Benign Quotes

121 quotes by 108 authors

For the first time, the first, I laid my heart open to the benign indifference of the universe. To feel it so like myself, indeed… — Albert Camus
Whatever your religious persuasion, if you believe that that the universe is governed by benign forces, at some point you have to explain why there… — Julian Baggini
When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence. — Ariel Gore
I find it personally distracting when kids are constantly texting, but they can be texting something that is just benign and just fine. — Mike DeWine
Five years of Prohibition have had, at least, this one benign effect: they have completely disposed of all the favorite arguments of the Prohibitionists. None… — H. L. Mencken
Myths about the dire effects of genetically modified foods on health and the environment abound, but they have not held up to scientific scrutiny. And,… — Nina Fedoroff
New molecular methods that add or modify genes can protect plants from diseases and pests and improve crops in ways that are both more environmentally… — Nina Fedoroff
The plausible outcomes range from the gradual and benign to the more precipitous and damaging. — Timothy Geithner
Biocides, for example, are designed to kill bacteriaâ€”it's not a benign material. — William Stringfellow
I used to take musical instruments home from elementary school. There were some music teachers there - we all learned instruments. A lot of us… — Max Roach
In retrospect, it's ridiculous that anyone saw me as a fashion icon, since all I was trying to do was to dumb down my middle-class… — Kim Gordon
Every major player is working on this technology of artificial intelligence. As of now, it's benign... but I would say that the day is not… — Ted Bell
Easter celebrations are evidence of the increased benign influence of the Russian Orthodox Church and other traditional churches in our country on society. — Vladimir Putin
Squandering our gifts brings distress to our lives. As it turns out, it's not merely benign or 'too bad' if we don't use the gifts… — BrenÃ© Brown
Eating a tuna roll at a sushi restaurant should be considered no more environmentally benign than driving a Hummer or harpooning a manatee. — Daniel Pauly
The Primrose for a veil had spread The largest of her upright leaves; And thus for purposes benign, A simple flower deceives. — William Wordsworth
Pity is a benign form of abuse. — Michael J. Fox
We've gone from thinking the fuels that powered our growth were inexpensive, inexhaustible and benign to understanding they are exhaustible, expensive and toxic. Once you… — Thomas Friedman
A lot of women these days, a lot of young women don't want to call themselves feminists. You have this cheap, hideous 'girl power' sort… — Ani DiFranco
If we allow public funds to be used to support our relatively benign, morally grounded schools, we will have to allow those public funds to… — Jonathan Kozol

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