Quotes about Threats

Threats alone, are the weapons of the threatened man. Votes: 3

Threats are the last resort of a man with no vocabulary. Votes: 3

The nodding horror of whose shady brows Threats the forlorn and wandering passenger. Votes: 3

Threats to our standing in the eyes of others are remarkably potent biologically, almost as powerful as those to our very survival. Votes: 3

Christians always write to me threatening me with Hell. Strange how they think this vindicates them and their religion. Threats are the hallmark of a wicked creed. Votes: 3

I don't have much racial stuff in my act. And no one's ever really threatened me to my face. Threats on the internet don't bother me so much. Votes: 3

[N]othing is less reliable than unchecked claims from political officials that their secret conduct is justified by National Security Threats and the desire to Keep Us Safe. Votes: 3

Threats to freedom of speech, writing and action, though often trivial in isolation, are cumulative in their effect and, unless checked, lead to a general disrespect for the rights of the citizen. Votes: 3

I have been threatened occasionally. But that happens to everybody who is writing this kind of things. Threats will come without fail. It might happen to the most 'innocent' texts. If it gets too much we call the police. Votes: 3

I have been threatened occasionally. But that happens to everybody who is writing this kind of things. Threats will come without fail. It might happen to the most 'innocent' texts. If it gets too much we call the police. Votes: 3

Threats that could wipe out the bulk of life on earth abound. Planetary catastrophe could come in the form of a killer asteroid impact, the eruption of massive supervolcanoes, a nearby gamma ray burst that sterilizes the earth, or by human-driven environmental collapse. Votes: 3

I have had death threats from people with fixations. Votes: 2

Still, corruption and oppression are far too common threats to the democratic society. Votes: 2

Those that are the loudest in their threats are the weakest in their actions. Votes: 2

In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy. Votes: 2

Violent statements and threats cannot provide a solution to the problem. They can only exacerbate feeling and make a clash of forces inevitable. Votes: 2

Since the end of the Cold War, Soviet aggression had been replaced by a number of particularly venomous threats, from Timothy McVeigh to Osama bin Laden. Votes: 2

We need to shift the paradigm from reactive technologies to more integrative solutions that deal with the variety and complexity of the threats that are out there today. Votes: 2

Behaving morally because of a hope of reward or a fear of punishment is not morality. Morality is not bribery or threats. Religion is bribery and threats. Humans have morality. We don't need religion. Votes: 2

Lebanon is caught in a cycle of threats. And it is our duty to be strong and capable of defending our country. But we will not clarify or explain what we do or do not possess. Votes: 2

These fallen heroes represent the character of a nation who has a long history of patriotism and honor - and a nation who has fought many battles to keep our country free from threats of terror. Votes: 2

As a goalkeeper you need to be good at organising the people in front of you and motivating them. You need to see what's going on and react to the threats. Just like a good manager in business. Votes: 2

The potential for the abuse of power through digital networks - upon which we the people now depend for nearly everything, including our politics - is one of the most insidious threats to democracy in the Internet age. Votes: 2

Since 2001, the Patriot Act has provided the means to detect and disrupt terrorist threats against the U.S. Prior to enactment of the law, major legal barriers prevented intelligence, national defense, and law enforcement agencies from working together and sharing information. Votes: 2

On September 11 2001, America felt its vulnerability even to threats that gather on the other side of the Earth. We resolved then, and we are resolved today, to confront every threat from any source that could bring sudden terror and suffering to America. Votes: 2

The alarm bells sound regularly: cybergeddon; the next Pearl Harbor; one of the greatest existential threats facing the United States. With increasing frequency, these are the grave terms officials invoke about the menace of cybercrime - and they're not understating the threat. Votes: 2

It's always easy to get people to condemn threats to free speech when the speech being threatened is speech that they like. It's much more difficult to induce support for free speech rights when the speech being punished is speech they find repellent. Votes: 2

Sooner or later, we will face a catastrophic threat from space. Of all the possible threats, only a gigantic asteroid hit can destroy the entire planet. If we prepare now, we better our odds of survival. The dinosaurs never knew what hit them. Votes: 2

If you look at great human civilizations, from the Roman Empire to the Soviet Union, you will see that most do not fail simply due to external threats but because of internal weakness, corruption, or a failure to manifest the values and ideals they espouse. Votes: 2

It's always more interesting to make a movie about what is relevant in your society. What's the political global backdrop? What are our threats? What are we vulnerable to? Because that's what an audience vibes on - that is what people are interested in, universally. Votes: 2

As fire when thrown into water is cooled down and put out, so also a false accusation when brought against a man of the purest and holiest character, boils over and is at once dissipated, and vanishes and threats of heaven and sea, himself standing unmoved. Votes: 2

