Foolhardy Quotes

38 quotes by 37 authors

My father and Mary Pickford were the reigning stars of not just Hollywood but of the world. Well, to bear my father's name was hard… — Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
But in the end, we learn we can forgive most people. The cushion of mortality makes their wrongdoing seem less dark, and whatever roads they… — Walter Dean Myers
Like childhood, old age is irresponsible, reckless, and foolhardy. Children and old people have everything to gain and nothing much to lose. It's middle-age which… — John Mortimer
We have witnessed the most educated, successful, and monied professionals in the country put their companies - not to mention their own liberty - at… — Preet Bharara
I think that we're foolhardy to not be engaging in federal funding of stem-cell research in the most aggressive way we possibly can. — Elizabeth Edwards
I've become a less brave traveller since I became a dad, but in the past I was more foolhardy than brave. — David Mitchell
A foolhardy lot, we accepted it all, as we always do, never asked: "What is going to happen to us now, with this invention of… — Doris Lessing
Running toward danger is foolhardy. ... But so is closing your eyes to it. Many perils become less dangerous once you understand their potential hazards. — Brandon Mull
... all this talking, this rather liquid confessing, was something I didn't think I could ever bring myself to do. It seemed foolhardy to me,… — Margaret Atwood
And sure enough, in seeking to become superhuman this foolhardy young man renders himself inhuman. The heart that he has locked away slowly shrivels and… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Attacking a provincial lord in his manor house, surrounded by guards...Honestly, Kell, I'd nearly forgotten how foolhardy you can be. "Foolhardy?" Kelsier asked with a… — Brandon Sanderson
I am a master of foolhardy plans. — Megan Whalen Turner
The dear girl, I fear, may be contemplating some alarming, disruptive perhaps dangerous project. In which case, I would naturally do all in my power… — Lloyd Alexander
Courage is nine-tenths context. What is courageous in one setting can be foolhardy in another and even cowardly in a third. — Joseph Epstein
If a company is second rate, the logo will eventually be perceived as second rate. It is foolhardy to believe that a logo will do… — Paul Rand
It was always foolhardy for Republicans and conservatives to stake their objections to Obamacare on the number of sign-ups; Social Security is going bankrupt despite… — Ben Shapiro
History is cyclical, and it would be foolhardy to assume that the culture wars will never return. — Frank Rich
I expected to be shot at any moment and if they had done I would have understood, that they couldn't take risks with someone foolhardy… — Laurie Lee

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