48 Dangerous Quotes Explained

In a world where words carry immense power, certain quotes have the ability to evoke strong emotions, provoke thought, and even incite action. These are not your everyday sayings, but rather, phrases that challenge the status quo and dare to tread on controversial grounds. Whether sourced from history’s most influential figures or contemporary voices that boldly speak out, these dangerous quotes spark debate and inspire both reverence and contention. In this post, we delve deep into a curated collection of the top 48 dangerous quotes, shedding light on their origins, meanings, and the impact they’ve had on society. Join us as we explore the potent combination of words and the ideas that make them so perilous yet profoundly influential.

1. “I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.” - David Gerrold

2. “The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.” - Albert Einstein

3. “There's nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place.” - Banksy

4. “The library is the worst group of people ever assembled in history. They're mean, conniving, rude, and extremely well-read, which makes them dangerous.” - Leslie Knope

5. “The deep woods can be very dangerous. Dangerous, dangerous, dangerous and weird. And weird weird.” - C.F.

6. “A certain wise man once said that God didn't play dice with the universe, but that man was wrong. Sometimes I think He must even try Russian roulette. ” - Daina Chaviano

7. “No one is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart: for his purity, by definition, is unassailable.” - James Baldwin

8. “Keep it Dangerous!” - Dangerous Lee

9. “The mayor was the most dangerous of individuals. He possessed, in equal amounts, unhealthy doses of charm and ambition. He was a driven opportunist.” - Marc Fitten

10. “Fashion is ephemeral, dangerous and unfair.” - Karl Lagerfeld

11. “An interval of meditation, serious and grateful, was the best corrective of everything dangerous.” - Jane Austen

12. “Living too much in one's head can be dangerous.” - Anna Godbersen

13. “It is dangerous to exist in the world. To exist is to be threatened. We must live with threats.” - Adam Levin

14. “Knowledge, like all things, is best in moderation," intoned the Will. "Knowing everything means you don't need to think, and that is very dangerous.” - Garth Nix

15. “He reads much;He is a great observer and he looksQuite through the deeds of men: he loves no plays,As thou dost, Antony; he hears no music;Seldom he smiles, and smiles in such a sortAs if he mock'd himself and scorn'd his spiritThat could be moved to smile at any thing.Such men as he be never at heart's easeWhiles they behold a greater than themselves,And therefore are they very dangerous.” - William Shakespeare

16. “With characteristic lack of false modesty, John once said to me, "My looks are a rough test of people. If they don't begin to see me beautiful when they have had a chance to learn, I know they're dead inside, and dangerous.” - Olaf Stapledon

17. “Even from a very early age, I knew I didn't want to miss out on anything life had to offer just because it might be considered dangerous.” - Nicole Kidman

18. “I just inhaled kimchi ramen. Nose on fire. Next chapter may be obscured by tears.” - MCM

19. “Perhpas if I call out to Rat he might hear," said the Mole to himself, but without much hope.Rat! Ratty! O Rat, please hear me!" he called out as loudly as he could, holding up his lantern as he did so, waving it about/ But the wind rushed and roared around him even more, and snatched his weak words away the moment they were they were uttered, and scattered them wildly and uselessly as if they were flakes of snow,Even worse, the light of the lantern began to gutter, and then, quiet suddenly, an extra strong gust of wind blew it out.Well then," said the daunted but resolute Mole, putting the spent lantern on the ground, "there's nothing else for it! Frozen rivers are dangerous thinngs, no doubt, but I must try to cross, despite the dangers."--The Willows in the Winter” - William Horwood

20. “Only when you are dangerous are you truly equal to the world.” - Daniel Hecht

21. “Tension, in the long run, is a more dangerous force than any feud known to man.” - Criss Jami

22. “Seemingly minor yet persistent things penetrate the mind over time making it difficult to ever realize the impact; hence, though quite unfortunate, the most dangerous forms of corruption are those that are subtle and below the radar.” - Criss Jami

23. “Two people whose opinion I respect told me that the word "Christian" would turn people off. This certainly says something about the state of Christianity today. I wouldn't mind if to be a Christian were accepted as being the dangerous thing which it is; I wouldn't mind if, when a group of Christians meet for bread and wine, we might well be interrupted and jailed for subversive activities; I wouldn't mind if, once again, we were being thrown to the lions. I do mind, desperately, that the word "Christian" means for so many people smugness, and piosity, and holier-than-thouness. Who today can recognize a Christian because of "how those Christians love one another?” - Madeleine L'Engle