Most people who make threats don't follow through. The most dangerous people are often those who never make threats. But 'most' and 'often' aren't what you are looking for when you're dealing with a scary person. You want to 'know.' And there is no knowing. Votes: 2

As international support for Obama's decision to attack Syria has collapsed, along with the credibility of government claims, the administration has fallen back on a standard pretext for war crimes when all else fails: the credibility of the threats of the self-designated policeman of the world. Votes: 2

I do support artists standing by their beliefs and walking with integrity. We have to find a better way to commercially exploit music while giving artists their proper respect. This cannot be done while taking their contributions for granted or trying to control the scope of their growth and power through threats and fear tactics. Votes: 2

I had a vague idea of the song's impact in the '60s, but that was tempered by the hate mail and threats I was receiving. It was only about ten years ago, when I finally put it back in my show because so many people were asking for it, that I understood 'Society's Child' real impact. Votes: 2

People say you should do it this way, someone else suggests that, yes, there's financing, but maybe you should use this actor. And there are the threats, at the end - if you don't do it this way, you'll lose your box office; if you don't do it that way, you'll never get financed again... 35, 40 years of this, you get beat up. Votes: 2

I do not doubt that services like social games and coupons bring delight to people's lives, and I mean no disrespect to the hard work that has made them possible. But in the face of threats to humanity's future on the one hand and the extraordinary potential of mankind on the other, at some point we must ask: are we capable of more? Votes: 2

Direct threats require decisive action. Votes: 0

To freemen, threats are impotent. Votes: 0

I eat death threats for breakfast! Votes: 0

The brave are parsimonious of threats. Votes: 0

Loud threats often indicate deep fears Votes: 0

It's never fun to read death threats. Votes: 0

My own death threats have declined considerably. Votes: 0

I've had death threats, if you can imagine. Votes: 0

Cats, as you know, are quite impervious to threats. Votes: 0

Advertising - a judicious mixture of flattery and threats. Votes: 0

Advertising - A judicious mixture of flattery and threats. Votes: 0

Yes, we get death threats every week... from the Muslims. Votes: 0

Even a faithful mistress can be bent by constant threats. Votes: 0

Yes, we get death threats every week... from the Muslims. Votes: 0

No more wars, no more bloodshed, and no more threats. Votes: 0

He who does not fear death cares naught for threats. Votes: 0

Empty threats are for dreamers. And I fancy myself a realist. Votes: 0

I've always had life threats, and they've always been for real. Votes: 0

Only a fool makes threats, and only another fool feels threatened. Votes: 0

Our dear country, Iran, throughout history has been subject to threats. Votes: 0

Backs dialogue for solving disputes and not military power and threats. Votes: 0

Emotional blackmails and psychological threats are the feces of a rotten soul. Votes: 0

Brainstorm new interfaces that could introduce opportunities or threats to your business. Votes: 0

The international community will not accept such threats to the political process. Votes: 0

Without constant activity, the threats of life will soon overwhelm the values. Votes: 0

A bully is not reasonable - he is persuaded only by threats. Votes: 0

I love threats. They make great quotes. Is that recorder working, Irene? Votes: 0

I learned to trust the threats of enemies before the promises of friends. Votes: 0

She viewed ethnic cleansing, famine and genocide as direct threats to her furniture. Votes: 0

To freemen, threats are impotent. [Lat., Nulla enim minantis auctoritas apud liberos est.] Votes: 0

I believe global warming and climate change are real threats to our planet. Votes: 0

You can get people to work by using threats or by promising rewards. Votes: 0

We are dealing with treachery and threats, which accompanied the establishment of Israel. Votes: 0

When I played baseball I got death threats all the time--from my mother. Votes: 0

For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats. Votes: 0

Personally, I'm not afraid of a robot uprising. The benefits far outweigh the threats. Votes: 0

Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats. Votes: 0

The United States faces no serious military threats today, yet is constantly at war. Votes: 0

The real terrorist threats are George W. Bush and his band of brown-shirted thugs. Votes: 0

I don't operate under threats. Full stop. I don't. I don't buckle to pressure. Votes: 0

Please go on, make your threats. I don't like to submit to mere implication. Votes: 0

None of the threats to the global commons will be solved by building walls. Votes: 0

An overstretched military undermines homeland security and our ability to meet threats around the world. Votes: 0

Carloads of tourists would photograph the family mailbox, and there was weird mail, death threats. Votes: 0

Equally, the Internet interprets attempts at proprietary control as threats and mobilizes to defeat them. Votes: 0

Demands for equality for women are threats to men's self-esteem and sense of sexual turf. Votes: 0

Demands for equality for women are threats to men's self-esteem and sense of sexual turf. Votes: 0

Disapproving and boycotting is the Quranic thing to do, whereas violence and threats are not. Votes: 0

