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“You've got to bear it in mind that nobody that ever lived is specially privileged; the axe can fall at any moment, on any neck, without any warning or any regard for justice.”

Mind Moments Fall Justice Risk Bears Regard Necks Warning Privileged

Book:A Death in the Family

Source: A Death in the Family

“The Jesuits were good educators, exceptional teachers. In an era and in a society where freedom of speech was not held in high regard, of course, that the discourse be focused on what they were teaching, but we were able to go beyond this framework without incurring too great a risk.”

Able Courses Teacher Risk Teaching Speech Regard Focused Eras Freedom Of Speech Discourse Exceptional Framework Educator Jesuit Incurring

Book:Memoirs

Source: Memoirs

“Regardless of how often the appetite for entertainment violence becomes addictive, increased exposure does risk further desensitizing viewers. And the element of pleasure that they derive may lead them to regard violence as a more acceptable way of dealing with problems, and victimization as more tolerable so long as it befalls others, not themselves.”

Way May Long Doe Problem Pleasure Violence Risk Elements Regard Entertainment Appetite Acceptable Viewers Exposure Tolerable Victimization Dealing With Problems

Author:Sissela Bok

“Despite its self-regard, and much like a society of devout followers, the art world relies on consensus as heavily as it depends on individual analysis or critical thinking. Althought the art world reveres the unconventional, it is rife with conformity. Artists make works that "looks like art" and behave in ways that enhance stereotypes. (...) Originality is not always rewarded, but some people take real risks and innovate, which gives a raison d'être to the rest”

“I also want to take cognizance of the fact that this flight was made out in the open with all the possibilities of failure, which would have been damaging to our country's prestige. Because great risks were taken in that regard, it seems to me that we have some right to claim that this open society of ours which risked much, gained much.”

Want Has Beens Made Country Facts Seems Taken Risk Possibility Claims Regard Flight Our Country Prestige Great Risk

Author:John F. Kennedy

“I am fully aware of the fact that the Democratic Party, by nominating someone of my faith, has taken on what many regard as a new and hazardous risk.”

Facts Party Taken Risk Regard Democratic Democratic Party Nominating

Author:John F. Kennedy

“But if we admit God, must we admit Miracle? Indeed, indeed, you have no security against it. That is the bargain. Theology says to you in effect, 'Admit God and with Him the risk of a few miracles, and I in return will ratify your faith in uniformity as regards the overwhelming majority of events.”

Ifs Risk Effects Security Events Return Miracle Regard Majority Theology Overwhelming Bargains Uniformity

Author:C. S. Lewis

“Not all activities are equal in this regard. Those that involve genuine concentration—studying a musical instrument, playing board games, reading, and dancing—are associated with a lower risk for dementia. Dancing, which requires learning new moves, is both physically and mentally challenging and requires much concentration. Less intense activities, such as bowling, babysitting, and golfing, are not associated with a reduced incidence of Alzheimer’s. (254)”

Source: The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science

“Liberalism regards life as an adventure in which we must take risks in new situation, in which there is no guarantee that the new will always be the good or the true, in which progress is a precarious achievement rather than inevitability.”

Situation Progress Risk Adventure Travel Achievement Regard Liberalism Guarantees Funny Travel Inevitability Guarantees That Precarious New Situations

Book:The Faith of a Liberal

Source: The Faith of a Liberal

“You had a lot of novice investors who got into the market looking for easy money, without any regard to the fundamentals. These stocks were running on fumes.”

Running Easy Money Risk Regard Fundamentals Greed Investors Novices Easy Money

Author:Bernard Madoff