161 Warning Quotes

When a man bleeds inwardly, it is a dangerous thing for himself; but when he laughs inwardly, it bodes no good to other people.

Whenever our neighbour's house is on fire, it cannot be amiss for the engines to play a little on our own.

Never follow a dog act. You know you're on the skids when you play yourself in the movie version of your life.

And if our future Lies on the final line Are we brave enough To see the signals and the signs?

I foresee that man will resign himself each day to more atrocious undertakings; soon there will be no one but warriors and brigands; I give them this counsel: The author of an atrocious undertaking ought to imagine that he has already accomplished it, ought to impose upon himself a future as irrevocable as the past.

I run because I am convinced that this country is on a perilous course and I have such strong feelings about what must be done.

I know too well the poison and the sting Of things too sweet.

The Devil is precise; the marks of his presence are definite as stone.

Don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.

Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame, a flatterer.

When fascism comes to America, it will not be in brown and black shirts. It will not be with jack-boots. It will be Nike sneakers and Smiley shirts : Germany lost the Second World War. Fascism won it. Believe me, my friend.

If a man smiles all the time, he's probably selling something that doesn't work.

I tell you naught for your comfort, Yea, naught for your desire, Save that the sky grows darker yet And the sea rises higher.

'Whoa... don't go all Kramer on me!'

Who knows the end? What has risen may sink, and what has sunk may rise. Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men.

'The rock is gonna fall on us,' he stood and told the class The professor put his chalk down and peered out through his glasses But he went on and said; 'I've seen it, high up on the hill If it doesn't fall this year then very soon it will!'

Panic: A highly underrated capacity thanks to which individuals are able to indicate clearly that something is wrong.... Given their head, most humans panic with great dignity and imagination. This can be called democratic expression or practical common sense.

In the midst of the word he was trying to say, In the midst of his laughter and glee, He had softly and suddenly vanished away - For the Snark was a Boojum, you see.

United we stand, divided we fall, Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.

'If there is a 50-50 chance that something can go wrong, then 9 times out of ten it will.'

Welcome baby it's your turn to live they're laying for you chicken pox whooping cough smallpox malaria TB heart disease cancer and so on unemployment hunger and so on train wrecks bus accidents plane crashes on-the-job injuries earthquakes floods droughts and so on heartbreak alcoholism and so on nightsticks prisons doors and so on they're laying for you the atom bomb and so on welcome baby it's your turn to live they're laying for you socialism communism and so on.

We may congratulate ourselves that this cruel war is nearing its end. It has cost a vast amount of treasure and blood... It has indeed been a trying hour for the Republic; but I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. As a result of the war, corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed. I feel at this moment more anxiety for the safety of my country than ever before, even in the midst of war. God grant that my suspicions may prove groundless.

I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

It is nought good a slepyng hound to wake.

'Girl, you better check yourself before you wreck yourself!'[2]

I understand that fear is my friend, but not always. Never turn your back on fear. It should always be in front of you, like a thing that might have to be killed.

There is no fire without some smoke.

Whoever coined the term 'Let the Buyer Beware' was probably bleeding from the asshole.

Who calls a lawyer rogue, may find, too late Upon one of these depends his whole estate.

Young man-Young man-Your arm's too short to box with God.

'Southern man better keep your head, don't forget what your good book said.' - 'Southern Man'

Saw it written and i saw it say Pink moon is on its way And none of you stand so tall Pink moon's gonna get ye all.

You have reason to wonder that you are not already in hell.

In this world gone mad, we will not spank the monkey, the monkey will spank US!

I've seen the future, brother: it is murder.

'There's no escape from the Acid Drop!'

'Look out for the Acid Drop!'

Be warned in time, James, and remain, as I, do, incomprehensible: to be great is to be misunderstood.

I am a raging alcoholic, but I don't want my kids to do the same.

I have a message for anyone coming to the Ozzfest this summer (Summer, 2000): If you're planning to jump up onstage during my set, please do not give me any bear hugs, because they fucking hurt. Listen to me, I'm dead serious. On the first night of last year's tour, this enormous guy jumped up onstage and gave me a huge bear hug. He crushed 3 of my ribs and I had to do the whole tour in absolute agony. I couldn't believe it, the first fucking show!

What happens when bosses ignore memos from subordinates? The country is now learning the answer to that question in a most painful way. On July 10, 2001, an FBI agent in Phoenix [Arizona] wrote a memo raising serious concerns about Middle Eastern men attending U.S. flight schools. The memo never made its way up the chain of command, and no action was taken. --Richard Behar, introd. to 'FBI's 'Phoenix' memo Unmasked', Fortune [date?], [date accessed?]. (See (incomplete) list of Behar's Fortune articles in his section of his Publications [some defunct links].)

A fake fortuneteller can be tolerated. But an authentic soothsayer should be shot on sight. Cassandra did not get half the kicking around she deserved.

The evening darkens over After a day so bright, The windcapt waves discover That wild will be the night.

Don't touch us, gentlemen imperialists, don't threaten us for you yourselves will fall into the abyss which you are so diligently preparing for us and burn to cinders in nuclear inferno.

Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.

'I got nothing to say to you. Just park my damn truck, and if you scratch it, you're gonna get your ass whipped.' (Austin to Michael Cole, when he arrived at the Royal Rumble 1998.)

'Don't take this ass-whippin' personally, son!'

'DTA (Don't trust Austin)'

'DTA (Don't trust anybody)'

'Oh, this will be an ass-whippin' you'll never forget.'

'I wouldn't if I were you, Noel; they count them before they put them out.'

I admit, I was fascinated by Adolf Hitler. He was a pleasant boss and a fatherly friend. I deliberately ignored all the warning voices inside me and enjoyed the time by his side almost until the bitter end. It wasn't what he said, but the way he said things and how he did things.

We are finding out that what looked like a neglected house a year ago is in fact a ruin.

Literature is strewn with the wreckage of men who have minded beyond reason the opinions of others.

Take heed of loving me.

This will end in tears.