I see no constitutional problems with the identification, staving off and defusing of outside threats. Votes: 0

I have in mind repeated statements by Japanese military men containing threats against other states. Votes: 0

Our evolutionary psychology preconditions us not to respond to threats which can be postponed until later. Votes: 0

We should differentiate between criminals who make violent threats online, and trolls who are just arseholes Votes: 0

We get death threats, kidnapping threats. The press criticizes my weight. It's just the English way. Votes: 0

Madness alone is truly terrifying, inasmuch as you cannot placate it by threats, persuasion, or bribes. Votes: 0

The Gospel acts without threats... it teaches us about the supreme goodwill of God towards us. Votes: 0

You can trust me to keep my word. I always keep my word, promises or threats. Votes: 0

There were not so many physical threats that could not be countered with a decent hammer. Votes: 0

Kids threw rocks at me, told me I was ugly and left death threats in my locker. Votes: 0

Writing is a fine therapy for people who are perpetually scared of nameless threats... for jittery people. Votes: 0

Progressives are overreacting .Underreacting, though, to the - what the real threats are, and the real opportunities. Votes: 0

Unless physicians stand together to fight threats and injustices, our practices cannot remain viable in the future. Votes: 0

By all means, avoid words"”threats, complaints, justification, narratives, reframing, attempts to win arguments, supplications; avoid words! Votes: 0

My enemies are everywhere. And sometimes, those we least suspect turn out to be our biggest threats. Votes: 0

And let us be frank, the security threats that emanate from our ports come from foreign cargo. Votes: 0

The problem was to get judges who were not afraid to prosecute Saddam despite intimidation and threats. Votes: 0

The threats against democracy today are in general completely normal. They walk around in costume and tie. Votes: 0

One of the greatest threats facing book publishing, and the entire country for that matter, is censorship. Votes: 0

The police came to me to say I had death threats and that I had to be careful! Votes: 0

You ever get any death threats? How about ex-husbands or ex-boyfriends? You run over anyone recently?" ~ Morelli Votes: 0

Nor think thou with wind Of æry threats to awe whom yet with deeds Thou canst not. Votes: 0

Is Stephen Harper using the imagined fear of widespread security threats to score political points before the next election? Votes: 0

Have I gotten any threats? All I get is threats. I get at least six or seven a day. Votes: 0

I believe man-made climate change is one of the most serious threats that this country and this world face. Votes: 0

We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans, and confront the worst threats before they emerge. Votes: 0

There are real threats but there's a difference between recognizing real threats and an irrational kind of apocalyptic threat. Votes: 0

Our unborn never got to grow, never got to see what's, next, In this world full of countless threats. Votes: 0

It is dangerous to exist in the world. To exist is to be threatened. We must live with threats. Votes: 0

I was not frightened as they were, for the very violence of his threats showed how weak he was. Votes: 0

Can you imagine a life with no fear? What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? Votes: 0

Now sod off back to your own world, you motherless scum, and save your threats for those who care. Votes: 0

My guard stood hard when abstract threats, too noble to neglect, deceived me into thinking, I had something to protect. Votes: 0

The expansion and sophistication of transnational crime represents one of the most dangerous threats we confront in the next millennium. Votes: 0

We need a foreign policy that distinguishes America's friends from her enemies, and recognizes the true threats that we face. Votes: 0

While I agree that homegrown terrorism and the jihadist threat deserve continuing attention, a single-minded approach ignores all other threats. Votes: 0

If you live with death threats, you need friends. So you have to risk that they might spy on you. Votes: 0

Nixon did have a secret plan, and I knew that it involved making threats of nuclear war to North Vietnam. Votes: 0

He who threatens us will find us deaf to his threats. We are willing to listen only to rational arguments. Votes: 0

For some reason, Beck's unexpected kindness was hard to bear - it made tears prick my eyes where Jack's threats hadn't. Votes: 0

Let me remind you all that the first task of American foreign policy is to reduce threats to the United States. Votes: 0

The fact of the matter is that the United States faces real threats from criminals, terrorists, spies, and malicious cyber actors. Votes: 0

See the inevitable changes not as threats but as opportunities that can deepen our understanding and bring us wisdom and growth. Votes: 0

I think we're never fully protected, but I think we need to do everything we can to stop threats to us. Votes: 0

History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure. Votes: 0

As you can see, even when [Adolf] Hitler desires to speak for peace, he cannot dispense with threats. This is symptomatic. Votes: 0

Ah, March! we know thou art Kind-hearted, spite of ugly looks and threats, And, out of sight, art nursing April's violets! Votes: 0

Given the genocidal belligerence of Iranian threats against Israel, it is hard to take issue with Israel's right to preemptive self-defense. Votes: 0

