSettlementIrrationality Author:Naftali Bennett
“We men should be ashamed of ourselves. I think 85 percent of men are dangerous to women. We need to change to a values system nested in compassion and generosity, and women have carried that torch throughout history.” ThinkingMenNeedsShouldValuesCompassionDangerousPercentGenerosityAshamedTorchesNeed A ChangeValue Systems Author:Patch Adams
“Actors, it's very hard for them to make value judgments when they play characters. It's very dangerous if you start thinking of yourself as a bad guy.” IfsThinkingHardPlayCharacterGuyValuesActorsDangerousJudgmentBad GuysThinking Of YouThinking Of Yourself Author:Stacy Keach
“Many people in this world do jobs that are dangerous and where their life is at risk and they feel that there is some kind of value to their job I guess that's how I feel about what I do. There is a social function to documentary photography that is very important and it requires people to take risks.” PeopleWorldFeelsKindImportantJobsLife IsValuesSocialRiskDangerousThis WorldPhotographyFunctionDocumentariesDocumentary Photography Author:James Nachtwey
“The point is that religion puts a value on irrationality, which makes it the perfect tool for promoting irrational beliefs like misogyny. Other ideologies can be challenged with evidence and reason, but religion is allowed a pass by most people. And that's why it's especially dangerous.” PeopleReasonValuesBeliefPerfectDangerousEvidenceToolsIdeologyIrrationalMisogynyPromotingIrrationalityIrrational Beliefs Author:Amanda Marcotte
“The latest trade of a security creates a dangerous illusion that its market price approximates its true value. This mirage is especially dangerous during periods of market exuberance. The concept of "private market value" as an anchor to the proper valuation of a business can also be greatly skewed during ebullient times and should always be considered with a healthy degree of skepticism.” ShouldValuesSecurityDangerousPeriodsHealthyDegreesIllusionConceptsTradeSkepticismAnchorsMiragesExuberanceValuationTrue Value Author:Seth Klarman
“When I was very young my mother sang to me at bedtime and my dad would often play the banjo or fiddle in the evening. I knew music was important and central to everything, most particularly it had a powerful healing value and created a sense of peace and security. This stood out to me as I always felt the world was precarious and dangerous, and music supplied those moments of real peace and safety.” WorldImportantRealPlayMomentsYoungMotherValuesFeltPowerfulHealingSecurityDangerousDadSafetyMy DadEveningBedtimePrecariousFiddleBanjosPeace And Security Author:Rory Block
“In the nearer term, the likeliest source of risk is a conflict between China and the U.S. These are now the two largest economies in the world, and the combination of their economic interdependence, the sharp differences in their political and economic values, and the growing divergence in their interests makes this relationship potentially dangerous for everyone who might be affected by it - which means pretty much everyone.” WorldMeanTwoMightPoliticalValuesTermInterestDifferencesEconomyGrowingRiskEconomicDangerousSourceConflictChinaCombinationAffectedInterdependenceDivergenceEconomic Value Author:Ian Bremmer
“You are born into a dangerous world, there are all sorts of ways in which you could die, and you need to believe your parents when they tell you don't go near the edge of the cliff, or don't pick up that snake, etc. There could very well be a Darwinian survival value in that sort of brain rule of thumb. And a by-product of that could be that you believe your parents when they tell you about the juju in the sky, or whatever it might be.” WorldWayNeedsBelieveWellsMightValuesDiesParentBornBrainSkyDangerousProductsSurvivalPicksEdgesEtcSnakesCliffsThumbsDangerous WorldJuju Author:Richard Dawkins
“I think the more dangerous and dire the political circumstances seem, the more you attach value to anything that shows you why a human being is a human being or human experience or view of the world in that way.” ThinkingWorldWayHumansShowsSeemsPoliticalValuesHuman BeingsViewsDangerousCircumstancesHuman Experience Author:Kenneth Lonergan
“Beauty can be as dangerous as evil can be beautiful. But that is just another aspect of the double edge of non-moral values. Both beauty and friends can be dangerous. If you want to avoid them on these grounds, be my guest. But I wonder what your life will then be like.” BeautifulValuesEvilWonderDangerousMoral Values Author:Alexander Nehamas
“One dangerous definition of happiness is to think of happiness as kind of a warm, joyful feeling in your heart that you have to pursue and grab and hold onto for fear that it'll go away. A better way to think about happiness that actually is something that I think you can reach towards is, it's living in accord with your values and in a way that is more open and accepting of your history as it echoes into the present, that's more self-affirming, self-validating and values-based. The Greeks had a word for it; they called it eudaimonia. And it is something that will empower human lives.” ThinkingHeartKindFeelingsValuesAcceptingDangerousGreekEmpoweringGoing AwayJoyful Author:Steven C. Hayes