Risk of Death Quotes

When I broke my neck, I was told that I came within a millimeter of dying or being paralyzed from the neck down. When it happened, I was numb on one side. In spite of how serious they were telling me it was, I never took it seriously. I kept saying it's going to be OK, I trained too hard to get hurt. Which is silly.

You have two enemies in war. The guy who is trying to shoot you, and the guy who is ordering you out to be shot.

I always like it at a war. There is always the chance that you will get up the next morning and be killed and not have to write.

Dangerous he who thinks it safe to die!

The doctor told Phil, my then husband, that my condition was really bad news. They had found an artery tearing and said I could die. They said they could try to patch it up but it could go horribly wrong. It all turned out okay in the end but it was touch and go.

Justifying conscription to promote the cause of liberty is one of the most bizarre notions ever conceived by man! Forced servitude, with the risk of death and serious injury as a price to live free, makes no sense.

There is risk everywhere. Being alive carries the risk of death.

And the real thing can kill you whether you believe in it or not.

The only driver stronger than an economic argument to do something is the war argument, the I-don't-want-to-die argument.

Life expectancy is a statistical phenomenon. You could still be hit by the proverbial bus tomorrow.

Death has always had a prominent place in my mind. There are times when I think somebody might kill me.

Your chances of dying a violent death are 1/500th of what they used to be during medieval times.

It's far easier to brush off death if the death in question seems impossible or improbable as a personal threat.

There's just no real job security when you're shooting a show about an apocalypse, and anybody could die at any time.

The chances that your tombstone will read 'Killed by Asteroid' are about the same as they'd be for 'Killed in Airplane Crash.'

I have been in danger of being drowned twice.

My consultant keeps telling me sudden death could come at any moment.

If you get rid of emotion for a minute and think about the threat of terrorism statistically, it's not even there. The probability that you will slip on a wet floor in your bathroom and die is a thousand times higher than the probability of you dying as a result of terrorism.

More people die on a yearly basis crossing the Florida Straits than ever died trying to cross the Berlin Wall.

If a magician makes a mistake, it's sometimes forgiven by the audience. If a gambling cheat makes a mistake, they will almost certainly lose their lives - and probably in a horrible manner.

Part of the bargain of being alive is that one takes a chance at dying a premature or painful death, be it from violence, accident, or disease.

I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.

When I planned to ski Everest, the first thing I faced was, 'How can I return alive?' All the preparation and training was based on this question. But the more I prepared, I knew the chance of survival was very slim. Nobody in the world had done this before, so I told myself that I must face death. Otherwise, I am not eligible.

We are always in awe of what the donors have done in terms of providing of themselves to the recipients. It really is a heroic act because people take on themselves not only a risk of death but also pain-and-suffering in order for their loved one to get the benefit of the liver transplant.

If I don't die in a plane crash or something, this country has a rare opportunity to watch a great talent grow.