Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotations on Safety

Working without safety is a dead-end job.
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I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can’t be done. If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
Henry Ford (1863–1947) American Businessperson, Engineer

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat

We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it.
John Steinbeck (1902–68) American Novelist, Short Story Writer, Journalist

We can easily become as much slaves to precaution as we can to fear. Although we can never rivet our fortune so tight as to make it impregnible, we may by our excessive prudence squeeze out of the life that we are guarding so anxiously all the adventurous quality that makes it worth living.
Randolph Bourne (1886–1918) American Writer, Scholar

Security is a kind of death.
Tennessee Williams (1911–83) American Playwright

The door to safety swings on the hinges of common sense.
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Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of God no matter what the conflict.
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Hearing protection is a sound investment.
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Working safely is like breathing – if you don’t, you die.
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Is there any sex-distinction in the Atman (Self)? Out with the differentiation between man and woman—all is Atman! Give up the identification with the body, and stand up!
Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902) Indian Hindu Monk, Mystic

Be alert! Accidents hurt.
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Our insignificance is often the cause of our safety.
Aesop (620–564 BCE) Greek Fabulist

Safety isn’t just a slogan, it’s a way of life.
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Safety is a cheap and effective insurance policy.
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Prepare and prevent, don’t repair and repent.
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The safest risk is the one you didn’t take.
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Education is our only political safety. Outside of this ark all is deluge.
Horace Mann (1796–1859) American Educator, Politician, Educationalist

Personal protective equipment is self-defense.
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The way to be safe is never to be secure.
Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat

If you want total security, go to prison. There you’re fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking … is freedom.
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American Head of State, Military Leader

Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright

To learn about eye protection, ask someone who has one.
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The best safety lies in fear.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright

I would give all my fame for a pot of ale and safety.
William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright

Accidents hurt – safety doesn’t.
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Security depends not so much upon how much you have, as upon how much you can do without.
Joseph Wood Krutch (1893–1970) American Writer, Critic, Naturalist

While on a ladder, never step back to admire your work.
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Hug your kids at home, but belt them in the car.
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God Himself is not secure, having given man dominion over His works.
Helen Keller (1880–1968) American Author

Better dead sure than sure dead.
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Valour lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice.
Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish Novelist

Courage is rarely reckless or foolish … courage usually involves a highly realistic estimate of the odds that must be faced.
Margaret Truman (1924–2008) American Singer, Writer, Historian

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.
Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian

It is easy to give advice from a port of safety.
Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805) German Poet, Dramatist

No woman has ever so comforted the distressed or distressed the comfortable. On Eleanor Roosevelt
Clare Boothe Luce (1903–87) American Playwright, Diplomat, Journalist, Diplomat, Elected Rep

When safety is a factor, call in a contractor.
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It is when we all play safe that we create a world of utmost insecurity.
Dag Hammarskjold (1905–61) Swedish Statesman, UN Diplomat

Safety is from God alone.
Anonymous

Obedience is the mother of success and is wedded to safety.
Aeschylus (525–456 BCE) Greek Poet

The house of danger is built upon the borders of safety
Arabic Proverb

I’m in love with the potential of miracles. For me, the safest place is out on a limb.
Shirley MacLaine (b.1934) American Actor, Dancer, Author, Activist

A lot of the people who keep a gun at home for safety are the same ones who refuse to wear a seat belt
George Carlin (1937–2008) American Stand-up Comedian

There is no security on this earth. Only opportunity.
Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) American Military Leader

Government’s first duty and highest obligation is public safety.
Arnold Schwarzenegger (b.1947) Austrian-American Athlete, Actor, Politician

Most people want security in this world, not liberty.
H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) American Journalist, Literary Critic

The death of wolves is the safety of the sheep.
George Herbert (1593–1633) Welsh Anglican Poet, Orator, Clergyman

Your safety gears are between your ears.
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We are never more in danger than when we think ourselves most secure, nor in reality more secure than when we seem to be most in danger.
William Cowper (1731–1800) English Anglican Poet, Hymn writer

To be scared is sensible, to be comfortable is suicidal.
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