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Quotes About Peril

Legends, if you crossed their path, could get you killed.
~ Guy Gavriel Kay
A dangerous man." "Most useful men are dangerous.
~ Guy Gavriel Kay
Let us hope, however, that they will not forget the spirit of tolerance which to-day is in such grave peril because it is in the very nature of tolerance to take tolerance for granted.
~ James Hilton
Well, it wasn't safe. It couldn't be. There isn't safety anywhere, and those who thought there was were like a lot of saps trying to hide under an umbrella in a typhoon.
~ James Hilton
You pull on dat 'gator's tail, he gonna clean your kneecaps, him.
~ James Lee Burke
He had learned in Vietnam there were three groups of people who got you killed—pencil pushers, amateurs, and idealists.
~ James Lee Burke
The sea is a dangerous place for a woman," said Mr. Chadwick, nodding. "So is dry land," said Chloe.
~ James Morrow
Gazzy: What does that mean? (points to metal plaque warning to stay off the third rail that said Stay off the third rail!) Fang: It means the third rail has seven hundred volts of direct current running through it. Touch it and you're human popcorn.
~ James Patterson
The house was on fire, i greeted them tersely. In case you're interested. they both glanced up overhead as if to make sure the house was still standing. Fang sniffed, smelling the smoke. It's out, right? he said
~ James Patterson
Gazzy: What does that mean? (points to metal plaque warning to stay off the third rail that said Stay off the third rail!) Fang: It means the third rail has seven hundred volts of direct current running through it. Touch it and you're human popcorn. "Okay," I said. "Good tip. Everyone stay off the third rail. Then I shot Fang a look that said, Thank you for that lovely image. He almost grinned at me.
~ James Patterson
Knowledge is a terrible burden. It may help you, but it might also destroy you.
~ James Patterson
fang will be the first to die
~ James Patterson
It means the third rail has seven hundred volts of direct current running through it. Touch it and you're human popcorn
~ James Patterson
Life can be like walking on a high wire. Falling seems a tiny misstep away.
~ James Patterson
He was on the verge on insanity with one foot on a banana peel...
~ James Patterson
Be careful. That light at the end of the tunnel could be an oncoming train." —Isaiah
~ James Patterson
Unfortunately for critics and audiences alike, I have made several films, and some films with really terrific actors. And I say this at my own peril, but Marion Cotillard is the best actor I've ever worked with.
~ James Gray
I think we have to be fair in saying at this point that neither Roosevelt nor Lewis realized the peril to which they were exposing both the unions and the country.
~ John T. Flynn
Celebrities like to pay lip service to causes but rarely do so by putting their lives in peril. And even more rarely do they do so in the name of the United States of America, not on their own behalf.
~ Andrew Breitbart
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
~ George Bernard Shaw
There are three way of courting ruin -- women, gambling, and calling in technicians.
~ Georges Pompidou
There are only two kinds of men; the dead and the deadly.
~ Helen Rowland
Women are impossible, witches are worse, and women who are powerful witches are going to be the death of me.
~ Cate Tiernan
The present danger which this country faces is at least as great as the danger which we faced during the war with Germany and Japan. Briefly stated, it is the very real danger that this country, as we know it, may cease to exist.
~ James Forrestal