24. “And I didn't tell mom what happened. She'd already warned me that bad things could hide in the most unlikely places.” - Lorraine Zago Rosenthal

25. “A boy is a dangerous animal.” - Lionel Shriver

26. “Expectations are dangerous when they are both too high and unformed.” - Lionel Shriver

27. “Danger followed in his wake . . . followed, because it wouldn’t dare get inhis way.” - Larissa Ione

28. “Sonunda insanları karıncalar gibi kalabalık ve nereye koşıştuğunu bilmeden çarpışıp duran önemsiz varlıklara benzetti.” - Oğuz Atay

29. “We are wolves, which are wild dogs, and this is our place in the city. We are small and our house is small on our small urban street. We can see the city and the train line and it's beautiful in its own dangerous way. Dangerous because it's shared and taken and fought for.That's the best way I can put it, and thinking about it, when I walk past the tiny houses on our street, I wonder about the stories inside them. I wonder hard, because houses must have walls and rooftops for a reason. My only query is the windows. Why do they have windows? Is it to let a glimpse of the world in? Or for us to see out?” - Markus Zusak

30. “does a sick society get so used to its illness that it can't remember being well? what if the memory is too dangerous for the people who like things the way they are?” - Neal Shusterman

31. “His father had told him time and again never to underestimate the power of something that could kill you.” - C.J. Hill

32. “You are a guardian ... arent you?"He nailed me with his eyes. "Yes.""So .... why are you with me?” - Georgia Kakalopoulou

33. “from a child in danger to a dangerous child” - Edward Humes

34. “My men are my references. They're waiting outside for the books. They're dangerous.""Men like that always are.” - Ray Bradbury

35. “He was abominable...and the most alluring, tortured soul I'd ever met.” - Becca Fitzpatrick

36. “I don't trust the ocean, either; it would kill me as soon as not. It doesn't mean I'm afraid of it.” - Maggie Stiefvater

37. “They may not look dangerous, but if angered [bowtruckles] will gouge out human eyes with their fingers, which, as you can see, are very sharp and not at all desirable near the eyeballs.” - J.K. Rowling

38. “Thought is more dangerous than you think.” - Wayne Gerard Trotman

39. “I didn't know if I still had it in me to be really dangerous, but I thought so. It's like knocking someone off a bike with a baseball bat; you never really lose the knack.” - Simon R. Green

40. “So many details came into focus. The shape of his lips, the line of his neck. “I’m not dangerous,” I breathed. He brought his face toward mine. “You are to me.” And somehow, against all reason, we were kissing. I closed my eyes, and the world around me faded.” - Richelle Mead

41. “You're like a half-tamed creature, still shy of the bridle. 'Except you enthrall me, never shall be free.' But freedom is an illusion, anyway.” - Nenia Campbell

42. “Just remember,” he told her. “If you run from me, I will pursue.” - Nenia Campbell

43. “But more than that, if you ally yourself with people who are prepared to fight to make a difference, then your life will always be in danger. I don't think it's fair to ever blame the person who makes the stand. Because the Doctor's so old, because he's done this so many times before, he sometimes forgets how dangerous it is. But if he didn't create the danger by opposing evil, if he didn't get these people to help him, then terrible things would happen. Standing up for what's right is always the best thing to do.” - Tom MacRae

44. “I instinctively knew that he was dangerous, in the way that intensely alive people sometimes are.” - Cheryl Drake Harris

45. “He chuckled and brought his face closer to mine, almost close enough that it was hard to focus on his features, the smell of his cologne from this close was something expensive and delicious. “Or you’ll what, Kacea? Kick my ass like you did when we were kids? I dare you to try, sweetling. I’m not the chubby simpleton I was then.” He dragged his thumb across my lower lip and his dark gaze followed it. “I’ve learned a lot of things since then. And I’d love to share them with you…” ~ Alain Reece & Kacea Meade (Lunacy, Ragnarok Legacy #1)” - R.A. Sears

46. “It is not merely enough to love literature if one wishes to spend one's life as a writer. It is a dangerous undertaking on the most primitive level. For, it seems to me, the act of writing with serious intent involves enormous personal risk. It entails the ongoing courage for self-discovery. It means one will walk forever on the tightrope, with each new step presenting the possiblity of learning a truth about oneself that is too terrible to bear.” - Harlan Ellison

47. “Playing it safe is sometimes the most dangerous thing you can do.” - Tony Cane-Honeysett

48. “But some things are just too dangerous to live, I suppose.” - Beth Fantaskey