Marco Rubio Quotes

I was a mother who worked ridiculously hard to keep catastrophe at bay. I didn't allow my kids to eat hamburgers for fear of E. coli. I didn't allow them to play with rope, string, balloons - anything that might strangle them. They had to bite grapes in half, avoid lollipops, eat only when I could watch them.

I've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe.

Don't play for safety - it's the most dangerous thing in the world.

The cry of equality pulls everyone down.

He that fears danger in time seldom feels it.

Washington is a city which drives us all to the lowest common denominator.

I’d rather be slow and right, than be fast and dead.

If you want to avoid all risks, soon you will have no risks to worry about.

The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

The only people who aren’t criticized are those who do nothing, and I would hate to see the agency [CIA] get in that state.

Our whole way of life is dedicated to the removal of risk. Cradle to grave we are supported, insulated, and isolated from the risks of life—and if we fall, our government stands ready with Bandaids of every size.

Vessels large may venture more, But little boats should keep near shore.

The way the Democrats go about seeking equality is to lower people at the top.

Safety and comfort comes with complacency, and that's never a good place to be working from.

The boring, safe choices never stand out. Take risks!

I'm not a risktaker. I'm the total opposite.

I don't want to go out there and jeopardize myself getting hurt in camp.

Caution is the path to mediocrity.

At the core of the risk-free society is a self-indulgent failure of nerve.

How can you admire a human who consciously embraces the bland, the mediocre, and the safe rather than risk the suffering that disappointment can bring?

What keeps the democracy alive at all but the hatred of excellence; the desire of the base to see no head higher than their own?

Playing it safe is the riskiest choice we can ever make.

Those who attempt to level never equalize

The pervasive attitude is that it's crazy to invite more danger into your life.

Those who play a safe game die very safely.