Threat Quotes - Page 37

• It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change, that lives within the means available and works co-operatively against common threats.

  Charles Darwin

  Mean, Intelligent, Survival

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• Income and wealth inequality have reached obscene levels, the threat of climate change is more frightening than ever, and the billionaire class is now allowed to spend unlimited amounts of money to buy the candidate they want. And it is up to us to stand up and fight back. If we stand together, there is no limit to what we can accomplish.

  Bernie Sanders

  Fighting, Class, Together

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• "Little Brother" sounds an optimistic warning. It extrapolates from current events to remind us of the ever-growing threats to liberty. But it also notes that liberty ultimately resides in our individual attitudes and
  actions. In our increasingly authoritarian world, I especially hope that teenagers and young adults will read it - and then persuade their peers, parents and teachers to follow suit.

  Dan Gillmor

  Teacher, Brother, Attitude

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• The greatest gift you can give someone is the space to be his or herself, without the threat of you leaving.

  Kai Greene

  Space, Giving, Leaving

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• To go into Ukraine and to take over, to invade Crimea, is a huge step. And [Russian President Vladimir Putin] would only have done it with a president who has shown from the very beginning that [President Obama] is living in a fantasy world...They imagine the world as a new interconnected world where climate change is the biggest threat and they are shocked that the Russians actually are interested in territory.

  Charles Krauthammer

  Ukraine, President, Climate

  "Comrade Putin explains it all" By Chris Stirewalt, www.foxnews.com. March 4, 2014.

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• Threats alone, are the weapons of the threatened man.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Men, Weapons, Threatened

  Leonardo Da Vinci “The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci”, Lulu.com

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• The Iranian regime supports violent extremists and challenges us across the region. It pursues a nuclear capability that could spark a dangerous arms race and raise the prospect of a transfer of nuclear know-how to terrorists. Its president denies the Holocaust and threatens to wipe Israel off the map. The danger from Iran is grave, it is real.

  Barack Obama

  Real, Israel, Iran

  "The Iranian Revolution". "Rear Vision" with Annabelle Quince, www.abc.net.au. February 11, 2009.

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• I've long been against illegal aliens, partly because they distract us from an even bigger threat: real aliens.

  Stephen Colbert

  Real, Long, Aliens

  "Stephen Colbert for U.S. Senate! (Seriously)" by Dean Obeidallah, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 12, 2012.

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• One of the greatest threats to your husband's position of priority would be if you were to earnestly pursue a career... If you finally reach a pinnacle of success, you would overshadow him and make him feel unimportant.

  Helen Andelin

  Husband, Careers, Priorities

  Helen Andelin (2013). “Fascinating Womanhood: The Updated Edition of the Classic Bestseller That Shows You How to Strengthen our Marriage and Enrich Your Life”, p.99, Bantam

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• There is no greater threat to our devotion to Christ than our service for Christ.

  Oswald Chambers

  Christ, Devotion, Greater

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

  Elizabeth May

  Political, Next, Election

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• In the early 1970s, the northern hemisphere appeared to have been cooling at an alarming rate. There was frequent talk of a new ice age. Books and documentaries appeared, hypothesizing a snowblitz or sporting titles such as The Cooling. Even the CIA got into the act, sponsoring several meetings and writing a controversial report warning of threats to American security from the potential collapse of Third World Governments in the wake of climate change.

  Stephen Schneider

  Book, Writing, World Government

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• The dramatic importance of climate changes to the world’s future has been dangerously underestimated by many, often because we have been lulled by modern technology into thinking we have conquered nature. This well-written book points out in clear language that the climatic threat could be as awesome as any we might face, and that massive world-wide actions to hedge against that threat deserve immediate consideration.

  Stephen Schneider

  Book, Thinking, Technology

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• We still live with this unbelievable threat over our heads of nuclear war. I mean, are we stupid? Do we think that the nuclear threat has gone, that the nuclear destruction of the planet is not imminent? It's a delusion to think it's gone away.

  Kevin Costner

  War, Stupid, Mean

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• A competitive threat is not the same thing as an antitrust violation… It is difficult to make out FairSearch’s precise antitrust arguments. There are alternatives to ITA’s software: both the GDSs but also upstarts such as the U.K.’s Everbread Ltd., which has relationships with 60 low-cost carriers, and Vayant Travel Technologies LLC of New York. It isn’t clear, therefore, that competition would be reduced even if Googled didn’t honor ITA’s contracts with other travel companies.

  Peter Gallagher

  New York, Technology, Competition

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• If there is no direct threat why are we invading?

  Dustin Hoffman

  Direct, Invading, Ifs

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• I've made it clear for years that the threat from Iran is grave.

  Barack Obama

  Iran, Years, Made

  "The Case Against Obama - In His Own Words" by Lorie Byrd, www.realclearpolitics.com. August 22, 2008.

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• Think about it: Iran, Cuba, Venezuela - these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Thinking, Iran

  "McCain criticizes Obama on foreign policies". www.nytimes.com. May 20, 2008.

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• The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation. As commander in chief, the president does have a duty to protect and defend the United States. In instances of self-defense, the president would be within his constitutional authority to act before advising Congress or seeking its consent.

  Barack Obama

  Military, Self, President

  Boston Globe, December 20, 2007.

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• That, by the way, is perhaps the most ludicrous comment I've ever heard, that climate change is a bigger threat to our country than radical Islamic terrorism.

  Jeb Bush

  Country, Islamic, Climate

  "Jeb calls Obama comment linking climate change to terrorism 'perhaps the most ludicrous comment I've ever heard'". www.dailymail.co.uk. November 25, 2015.

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• I've never liked talking about my personal life, ever. Ever since I was 20, I've lived in a kind of public arena; and there have been stalkers, blackmailers, death threats, physical violence and threats to friends of mine, colleagues of mine, to myself.

  Timothy Dalton

  Talking, Violence, Arena

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• [Insurgents] pose no strategic threat to the United States or to the Coalition Forces.

  Paul Bremer

  United States, Politics, Force

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• There has been no case made - based on anything other than speculation - that Iraq poses a threat.

  Scott Ritter

  Iraq, Politics, Made

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• It borders on irresponsibility when people get on television and start talking that way when they should know better. They should do their homework, and they should report in a responsible manner. Unfortunately, it's a very competitive business, the business we're in, and there is a perception that by hyping up this threat, you draw people's attention.

  Miles O'Brien

  Ebola, Talking, People

  "PBS science reporter: Fox’s Ebola coverage is ‘a level of ignorance we should not allow’". www.rawstory.com. October 5, 2014.

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• Whatever new threats and challenges may emerge, our nation will be able to face them squarely, deal with them, and yet allow our people to continue to live free and unafraid. The decisions you make, the courage and creativity you bring to your responsibilities, will determine America's future. Liberty and our way of life are fragile gifts - their care is in your hands. We thank you for stepping forward to shoulder that immense responsibility. Your country is grateful, and proud of each of you.

  Donald Rumsfeld

  Education, Country, Grateful

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