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title: "7 Dangerous Self Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [“I don’t like being left for long struggling with my dangerous self.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hanif-kureishi/i-don-t-like-being-left-for-long-struggling-with-my-dangerous-self/)

[Hanif Kureishi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hanif-kureishi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/802/hanif-kureishi-3233_self_i-don-t-like-being-left-for-long-struggl_108032.jpg)

> [It is very dangerous to have your self-worth riding on your results as an athlete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-courier/it-is-very-dangerous-to-have-your-self-worth-riding-on-your-results/)

[Jim Courier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-courier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/511/jim-courier-9585_athlete_it-is-very-dangerous-to-have-your-self-w_677775.png)

> [The integrative tendencies of the individual are incomparably more dangerous than his self-assertive tendencies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-koestler/the-integrative-tendencies-of-the-individual-are-incomparably-more/)

[Arthur Koestler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-koestler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/arthur-koestler-1903_assertive_the-integrative-tendencies-of-the-indivi_1080175.jpg)

> [“She knows that one of the most dangerous, self-destructive indulgences is to go around proving how smart you are. It’s the type…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-pavone/she-knows-that-one-of-the-most-dangerous-self-destructive-indulgences/)

[Chris Pavone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-pavone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49d/chris-pavone-3124_dangerous_she-knows-that-one-of-the-most-dangerous_2056488.jpg)

> [“Ian stepped out to where he knew I could clearly see and identify his tall, dark, and dangerous self.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-shearin/ian-stepped-out-to-where-he-knew-i-could-clearly-see-and-identify-his/)

[Lisa Shearin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-shearin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/lisa-shearin-18999_character-descriptio_ian-stepped-out-to-where-he-knew-i-could_2834854.jpg)

> [It is one of the dangerous self-deceptions of our society to pretend that mechanisms of control do not really exist, and to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-heilbroner/it-is-one-of-the-dangerous-self-deceptions-of-our-society-to-pretend/)

[Robert Heilbroner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-heilbroner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/882/robert-heilbroner-17245_dangerous_it-is-one-of-the-dangerous-self-deceptio_3092723.jpg)

> [When hard times come, the greatest danger does not necessarily lie in the circumstances we face, but rather in the way we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/when-hard-times-come-the-greatest-danger-does-not-necessarily-lie-in/)

[Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/stephen-schwartz-3036_agony_when-hard-times-come-the-greatest-danger_3146888.jpg)

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