Threat Quotes · Page 88

Growing up during the Cold War, I remember the seemingly imminent threat of nuclear war. In primary school we were taught to…

— Mike Quigley

In the conventional wisdom of conservatives, the modern search for security is regularly billed as the greatest single threat to economic progress.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

“I could barely believe myself. IOI had actually tried to kill me. To prevent me from winning a videogame contest. It was…

— Ernest Cline

I like Jay-Z. I love Luda. I love Ledisi. I like Beyonce, of course. I think she's just brilliant. She's a triple…

— Stephanie Mills

A widespread taste for pornography means that nature is alerting us to some threat of extinction.

— J. G. Ballard

The existence of nuclear weapons presents a clear and present danger to life on Earth. Nuclear arms cannot bolster the security of…

— Oscar Arias

We can't really have a serious debate about reform on immigration if we don't have operational control of the border. ... With…

— Michael McCaul

I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of lesbian and gay people and I should…

— Coretta Scott King

[Subjects of the targeted killings] are supposed to be high-level Al Qaeda operatives that pose an imminent threat to the U.S. and…

— Medea Benjamin

Today we're in the West, and we have to say there are dire threats to our security and to our way of…

— Donald Trump

On the one hand, there has been a remarkable expansion of the total production and productivity of food production, and on the…

— Immanuel Wallerstein

It kind of scares me, the notion that we're going to be injecting ourselves into other countries' affairs when they're not posing…

— Gary Johnson

I have gotten death threats - that was scary. But it just made me want to use my voice more.

— Amy Schumer

Great writers arrive among us like new diseases - threatening, powerful, impatient for patients to pick up their virus, irresistible.

— Craig Raine

We're learning as we go. We're a lot smarter this time. We understand what it takes to mobilize away from the threat…

— Ray Nagin

Forget the threat of Hell's infernal flames. The true torture would condemn a man to wait and wait and wait - for…

— Sharon Kay Penman

I've come to realize that an unencumbered U.S. senator is a profound threat to the whole system. It's somebody that they can't…

— Angus King

Recognition in front of peers is the strongest motivator, and berating team members in private or public is the biggest demotivator. Check…

— Martin Zwilling

We call on the Senate to reject any judicial nominee who does not affirm fundamental civil rights, including a woman's right [to…

— Susana Martinez

Except when physically restrained, a person is least free or dignified when he is under threat of punishment, and unfortunately most people…

— B. F. Skinner

In the 66 years that I have been alive, there has not been one hour, of one day, of one month, of…

— Frederick Forsyth

There are more people at Obama's table offering ideas than there were five years ago, but when it came to facing up…

— Eric Alterman

That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed…

— Timothy Garton Ash

We've played with Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, The Ramones. You name any punk band and we've probably played or toured…

— Reed Mullin

We all live under the constant threat of our own annihilation. Only by the most outrageous violation of ourselves have we achieved…

— Anonymous