Hazard Quotes

122 quotes by 99 authors

It has always been a source of serious reflection and sincere regret with me that the youth of the United States should be sent to… — George Washington
In this world that God (or Mother Nature) created, it is always hazard and novelty-hazard and novelty-which assert themselves, thereby rendering notions of fixity absurd.… — Tom Robbins
Hazard has conditioned us to live in hazard. All our pleasures are dependant upon it. Even though I arrange for a pleasure; and look forward… — John Fowles
I earnestly pray that the Omnipotent Being who has not deserted the cause of America in the hour of its extremest hazard, will never yield… — George Washington
A great man knows the value of greatness; he dares not hazard it, he will not squander it. — Walter Savage Landor
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is… — William Arthur Ward
I wish to hazard my soul to opportunity. — Peter O'Toole
To embarrass justice by multiplicity of laws, or to hazard it by confidence in judges, seem to be the opposite rocks on which all civil… — Samuel Johnson
I have known men to hazard their fortunes, go long journeys halfway about the world, forget friendships, even lie, cheat, and steal, all for the… — A S W Rosenbach
Calling noise a nuisance is like calling smog an inconvenience. Noise must be considered a hazard to the health of people everywhere. — William H. Stewart
Man has become our greatest hazard, and our only hope. — John Steinbeck
A theoretical physicist can spend his entire lifetime missing the intellectual challenge of experimental work, experiencing none of the thrills and dangers - the overhead… — Leon M. Lederman
The government is promoting bad behavior... do we really want to subsidize the losers' mortgages... This is America! How many of you people want to… — Rick Santelli
It is not Justice the servant of men, but accident, hazard, Fortune-the ally of patient Time-that holds an even and scrupulous balance. — Joseph Conrad
Most creatures have a vague belief that a very precarious hazard, a kind of transparent membrane, divides death from love; and that the profound idea… — Maurice Maeterlinck
Taking pleasure in the dark side may be some sort of occupational hazard for reporters. — Calvin Trillin
Coming into a game in the eighth or ninth inning is like parachuting behind enemy lines. And sometimes the chute doesn't open. You have to… — Dan Quisenberry
Eating a lot is an occupational hazard but it's a pretty great problem to have. I spend a lot of time eating sweets on TV… — Gail Simmons
To be sick and helpless is a humiliating experience. Prolonged illness also carries the hazard of narcissistic self-absorption. — Richard Hofstadter
An author places himself uncalled before the tribunal of criticism and solicits fame at the hazard of disgrace. — Samuel Johnson

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