Managing risk is very different from managing strategy. Risk management focuses on the negative-threats and failures rather than opportunities and successes. Votes: 0

The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Votes: 0

Jail threats did not dissuade Martin Luther King - and intergenerational justice is a moral issue of comparable magnitude to civil rights. Votes: 0

Climate change poses clear, catastrophic threats. We may not agree on the extent, but we certainly can't afford the risk of inaction. Votes: 0

People with high assurance in their capabilities approach difficult tasks as challenges to be mastered rather than as threats to be avoided. Votes: 0

Instant communication is not communication at all but merely a frantic, trivial, nerve-wracking bombardment of cliches, threats, fads, fashions, gibberish and advertising. Votes: 0

Allowing the U.S. government to intimidate its people with threats of retaliation for revealing wrongdoing is contrary to the public interest. Votes: 0

I strongly reject threats by any member state to destroy another or outrageous attempts to deny historical facts such as the Holocaust. Votes: 0

When legitimately constituted state authority stands down in the face of armed threats, the very foundation of the republic is in danger. Votes: 0

Diplomacy has more to do with (credible) threats than with sweet reason. And threats from America are a lot more credible, nowadays. Votes: 0

Journalist: 'Have you received any death threats?' Harry Redknapp: 'Only from the wife when I didn't do the washing up!'. Votes: 0

Thanks to the tabloid campaigns I have many death threats and I was very pleased to get another one the other day. Votes: 0

I've had death threats, but I've never been fearful for my life. Although I have traveled with security since the '60s. Votes: 0

The arts can do more to sustain the peace than all the wars, the armaments, and the threats and warnings of politicians. Votes: 0

the more aware they become,however vaugely,of ambitions & of threats which transcend their immediate locales, the more trapped they seem to feel. Votes: 0

I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate. Votes: 0

We should respect each other as rational beings by trying to achieve our goals through reason and persuasion rather than threats and coercion. Votes: 0

We have serious enemies and growing threats around the world. Unfortunately, we have an administration whose idea of a rogue state is Arizona. Votes: 0

Since I've become more observant of how bikes and cars interact, I've decided that bicyclists have two major safety threats: cars and themselves. Votes: 0

Fire hath its force abated by water, not by wind; and anger must be allayed by cold words, and not by blustering threats. Votes: 0

If you can't force or are unwilling to force your people to follow you, with or without threats, you are not a leader. Votes: 0

Ironically, one of the clearer threats to consumer privacy is the government's largely unchecked ability to collect your sensitive information without due process. Votes: 0

In today's interdependent world, a threat to one becomes a menace to all. And no state can defeat these challenges and threats alone. Votes: 0

I have always felt that violence was the last refuge of the incompetent, and empty threats the last sanctuary of the terminally inept. Votes: 0

To the extent that Israel does face threats, like from say Hamas or Hezbollah, those are threats that do not jeopardise Israel's existence. Votes: 0

My own center, my Kingdom Center, which is the highest priced tower in Saudi Arabia, was vacated twice because of terrorist attacks, terrorist threats. Votes: 0

Evolution teaches us the original purpose of language was to ritualize men's threats and curses, his spells to compel the gods; communication came later. Votes: 0

It was a defeat, resorting to crude threats in a game of subtlety, but sometimes one must sacrifice a battle to win the war. Votes: 0

America is facing some major threats. Cyber warfare, Islamic terror and Russia, does it sound terrible? It sounds like the end of the world. Votes: 0

I looked at him. "You really need to work on your threats. I can't tell if you're threatening me or inviting me for tea. Votes: 0

Iran's continued pursuit of nuclear weapons, support for international terrorist organizations, and abhorrent human rights practices pose one of the greatest threats to global security. Votes: 0

Detente is a readiness to resolve differences and conflicts not by force, not by threats and sabre-rattling, but by peaceful means, at the conference table. Votes: 0

Many of our threats are imaginary. The habits and even obsessions that we develop to keep them away are destructive and undermine our moods constantly. Votes: 0

I have come to believe that politicians are in the business of 'marketing' their product to the public, by exaggerating threats and over-selling government solutions. Votes: 0

Let's remember that our leadership is defined not just by our defence against threats, but by the enormous opportunities to do good and promote understanding. Votes: 0

The Sea Shepherd crew is doing what governments should be doing, but refuse to do themselves, because of the threats of trade retaliation from Japan. Votes: 0

There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats, For I am armed so strong in honesty That they pass by me as the idle wind Votes: 0

I am not afraid of death threats, but I am appalled that so many people are capable of so much wrong spelling and fractured grammar! Votes: 0

Is real, it is serious, it is growing, and it constitutes one of the greatest threats to our national security and, indeed, to global security. Votes: 0

