Quotes About Caution

You don't know a ladder has splinters until you slide down it.

Thank heaven, though, one of the few mistakes I haven't made is to talk about the unwritten book.

It's kind of an unwritten law, I think, being - carrying the name - George Bush. At times I ask myself, 'Am I going to be able to live life the way I want to?' I'm cautious about doing certain things.

I used to drive up and down Pacific Coast Highway in this black Porsche, and I had seen a couple of accidents on the highway involving Porsches. I realized if you're in any kind of head on accident in one of those cars, they're going to get you out of it with a can opener, one of those Jaws of Life.

If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive.

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?

I've still got both kidneys, but one doesn't work, so I have to be careful not to drink too much, even water, and I have to keep myself as healthy as possible.

We can't allow science to undo its own good work.

So much could go wrong on a date. What if he turns out to be a jerk? [You need] A back-up plan, just in case he doesn't work out, you can move on to the back-up plan.

Instead of expending time to train yourself not to be afraid of snakes, avoid them altogether.

To mess around with Ebola is an easy way to die. Better to work with something safer, such as anthrax.

When you see a snake, never mind where he came from.

Having the ability to get and gain respect through your work is great but you have to be careful not to get carried away.

Be careful what you wish for because you will get it. Be even more careful what you work for because you will get it even more quickly.

Intellectuals who live in Hungary, or who wish to work or lecture there, are extremely circumspect in their criticism.

You get hit over the knuckles enough, you don't stick them out anymore.

Never pay the slightest attention to what a company president ever says about his stock.

Buying only what you know can end in disaster. Just think about Enron's employees and business partners, the 'locals' who bought lots of its stock because they thought they were in the know.

Caution leads you to stock up on essentials and prepare your family for time in the home together.

My advice to most people is don't short stocks. It's a very, very difficult business. And you can really get clobbered.

I don't invest in the stock market. I did it a long, long time ago when I was really young, and I got involved in all the investigations and all the prosecutions, and I felt it was better if I didn't make individual investments. So I'm invested in funds, but not in individual - not in individual stocks.

I could never gamble on stocks and shares because I saw my father get hurt that way - he lost quite a lot of money when the stock market collapsed in 2001.

I don't do manbags! But don't flaunt your money, your most expensive camera or your best watch. And don't use a cashpoint in the middle of nowhere, or carry anything loose; it might get stolen by someone racing past on a scooter.

The stone often recoils on the head of the thrower.