Peril Quotes

286 quotes by 225 authors

Ambition is a Dead Sea fruit, and the greatest peril to the soul is that one is likely to get precisely what he is seeking. — Edward Dahlberg
A fool too late bewares when all the peril is past. — Elizabeth I
I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his… — Oliver Wendell Holmes
Great perils have this beauty, that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers. — Victor Hugo
We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils -… — John F. Kennedy
The superpowers often behave like two heavily armed blind men feeling their way around a room, each believing himself in mortal peril from the other,… — Henry A. Kissinger
I get to do the most amazing things. We call it Host in Peril quite often, because people love to see me risk my life… — Rick Mercer
When you face the perils of weariness, carelessness, and confusion, don't pray for an easier life. Pray instead to be a stronger man or woman… — Luis Palau
America's demographic shift was obvious to everyone in the 2010 Census - but Republicans stubbornly rejected math, facts, and polls to their electoral peril. While… — Christine Pelosi
I've made a connection with the television audience by being a proud Latino man. I am passionate for what I do, courageous in the face… — Geraldo Rivera
There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths. — Bertrand Russell
Look back, and smile on perils past. — Walter Scott
I'm proud of my wrinkles. They give my face character. As an actress, you mess with that at your peril. — Jane Seymour
The perils of credit and debt, especially perilous in the computer age, have long been acknowledged in pop culture, but very infrequently by TV. — Tom Shales
When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then… — Harry S. Truman
We have a natural right to make use of our pens as of our tongue, at our peril, risk and hazard. — Voltaire
Within three hours of a disaster event there should be a recon damage assessment of the infrastructure and an educated guess as to the casualties… — Steven Van Zandt
An audience who watches my shows knows who I am, knows that right when they think I'm going to make a joke, I'm going to… — Joss Whedon
Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder. — Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
The country was in peril; he was jeopardizing his traditional rights of freedom and independence by daring to exercise them. — Joseph Heller

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