Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?

Hunter S. Thompson

Security

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Topic

Taking risks

Author

Hunter S. Thompson

Source

Security The Spectator

Medium

Essay

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Journalist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Thompson, Hunter S. “Security.” The Spectator, 1951.

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What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore -
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over -
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?

Langston Hughes

Harlem

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Topic
Broken dreams Dreams

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Langston Hughes
Source
Harlem
Medium
Poem
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1951 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Hughes, Langston. "Harlem." Montage of a Dream Deferred. Holt, 1951.

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In skating over thin ice our safety is in our speed.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Essays: First Series (Emerson)

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Topic
Going for it Taking risks

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Source
Prudence Essays: First Series (Emerson)
Medium
Essay
Statement Type
Paradox Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1841 1840s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Prudence." Essays: First Series. Boston: James Munroe and Company, 1841.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. "Prudence." The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, edited by Brooks Atkinson. Modern Library, 2000.

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I'm a loser, baby, so why don't you kill me?

Beck

Loser

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Topic
Losers
Speaker
Beck
Source
Loser
Genre
Rock music
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1993 1990s 20th century
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Citation

Beck and Carl Stephenson. Loser. Performed by Beck. Mellow Gold. Bong Load Records, 1993.