We need to fight the plague of the uninsured the way we have fought other threats to our way of life and our basic values. Votes: 0

Talk about threats to national security -- how about government so big, so complicated and so unmanageable, it cant get out of its own way? Votes: 0

...I made some more threats. I've got this big knife back here." He poked his thumb over his shoulder. "It attracts a lot of attention sometimes. Votes: 0

Satan fools and feigns, blows and bluffs, and we so often take his threats to heart and forget the "exceeding greatness of God's power to us. Votes: 0

His eyes widened just a bit, his lips flexed. I realized he was trying not to laugh. I hate it when people find my threats amusing. Votes: 0

But as the arms-control scholar Thomas Schelling once noted, two things are very expensive in international life: promises when they succeed and threats when they fail. Votes: 0

The partnership between the United States and Egypt is crucial to both countries, and it can't be predicated on political manipulation and threats of withholding aid. Votes: 0

The wisdom that comes from being conscious of the real threats to you and your mission will sharpen your deliberateness in decision & choice-making, associations and positioning. Votes: 0

There are cyber threats out there, this is a dangerous world, and we have to be safe, we have to be secure no matter the cost. Votes: 0

I'm not someone who usually sends out threats. I warn only once. The day they touch one of my men, the rule of law is over. Votes: 0

Bush and Inhofe will go down in history with other leaders such as Herbert Hoover and Neville Chamberlain who were blind to their nation's gravest threats. Votes: 0

We believe US threats of an approaching World War III and their use of Iran's nuclear issue as an excuse is another form of American insanity. Votes: 0

Obama really does recognize the threats that are out there; I think he understands the world. He understands the role of America in that troubled world. Votes: 0

The law I sign today directs new funds and new focus to the task of collecting vital intelligence on terrorist threats and on weapons of mass production. Votes: 0

...nuclear threats and nuclear weapons are the last argument of weak, stressed and irresponsible politicians. People must act very quicky to stop the movement to nuclear war. Votes: 0

The words, gestures, and threats of our officers were thrown away upon men who had lost all presence of mind and only longed for absence of body. Votes: 0

When it comes to setting national priorities, determining threats, defining challenges, and fashioning and implementing foreign and defense policies, the United States and Europe have parted ways. Votes: 0

As more and more people awaken to the threats against our basic rights online, we must start a debate - everywhere - about the web we want. Votes: 0

That's what civilization sometimes did to threats, real or perceived. They walled them off. Us against them. Survival of the fittest. You die so I can live. Votes: 0

Whenever Canada moves to protect its own industries and people, it is subjected to violent attacks in the U.S. Congress and to threats of economic retaliation. Votes: 0

See yourself reacting to threats, not by running away or evading them, but by meeting them, dealing with them, grappling with them in an aggressive intelligent manner. Votes: 0

One of the most important thing in families, both for children and spouses, is never to close off possibilities - particularly never to make demands or threats. Votes: 0

We can transform reality to the extent that we influence what happens in consciousness and thus free ourselves from the threats and blandishments of the outside world. Votes: 0

I gave him a bored look. I had been threatened many times before and had learned that the men who didn't make verbal threats were the most dangerous. Votes: 0

We are not good at recognizing distant threats even if their probability is 100%. Society ignoring [peak oil] is like the people of Pompeii ignoring the rumblings below Vesuvius. Votes: 0

If religion and churches are truly threats to our liberties, how did those liberties survive, and in such healthy condition, all those years of classroom prayer and Bible-reading? Votes: 0

I had many, many, many death threats. I couldn't open letters for a long time, because they all had to be opened by either the FBI or somebody. Votes: 0

I have had to pay a price for leaving Islam and for speaking out. I have to pay for round-the-clock security because of the death threats against me. Votes: 0

Americans in all places and levels of government have begun to consider the areas where we need to prepare ourselves from future threats, including the latest weapon: bio-terror. Votes: 0

Our [American] leaders are so socialized as to address militarized threats by acting on the basis of a militarized mentality that the deep roots of problems are ignored. Votes: 0

One becomes gradually accustomed to a new realization of the nature of 'happiness': one has to assume happiness when Fate does not carry out all its threats simultaneously. Votes: 0

The globalization that has swept away the barriers to the movement of goods, ideas and people has also swept with it barriers that confined and localized security threats. Votes: 0

When we respond to threats immediately and take action right away, it's usually the threats that we're hard-wired to respond to, the kinds of things that our ancestors survived. Votes: 0

As long as anger, paranoia and misinformation drive our political debate, there are unhinged souls among us who will feel justified in turning to violent remedies for imagined threats. Votes: 0

Our Creator has given us five senses to help us survive threats from the external world, and a sixth sense, our healing system, to help us survive internal threats. Votes: 0

