Ed Helms Quotes

Is not he imprudent, who, seeing the tide making haste towards him apace, will sleep till the sea overwhelms him?

Safety's just danger, out of place.

When things are perfect, that's when you need to worry most.

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.

There is a risk between toxicity and hazard. Just because it is a risk doesn't mean you are in danger.

The Internet is the most dangerous parking lot imaginable. But if you were crossing a mall parking lot late at night, your entire sense of danger would be heightened. You would stand straight. You'd walk quickly. You'd know where you were going. You would look for light.

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.

We live in a world with so many dangers that we have to be careful whom we trust.

Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.

People that trust themselves a dozen miles from the city, in strange houses, with servants they don't know, needn't be surprised if they wake up some morning and find their throats cut.

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

Those who think themselves secure are more exposed to danger than any others. The armor-bearer of sin is self-confidence .

We are in the greatest danger of being run over when we have just gotten out of the way of a carriage.

Do not neglect the principles of foresight and know that often, puffed up with success, armies have lost the fruit of their heroism through a feeling of false security.

If you get comfortable, that's how you fall off.

This is to think, that men are so foolish, that they take care to avoid what mischiefs may be done them by pole-cats, or foxes; but are content, nay, think it safety, to be devoured by lions.

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

I always felt it is not good if you feel like you would know how to do something. I've made mistakes of telling people: I know how to do this. And it should feel dangerous. That is the only way to stay alert, to keep the adrenaline running.

When the country goes temporarily to the dogs, cats must learn to be circumspect, walk on fences, sleep in trees, and have faith that all this woofing is not the last word.

We take our vitamins, we go to exercise class, we put on our seat belts. And then something blindsides us and gives the lie to our carefully constructed facade of safety.

I'm practical, very data-driven and process-oriented. I'm very objective and analytical about everything. Ninety-five percent of situations on the wall are not that dangerous. Most people look at the climb and think, 'that's crazy.' But when you know the intricacies of your gear, the belay situation and the forces involved, it's pretty safe.

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

I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at them long and long.

This face is a dog's snout sniffing for garbage, snakes nest in that mouth, I hear the sibilant threat.

The mental game of business is understanding this Paradox: the better you think you are doing, the greater should be your cause for concern: the more self-satisfied you are with your accomplishments, your past achievements, your 'right moves', the less you should be.