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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The policy of letting a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thought contend is designed to promote the flourishing of the arts and the progress of science; it is designed to enable a socialist culture to thrive in our land.

Mao Zedong

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Topic
Battle of ideas
Speaker
Mao Zedong
Source
On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
Chinese
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Zedong, Mao. "On the Correct Handling of Contradictions Among the People." Eleventh Session (Enlarged) of the Supreme State Conference. 27 Feb. 1957, Beijing, China.

Another quote about Taking risks

How can you hesitate? Risk! Risk anything! Care no more for the opinions of others, for those voices. Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.

Katherine Mansfield

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Topic
Going for it Taking risks

Author

Katherine Mansfield
Medium
Personal journal
Language
English
Time
1922 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Mansfield, Katherine. Journal entry. 10 Oct. 1922.

Current Citation

Mansfield, Katherine. The Katherine Mansfield Notebooks. Vol. 2, Lincoln University Press, 1997.

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Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

Quoted in Pro Milone, by Cicero

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Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla

Author

Cicero
Source
Pro Milone
Statement Type
Question
Language
Latin
Time
80 BC 80s BC 1st century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Cicero, Marcus Tullius. "Pro Roscio Amerino [In defense of Sextus Roscius of Amerina]." 80 BC, Umbria, Italy.