Teju Cole Quotes

The way to feel safe is never to feel secure.

The. World. Is. Not. A. Safe. Place.

The seduction of safety is always more dangerous than the illusion of uncertainty.

Is it security you want? There is no security at the top of the world.

There is nothing more dangerous than security.

By the time I'm nine I know the world is a dangerous place. I've heard whispers about razorblades in apples, about Charlie Manson and his family. But no one is offering any clear information.

The world is a dangerous place to live

I feel that the world is in a really dangerous place and it scares me.

The world is a dangerous place. And it's a more dangerous place than it was seven years ago [before Obama].

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature.

Living safely is dangerous.

It is dangerous, at any time, to multiply sources of weakness.

We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.

It's just harder out there in the world of the living, and we cannot protect you out there as easily. I wanted to keep you perfectly safe...But there is only one perfectly safe place for your kind, and you will not reach it until all your adventures are over and none of them matter any longer.

The most dangerous place is in your safety zone.

Ironically, in a changing world, playing it safe is one of the riskiest things you can do.

And the most dangerous place on earth - Is where you’re safe.

Actually, [Wax] said, we came here because we needed someplace safe to think for a few hours." Ranette: "Your mansion isn't safe?" Wax: "My butler failed to poison me, then tried to shoot me, then set off an explosive in my study" Ranette: "Huh.... You need to screen these people better, Wax.

Security will produce danger.

We hope all danger may be overcome; but to conclude that no danger may ever arise would itself be extremely dangerous.

Our ignorance allowed us to live, as you are in the mountains, and your rope is frayed and about to break, but you don't know it and feel safe.

This was the consequence of seeing too much and understanding the horrible truth: No one is safe. The world is not manageable.

Safety and the assurance of safety are things of the past.

Even though it may seem counterintuitive, a comfort zone is a dangerous place to be.