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Dangerous Quotes - Page 18

But shortcuts are dangerous; we cannot delude ourselves that our knowledge is further along than it actually is.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1997). “Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement with Everyday Life”, p.3, Basic Books

Islam is a dangerous religion.

"Muslim anger denies prize to sex trade novel" by Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. October 13, 2001.

you're like a siren, leading me into dangerous places

Maggie Stiefvater (2010). “Lament: The Faerie Queen's Deception”, p.112, North Star Editions, Inc.

Wit is the most dangerous talent you can possess. It must be guarded with great discretion and good-nature, otherwise it will create you many enemies.

Mrs. Chapone (Hester), John Gregory, Lady Sarah Pennington (1827). “Letters on the improvement of the mind: addressed to a lady, by Mrs. Chapone. A father's legacy to his daughters, by Dr. Gregory. A mother's advice to her absent daughters, with an additional letter, on the management and education of infant children, by Lady Pennington”, p.166

ideas are dangerous commodities.

E.C.R. Lorac (2015). “Murder by Matchlight”, p.25, Courier Dover Publications

It is dangerous to attach probability zero to anything other than a logical impossibility.

"Understanding Uncertainty". Book by Dennis Lindley (Chapter 5 "The Rules of Probability", p. 64), 2006.

Being a celebrity can be dangerous. Nobody says 'no.'

"Demi Lovato Talks Drug Use, Curvy Body". Fabulous Magazine Interview, www.foxnews.com. April 23, 2012.

There is nothing more dangerous than to leap a chasm in two jumps.

"Design for Power : The Struggle for the World". Book by Frederick Lewis Schuman, 1941.