Pitfalls Quotes

GRAMMAR, n. A system of pitfalls thoughtfully prepared for the feet for the self-made man, along the path by which he advances to distinction. - Ambrose Bierce

Good things do not come easy. The road is lined with pitfalls. - Desi Arnaz

Everything I know now . . . the pitfalls, the highs and lows, everything . . . it taught me and made stronger. - Ray Allen

China's leaders realize the economy is growing very fast, which will have a great impact on world economies, but still see China as a very poor country, so are emphasizing domestic difficulties, obstacles and pitfalls. - Wang Jisi

[The capability theory avoids such pitfalls because it insists that quality of life must take into account such incommensurable factors as access to education, quality of personal relationships, political freedom, etc.] The right question to ask seemed to us to be: what are people actually able to do and to be? ... And we look at capabilities rather than actual functioning because we think it's the opportunities that are important. People should be free to choose which ones to use. - Martha Nussbaum

[Such is] a deceptive cloak of racial consensus, ... The Pitfalls of Racial Reasoning. - Cornel West