The religious is any activity pursued in behalf of an ideal end against obstacles and in spite of threats of personal loss because of its general and enduring value. Votes: 0

He felt his heart roll, exposing its underbelly. Nothing he could do about that. He was equipped to eliminate threats, protect and serve. Not to love. Never to love. Votes: 0

Terrorism kills far fewer people than cigarettes, or alcohol, or car accidents. But we don't see ourselves restructuring society and lives in order to make those threats go away. Votes: 0

Our survival as a human community may depend as much upon our nurture of love in infancy and childhood as upon the protection of our society from external threats. Votes: 0

If (the West) shows its rigidity by making unjust decisions and putting their threats into practice, the Iranian people will not be the only ones to pay the price. Votes: 0

[I'm a conscious parent] when I stay away from fear-based control tactics - punishment, yelling and threats and I'm seeking more enlightened ways to create boundries with my child. Votes: 0

Frankly, when you twin the language of assassination threats with Donald Trump's suggestion that a Hillary Clinton electoral victory would be illegitimate, it scares the hell out of me. Votes: 0

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men to abstain from threats and insulting words toward anyone, for neither diminishes the strength of the enemy. Votes: 0

We must not condemn to frustration those whose job it is to protect us by failing to provide them with the necessary resources to meet the threats they face. Votes: 0

The cooperation of navies from around the world promises high tactical value for the ships, aircraft, and divers involved; while demonstrating international resolve in defending maritime security against potential threats. Votes: 0

False hope can lead to intemperate choices and flawed decision making. True hope takes into account the real threats that exist and seeks to navigate the best path around them. Votes: 0

I had a slightly inferior endgame that probably should have been drawn, but Kortchnoi kept torturing me with little threats until finally, exhausted and exasperated, I made a losing mistake. Votes: 0

More academics should blog, post videos, post audio, post lectures, offer articles and more. You'll enjoy it: I've had threats and blackmail, abuse, smears and formal complaints with forged documentation. Votes: 0

The Enlightenment dream is a good one. The idea that people should rationally appreciate their place in nature, assess threats and possibilities, and regulate their behavior in response is inspiring. Votes: 0

Humans have a proven track record in taking over planes by the use of threats, which work because the legitimate pilots value their own lives and those of their passengers. Votes: 0

The Middle East is replete with both new and old threats. One should not underestimate these threats, but not be alarmed by them either. Israel is stronger today than ever. Votes: 0

I have had fatwas issued against me, some three in Bangladesh and another five in India. I will not be cowed by these threats and shall fight for my rights. Votes: 0

If you asked me to name the three scariest threats facing the human race, I would give the same answer that most people would: nuclear war, global warming and Windows Votes: 0

If you asked me to name the three scariest threats facing the human race, I would give the same answer that most people would: nuclear war, global warming and Windows. Votes: 0

The applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes. Votes: 0

The greatest threats to North Dakota are policies coming out of Washington, D.C. I see it every day and feel a sense of responsibility to do something about it. Votes: 0

I am convinced that there are more threats to American liberty within the 10 mile radius of my office on Capitol Hill than there are on the rest of the globe. Votes: 0

In this time of challenge, I am asking the prime minister to address Congress on the grave threats radical Islam and Iran pose to our security and way of life. Votes: 0

I face the world as it is and cannot stand idle in the face of threats to the American people. For make no mistake, evil does exist in the world. Votes: 0

Israel cannot continue to exist in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity without threats and aggression. If this regime stays on one inch of Palestine's soil, it will continue its threats. Votes: 0

I want to make sure that, not only in the Republican Party but in the body politic as a whole, people are aware of threats that remain to the United States. Votes: 0

Jehovah was not a moral god. He had all the vices and he lacked all the virtues. He generally carried out all his threats, but he never faithfully kept a promise. Votes: 0

Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats or violence. But many men who are not cowards are simply unprepared for the fact of human savagery. Votes: 0

Our top focus - protecting our Nation - must go beyond homeland preparedness; America will only be secure if we deal with threats before they happen, not just after they happen. Votes: 0

To advocate a New Order was to seek freedom and respect for peoples without prejudice, and to seek a stable basis for the existence all peoples, equally, and free of threats. Votes: 0

Devastation could arise insidiously, rather than suddenly, through unsustainable pressure on energy supplies, food, water and other natural resources. Indeed, these pressures are the prime 'threats without enemies' that confront us. Votes: 0

To advocate a New Order was to seek freedom and respect for peoples without prejudice, and to seek a stable basis for the existence all peoples, equally, and free of threats Votes: 0

The 'Bourne' movies are great in their own ways; it introduces a whole other sort of allegory about the Bush years. The secrecy and the threats of a big global organization. Votes: 0

