“The biggest danger is trying to put too much pressure on yourself, trying to get in too good shape.” TryingToo MuchDangerShapesPressure Author:Paula Radcliffe
“There's a real danger in trying to stay king of the mountain. You stop taking risks, you stop being as creative, because you're trying to maintain a position. Apart from anything else that really takes the fun out of it.” TryingRealFunCreativeRiskDangerPositionKingsMountainTaking Risks Author:Sissy Spacek
“Men turn to formal wear when they want a new job or when they think their current one is in danger. They try to present themselves as powerful and successful.” ThinkingMenWantTryingJobsTurnsPowerfulSuccessfulDangerCurrentsFormalNew JobFormal Wear Author:Peter York
“My whole life has been spent walking by the side of a bottomless chasm, jumping from stone to stone. Sometimes I try to leave my narrow path and join the swirling mainstream of life, but I always find myself drawn inexorably back towards the chasm's edge, and there I shall walk until the day I finally fall into the abyss.” TryingHas BeensSometimesWholeFallSidesWalksPathDangerWalkingStonesEdgesWhole LifeMainstreamAbyssJumpingChasmsNarrow Path Book:Edvard Munch: The Man and the Artist Source: Edvard Munch: The Man and the Artist
“The hard work, you discover over the years, is in learning to discern between correct and incorrect anxiety, between the anxiety that's trying to warn you about a real danger and the anxiety that's nothing more than a lying, sadistic, unrepentant bully in your head.” TryingYearsRealHardLyingDangerHard WorkAnxietyBullySadistic Book:Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety Source: Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety
“Living on the street as a kid changed the way I looked at everything. It was a different time and while it had its dangers, it was nothing like it would be today. It was the Summer of Love and there was a real sense of community among us. We were hippies who looked out for each other instead of trying to rip each other off. We only had to watch out for the police who liked to roust us just on general principles, and the kids who came in from the suburbs to do a little hippie-bashing.” WayTryingLittlesDifferentRealWould BeKidsTodayCommunityPrinciplesWatchesStreetsDangerChangedSummerPoliceRipHippieLiving OnSuburbsDifferent Times Author:Charles de Lint