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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Another quote from the 1950s

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

Author

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.

Another quote about Taking risks

A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

John A. Shedd

Salt from My Attic

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Topic
Taking risks

Author

John A. Shedd
Source
Salt from My Attic
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1928 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

Shedd, John A. Salt from My Attic. Mosher Press, 1928.

Another quote of the following type Question

How, then, might we contrive... One noble lie to persuade if possible the rulers themselves, but failing that the rest of the city?

Socrates

Quoted in Republic, by Plato

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Topic
Politics and lies Lies
Speaker
Socrates

Author

Plato
Source
Republic
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
375 BC 370s BC 4th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Πολιτεία [Republic], written by Plato. c. 375 BCE.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Republic, written by Plato, translated by Desmond Lee. Penguin Classics, 2007.