There are lots of threats to you in the world. There's the threat of a heart attack for genetic reasons. You can't sit there and worry about everything. Get a life. Votes: 0

Just like watering the field will cause both the desired seed and the undesirable weed to germinate, the opportunities for your mission in life will be equally presented with real-life threats. Votes: 0

My recent activities have been concentrated on criticism on and actions against Japan's and worldwide plutonium programs, since it is, as I believe, one of the greatest threats to the world... Votes: 0

We will not be able to meet the challenges of integration and the threats posed by international terrorism. If we want to prevent attacks, we'll need more information and better integration. Votes: 0

Extremism in defense of liberty is not a vice, but I denounce political extremism, of the left or the right, based on duplicity, falsehood, fear, violence and threats when they endanger liberty. Votes: 0

Violence against judges and threats of violence against Judges is on the rise and it is no laughing matter. When leaders attempt to rationalize this violence, it only makes the problem worse. Votes: 0

When gentle persuasion [of children] falls on deaf ears, we resort to ridicule and rebuke. Then we return to threats and punishment. This is the modus operandi of a mutual frustration society. Votes: 0

Whether it's threats to Medicare, cuts in education spending, or Internet privacy, the ramifications got young people out to vote and should be enough to keep them involved in our political system. Votes: 0

I am committed to ensure that our intelligence community, law enforcement, medical professionals, and military have the information and funding needed to protect the American people from threats at home and abroad. Votes: 0

We should all have greater freedoms to define and pursue our lives without pathologization, de-realization, harassment, threats of violence, violence, and criminalization. I join in the struggle to realize such a world. Votes: 0

In the first 50 years of the filibuster, it was used only 35 times. But the last Congress alone had 112 cloture motions filed, plus threats of more. This is the tyranny of the minority. Votes: 0

In Congress, I am focused on the effects of climate change, including ocean acidification and sea-level rise - both of which are threats to healthy oceans that sustain life on- and off-shore. Votes: 0

Enforcement is the long overdue step to protect our Nation from external threats in a time of war. And then once we do that, we can effectively discuss a guest worker program. Votes: 0

It is obvious that humanity faces existential threats of a global nature. They are global in the sense that is not possible to deal with them unless we resort to global governance. Votes: 0

In a world of asynchronous threats, it is too dangerous for there not to be some way to identify you. We need a [verified] name service for people. Governments will demand it. Votes: 0

One of the biggest threats to success is success itself. When you get a little bit ahead, it's all too easy to become complacent and to quickly lose what you have gained. Votes: 0

The man who is just and resolute will not be moved from his settled purpose, either by the misdirected rage of his fellow citizens, or by the threats of an imperious tryant. Votes: 0

We stand today on the edge of a new frontier - the frontier of the 1960's - a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils - a frontier of unfulfilled hopes and threats. Votes: 0

There is something so ludicrous in promises of good or threats of evil a great way off as to render the whole subject with which they are connected easily turned into ridicule. Votes: 0

Empty threats are often worse than saying nothing at all. It's like leading from behind. Eventually, no one thinks you're leading at all. And after a while, no one is even listening. Votes: 0

The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq - but to rebuild our capacity to meet national security threats globally. Votes: 0

I had life threats, because people accused me of approaching Brando as God and his son was Jesus. I literally had people saying my blood would run in the streets for doing that. Votes: 0

Nuclear doctrine consists of thinking the unthinkable. It involves making threats and promising retaliation that is cruel and destructive beyond imagining. But it has its purpose: to prevent war in the first place. Votes: 0

I won't forget the hood. I won't forget the days of catching a bullet on the way to the mailbox or bricks with death threats that somehow made their way through the window. Votes: 0

Indeed there are many competent people who are plagued by a sense of inefficacy, and many less competent ones who remain unperturbed by impending threats because they are self-assured of their coping capabilities Votes: 0

My job is thick with risks, threats, occasional violence and sometimes the necessary folly that sometimes courts humiliation and ridicule. But I don't care. I see myself as the dean of American paparazzi. Votes: 0

I great difficulty having any respect for a religion that has so little confidence in the truth of its beliefs that it feels reduced to using threats in order to propagate those beliefs. Votes: 0

If there are threats to the United States, then I would of course go back to the president and make a recommendation that may include the use of U.S. military ground force. Votes: 0

My family has had to move and change their name and have been subject to threats from right wing blogs calling for my son, for example, to be killed to get at me. Votes: 0

John Kerry told Tom Ridge he was too busy to receive a Homeland Security briefing. I thought that was odd, since you're not supposed to ignore terrorist threats until after you become president. Votes: 0

Scientists are being portrayed by much of the power structure in politics and business as having a vested interest - that they're just out to get more grant money by exaggerating the threats. Votes: 0

