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Bill Gates Business Magnate, Philanthropist
Safety

"Over time, yes, countries will need to look at specific GMO products like they look at drugs today, where they don't approve them all. They look hard at the safety and the testing. And they make sure that the benefits far outweigh any of the downsides."

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Alan Watts Philosopher, Writer
Safety

"What we have to discover is that there is no safety, that seeking is painful, and that when we imagine that we have found it, we don’t like it."

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Thomas Jefferson Politician, Founding Father
Safety

"As, for the safety of society, we commit honest maniacs to Bedlam, so judges should be withdrawn from their bench, whose erroneous biases are leading us to dissolution. It may indeed injure them in fame or in fortune; but it saves the republic, which is the first and supreme law."

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Seth Godin Author, Entrepreneur
Safety

"You're competing against people in a state of flow, people who are truly committed, people who care deeply about the outcome. You can't merely wing it and expect to keep up with them. Setting aside all the safety valves and pleasant distractions is the first way to send yourself the message that you're playing for keeps"

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Oliver North Military Officer, Political Commentator
Safety

"As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me."

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"Maybe I could just James Bond my way down the cable if I draped the scarf over it, clinging to the ends as my body careened down it to safety-- Careened. What an ugly word that was"

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Jim Rohn Author, Motivational Speaker
Safety

"For economic safety for the future, you must have multiple skills and languages. Success is basically being the best that you can be."

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Joyce Meyer Author, Speaker
Safety

"So now, I exhort you with this truth: Don't spend all your life playing it safe! Safety is very comfortable, but it may be keeping you from God's perfect plan for your life."

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Paul Ryan Politician
Safety

"The work ahead will be hard. These times demand the best of us - all of us, but we can do this. Together, we can do this. We can get this country working again. We can get this economy growing again. We can make the safety net safe again. We can do this."

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Paul Walker Actor
Safety

"People are concerned over safety and spillage, especially for the workers. Were all really hopeful even though we remain deeply concerned over the safety and the efficacy of an unproven technology."

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Damon Hill Racing Driver
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"The problem comes when you say that danger is part of the equation. Then you don't do any more work on safety. That shouldn't happen."

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Carl Bernstein Journalist
Safety

"Public policy in the twentieth century was about protecting and expanding the social compact, based on recognition that effective government at the federal level provides rules and services and safety measures that contribute to a better society."

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Elizabeth I Queen
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"For, what is a family without a steward, a ship without a pilot, a flock without a shepherd, a body without a head, the same, I think, is a kingdom without the health and safety of a good monarch."

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