Francis Bacon Quotes

I play low to the ice and that's a way I've protected myself in the past - I just felt that it was better to be safe than sorry.

Today I must be very careful, today I have left my armor at home.

A person without a shadow should keep out of the sun, that is the only safe and rational plan.

I prefer to be alive, so I'm cautious about taking risks.

Flee an enemy who knows your weakness.

You just always have to protect yourself. Try not to take any unnecessary hits.

I'm not a big risk-taker - being bad just wasn't worth my time or the risk of having the consequences for it. So maybe I'm a little bit lame for that.

I try not to put myself in horrible situations anymore.

I'm always looking to go out there and finish my opponents as soon as possible so I can stay safe and protected.

Sometimes you have to shield, and sometimes you have to press.

Be safe and be realistic. They're both equally important.

The virtuous woman flees from danger; she trusts more to her prudence in shunning it than in her strength to overcome it.

He does not keep company with those who wish to harm him.

You do not adequately protect yourself by being half awake when other are sleeping.

There is no shadow of protection to be had by sheltering behind the slender stockades of visionary speculation, or by hiding behind the wagon-wheels of pacific theories.

If not in the interests of the state, do not act. If you cannot succeed, do not use troops. If you are not in danger, do not fight.

I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.

If I'm not in the mood to deal with you, then I just don't deal with you. I look at it like, me not dealing with you could save me a lot of trouble - me forcing myself to deal with you could bring me a lot of trouble. So I just play it by ear.

You've got to avoid situations that make you uncomfortable.

Protection is not a principle but an expedient

In order to WIN the game, you must first not LOSE it.

Out of this nettle - danger - we pluck this flower - safety.

I have my books And my poetry to protect me; I am shielded in my armor, Hiding in my room, safe within my womb. I touch no one and no one touches me. I am a rock, I am an island.

A good motto to live by: "Always try not to get killed.

He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in safety.