It would be nice to avoid the world, to leave it and all its threats and unhappiness. Not to die or anything like that, but to find a place of solitude and solace. Votes: 0

Sometimes when family members least deserve love, they need it most. Love is not appropriately expressed in threats, accusations, expressions of disappointment, or retaliation. Real love takes time, patience, help, and continuing performances. Votes: 0

It is a sound interpretive rule...that anything that cannot be accomplished except with the aid of threats or the actual exercise of violence against unoffending persons cannot be beneficial to one and all. Votes: 0

As the Chief of the Defence Staff says, you don't defend on the goal line. Defending the interests of the U.K. means tackling threats early and at source, and that means intervening overseas. Votes: 0

Since its enactment in the weeks following the September 11 terrorist attacks, the tools in the Patriot Act have been used by law enforcement to stop more than 400 terrorist threats to our families and communities. Votes: 0

Life is easier when you can write off others as monsters, demon, as horrible threats that must be hated and feared the thing is you can't do that without becoming them, just a little. Votes: 0

Of course we [with Angela Merkel] discussed our commitment to meeting shared security challenges from countering cyber threats to ensuring that Iran continues to live up to the terms of the Iran nuclear deal. Votes: 0

Food insecurity and hunger are serious threats to children's health, growth, and development. The idea of not being able to put plentiful, nutritious food on the table for my girls is a horrifying thought. Votes: 0

Public discourse has been polluted now for decades by corporate-funded disinformation - not just with climate change but with a host of health, environmental and societal threats. The implications for the planet are grim. Votes: 0

It is clear that no one will achieve any kind of objective through the force of violence, and that no one will make Spaniards yield to threats of guns, whoever may be holding them Votes: 0

I must say the Linux community is a lot nicer than the Unix community. A negative comment on Unix would warrent death threats. With Linux, it is like stirring up a nest of butterflies. Votes: 0

An element of virtually every national security threat and crime problem the FBI faces is cyber-based or facilitated. We face sophisticated cyber threats from state-sponsored hackers, hackers for hire, organized cyber syndicates, and terrorists. Votes: 0

Having a big gay following, I get hate mail and threats. Some people are blind or ignorant, and you can't be that prejudiced and hateful and go through this world and still be happy. Votes: 0

Perceived self-efficacy in coping with potential threats leads people to approach such situations anxiously, and experience of disruptive arousal may further lower their sense of efficacy that they will be able to perform skillfully Votes: 0

Agricultural demand for water - probably the largest threat to freshwater species - continues to increase. ... Meanwhile, threats to terrestrial biodiversity - primarily the conversion of habitat to agricultural uses ... - have not diminished. Votes: 0

The long conflict between Israel and Palestine has, for better or worse, become the world's conflict. It permanently destabilizes the Middle East, blocks the settlement of urgent crises, and intensifies looming threats to the West. Votes: 0

In the urgent aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, with more attacks thought to be imminent, analysts wanted to use 'contact chaining' techniques to build what the NSA describes as network graphs of people who represented potential threats. Votes: 0

When twenty years of the Moon's reign have passed another will take up his reign for seven thousand years. When the exhausted Sun takes up his cycle then my prophecy and threats will be accomplished. Votes: 0

In order to be successful against each of these threats, we have to have a presence overseas, work closely not only with our counterparts in the law enforcement community, but also with the intelligence community. Votes: 0

Where do these arms come from, these Saturday night specials that constitute the instrument of threats in bank robberies, or the hand grenades used by terrorists? How can their sales and their import be permitted? Votes: 0

Oh threats of Hell and Hopes of Paradise!One thing at least is certain - This Life flies;One thing is certain and the rest is Lies -The Flower that once has blown forever dies. Votes: 0

But to say that Sarah Palin and the tea party movement is responsible for vandalism or threats is just a way to dismiss the American people and, and their dissatisfaction with this health care bill. Votes: 0

The bitter attacks I faced were far worse than any fighter I ever faced in the ring. The caustic remarks, the threats to injure me, the shots at my character-fighting those were my toughest battle. Votes: 0

But to say that Sarah Palin and the tea party movement is responsible for vandalism or threats is just a way to dismiss the American people and, and their dissatisfaction with this health care bill Votes: 0

As soon as the guards where gone, I lay down on my stone bench and dumped the king and his threats out of my head without ceremony. They were too unpleasant to worry over anyway. Votes: 0

The gist of what Mayor Giuliani said -- that the President has shown himself to be completely unable to speak the truth about the nature of the threats from these ISIS terrorists - is true. Votes: 0

Enslavement is when one person completely controls another person, uses violence or violent threats to maintain that control, exploits them economically, and pays them effectively nothing. Trafficking in persons is a process of enslaving someone. Votes: 0