“The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous on...” — Christian Nestell Bovee Quote

“The passions are like fire, useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one, through their excess.”

“In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.”

“A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it.”

“Just when we most need to be clearheaded, in order to face the hard facts before us, there is all too frequently a very real inclination to give way to dangerous tendencies merely as an escape from realities.”

“I used to roof hay barns for my father. It's dangerous work. Writing is much better.”

“I like playing dress-up, and I love pretty jewels, but for me, being a 'movie star' would be a very dangerous place.”