William Finnegan Quotes

I fear, my Lords, it is too much the temper of this country to be insensible of the approach of danger, until it comes with accumulated terror upon us.

I'm afraid this man will kill me some day.

The expert is out to point out all the difficulties and dangers.

I think if you're not scared, you're not doing your job right.

Nowhere in the world is safe," Count Olaf said. Not with you around," Violet agreed. I'm no worse than anyone else," Count Olaf said.

One cannot answer for his courage when he has never been in danger.

The point is, we can decry the dangers we face or ignore them or even allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear.

A MAN FEARED A man feared that he might find an assassin; Another that he might find a victim. One was more wise than the other.

Uncertainty and danger are always closely allied, thus making any kind of an unknown world a world of peril and evil possibilities.

I never know if the person I'm shaking hands with is coming to kill me. That's something you have to live with when you cross the lines.

How much would you want to stand at the wrong end of a shooting gallery?

Before putting yourself in peril, it is necessary to foresee and fear it; but when one is there, nothing remains but to despise it.

'Safety', the wife of Pablo said. 'There is no such thing as safety. There are so many seeking safety here now that they make a great danger. In seeking safety now you lose all.'

One ought to be afraid of nothing other then things possessed of power to do us harm, but things innoucuous need not be feared.

Danger is very real but fear is a choice.

Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.

Still people are dangerous.

There is a huge difference between danger and fear.

An utterly fearless man is a far more dangerous comrade than a coward.

Everything is removed. You're actually doing something dangerous when you get in your car, when you're getting on an airplane, or having sex.

Why would I go looking for someone I know wants to kill me?

There's always a threat surrounding the things you love

...Proximity to a noose danger and death ... can make man or woman appreciate things.

The girls you meet are never very far from their worst-case scenario.

Often think of the worst-case scenario, the "Eaten By Wolves" factor.