Quotes About Recklessness

We were young and thought we were invincible and we threw ourselves into the gears of history and it ground us up.

bravery to the point of apparent foolishness.

From this moment on I'd dedicate my life to rock and roll and take as many drugs as possible. What could possibly go wrong?

It turns out that speeding irresponsibly in a large truck, placing personal wealth ahead of the welfare of others, is one of the greatest sins in the Universe....

Well, he doesn't know the meaning of the word 'fear,' but then he doesn't know the meaning of a lot of words.

Three days later, I popped two ludes, three black beauties, smoked a joint, drank four beers, and then drove to the clinic and had the abortion.

He had a really fucking good time as he did his very, very bad things.

I'm not a very patient person. I'll take those quick risks to see if it's going to work versus taking the long and tortuous road of trying to guarantee myself that something will work. That's like self-mutilation to me.

My lord," she whispered, "have you gone mad?" "Yes. Yes.

This is what comes of wearing those damned flimsy slippers outside. You must have walked right over an adder who was sunning himself …and when he saw one of those pretty little ankles, he decided to take a nibble." He paused, and said something beneath his breath that sounded like, "I can't say that I blame him.

I'll take responsibility for my own decisions." "Are you so daft, lass, that you think one night with me would be worth risking everything?" he demanded. Merritt shrugged and lowered her gaze, but not before he saw the impish gleam in her eyes. "I'd like to find out.

i've had enough of this. if you'll excuse me, i'm going to find a tavern where i can pay an underdressed woman to sit it my lap and look very pleased with me while i drink heavily

He kissed like a man who had lived too fast, learned too late, and had finally found the thing he wanted.

That's what I want, that kind of recklessness where the poem is even ahead of you. It's like riding a horse that's a little too wild for you, so there's this tension between what you can do and what the horse decides it's going to do.

Let no one say that young love is generous. It is selfish and hungry. And

There is an adage about bravery and foolishness being part of the same package.

told her if Jon Rittenberg or Daisy found out, they would do anything to stop her from exposing them. But she continued like she had nothing to lose. And maybe she didn't have anything left to lose,

Obeying the rules might be smart, but it's not as nearly as much fun.

There's a fine line between audacity and idiocy.

And you've got that look on your face again. I can't help it, Ehren said. You're about to walk to breakfast, arn't you, regardless of who is in the way? Yes, Tavi said. Ehren sighed. Let's hear it. Tavi told him the plan. That's insane, Ehren said. It could work. You arn't going to have anyone come along to bail you out this time, Ehren pointed out. Tavi grinned. Are you with me? The plan is insane, Ehren said. You are insane. He looked around inside the tent. I'll need some pants.

The curve of her smile promised things that were probably illegal, and bad for you, and would carry warnings from the Surgeon General, but that you'd still want to do over and over again.

I find it remarkable how often amateurs confuse courage with idiocy.

When you do something stupid and die, it's pathetic," I said. "When you do something stupid and survive it, then you get to call it impressive or heroic.

We need you to help talk us through this. That's crazy! I said. Go in guns blazing!