There's always the threat of "spiritual one-up-manship"…

“This is not a promise, this is not threat, it's just the way it's gonna be!!!”

— James A. Michener

Change is no threat to culture.

— Wade Davis

The threat is stronger than the execution.

— Aron Nimzowitsch

The threat to the planet is us. It's actually not a threat to the planet - it's a threat to us.

— Margaret Atwood

The threat is usually more terrifying than the thing itself.

— Saul Alinsky

God knows we are subtle creatures who are more than able to use candour to avoid acknowledging our deceptions of others and ourselves.

— Stanley Hauerwas

The mark of the man is how he responds to situations. You're not going to avoid tough times. We're all over the barrel some…

— Martin Short

I studiously avoid any academic dissections of the play and any kind of previous experience of playing. For me, it's all in the play.

— Glenda Jackson

Patients' lives are more important than embryos. I do want to avoid the use of embryos if possible.

— Shinya Yamanaka

I avoid envy at all costs.

— Claudia Winkleman

I avoid processed food.

— Bernard Hopkins

The shelves of many evangelicals are full of books that point out the flaws in evolution, discuss it only as a theory, and almost…

— Francis Collins

I love the sea, but I avoid any sort of seaside resort that has skyscrapers or seaside entertainments.

— Quentin Blake

Becoming famous is a really shocking thing, especially when you don't have aspirations to it. It got to the point where I would try…

— Alison Moyet

By eating many fruits and vegetables in place of fast food and junk food, people could avoid obesity.

— David H. Murdock