“Man, it seems, is not able to bear the languid rest on Nature's bosom, and when the trumpet sounds the signal of danger, he hastens to join his comrades, no matter what the cause that calls him to arms. He rushes into the thickest of the fight, and amid the uproar of the battle regains confidence in himself and his powers.” MenMatterSeemsAbleFightingCausesSoundDangerArmsBearsBattleNo Matter WhatSignalsBosomsTrumpetsComrade Author:Alphonse de Lamartine
“In our worship of certainty we must distinguish between the sound certainty and the sham, between what is gold and what is tinsel; and then, when certainty is attained, we must remember that it is not the only good; that we can buy it at too high a price; that there is danger in perpetual quiescence as well as in perpetual motion; and that a compromise must be found in a principle of growth.” WellsRememberFoundSoundGrowthPrinciplesDangerWorshipGoldCompromiseCertaintyPerpetualTinselPerpetual Motion Author:Benjamin Cardozo
“Id love a werebear. But I guess you need that seductive element of danger. And though bears can be dangerous, when you say werebear it just sounds kind of cuddly. Probably has a rainbow on his belly.” NeedsKindSoundDangerousDangerBearsElementsRainbowBellySeductive Author:Kandyse McClure
“A sound banker, alas, is not one who foresees danger and avoids it, but one who, when he is ruined, is ruined in a conventional and orthodox way along with his fellows, so that no one can really blame him. It is necessarily part of the business of a banker to maintain appearances, and to confess a conventional respectability, which is more than human. Life-long practices of this kind make them the most romantic and the least realistic of men.” MenWayHumansKindLongSoundPracticeDangerFellowsBlameInvestingAppearanceHuman LifeOrthodoxRealisticConventionalRuinedAlasLong LifeBankersRespectabilityMost Romantic Author:John Maynard Keynes
“Whenever actors tout off about doing their own stunts, it's always ... they're so protective of you that I always know these stunt guys are so good [and] they're never going to put you in danger. But it's fun to do something kind of exciting, even something as simple as driving 70 through a tunnel with five motorcycles ... it sounds simple, but it's actually really nerve-wracking.” KnowsKindGuyActorsFunSoundSimpleFiveDangerExcitingDrivingNervesProtectiveTunnelsMotorcycle Author:Ethan Hawke
“Hours and hours passed, with nothing to do but keep the compass on its course and the plane on a level keel. This sounds easy enough, but its very simplicity becomes a danger when your head keeps nodding with weariness and utter boredom and your eyes everlastingly try to shut out the confusing rows of figures in front of you, which will insist on getting jumbled together.” TryingEnoughEyeTogetherCoursesEasySoundHoursLevelsFrontsFiguresDangerSimplicityPlanesBoredomAviationConfusingCompassWearinessGreat AviationNoddingKeel Book:Sky Roads of the World Source: Sky Roads of the World