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Although he has more leasure than almost anyone, the indifference ,appathy if one preferes, of the lower class person is such that he seldom makes even the simplest repaires to the place that he lives in. He is not troubled by dirt or dilapidation and he does not mind the inadequacy of public facilities such as schools, parks hospitals and libraries. Indeed, where such things exist, he may destroy them by carelessness or even by vandalism. – Edward C. Banfield	added by anonymous 3 years ago
Isabelle Papadimitriou undeserving death is due to the carelessness of the politicians who continue to hedge their bets on the lives of healthcare workers through a lack of leadership, through a refusal to acknowledge the severity of this crisis, and through an inability and unwillingness to give clear and decisive direction on how to minimize the risks of the coronavirus. – Isabelle Papadimitriou	Found on CNN 3 years ago
We cannot just sit back and watch as priceless endangered species are wiped off the face of the earth by our own carelessness and criminality, we are ramping up UK efforts with a new action plan to save the natural world. And I'd like to see leaders in New York this week pledge to do the same. – Boris Johnson	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I apprehend no danger to our country from a foreign foe ... Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from another quarter. -- From the inattention of the people to the concerns of their government, from their carelessness and negligence, I must confess that I do apprehend some danger. I fear that they may place too implicit a confidence in their public servants, and fail properly to scrutinize their conduct; that in this way they may be made the dupes of designing men, and become the instruments of their own undoing. Make them intelligent, and they will be vigilant; give them the means of detecting the wrong, and they will apply the remedy. – Daniel Webster	added by Normando 4 years ago
Donald Trump's Donald Trump, not because I disagree with Donald Trump policies -- though I disagree with many -- but I think there is a carelessness, a recklessness, meanness and, I think, corruption. – Al Hunt	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Know you are consistently being exposed [ and ] consistently under threat -- not necessarily through any fault of your own but accidental disclosures by companies or carelessness by companies. It requires us in the modern era to be vigilant consistently. – Aaron Brantly	Found on CNN 5 years ago
This isn’t something we normally see on the street — just carelessness for life, it’s horrific. – Kristina Rinaldi	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
It seems to be a case of extreme carelessness. – Mohammed Farashuddin	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
There’s carelessness in terms of managing emails, that Hillary Clinton has owned, and Hillary Clinton recognizes. – President Obama	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
The injuries, losses and harm to the plaintiff were caused by the negligence and carelessness of the minor defendant in that a reasonable eight year old under those circumstances would know or should have known that a forceful greeting such as the one delivered by the defendant could cause the harms and losses suffered by the plaintiff. – Jennifer Connell	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives since to equal it in strength? A sort of splendid carelessness it was, holding us together. – Noël Coward	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of carelessness, incapacity, or neglect. – Anonymous	added by anonymous 13 years ago
To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness. – Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, 1895, Act I	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled. – Henry David Thoreau	added by anonymous 14 years ago
To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune to lose both looks like carelessness. – Oscar Wilde	added by anonymous 14 years ago
They do not leave home without American Express. ... Blame the moral carelessness that parents pass off as the gift of freedom as they cut their children loose like colorful kites and wish them an exciting flight. – Roger Rosenblatt	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Just as there is a lower carelessness which means death to the soul, so there is a higher carelessness which is the supreme gift of religion. We must all at length rest back upon God. – W. E. Orchard	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Although he has more leasure than almost anyone, the indifference ,appathy if one preferes, of the lower class person is such that he seldom makes even the simplest repaires to the place that he lives in. He is not troubled by dirt or dilapidation and he does not mind the inadequacy of public facilities such as schools, parks hospitals and libraries. Indeed, where such things exist, he may destroy them by carelessness or even by vandalism.

– Edward C. Banfield

added by anonymous
3 years ago

Isabelle Papadimitriou undeserving death is due to the carelessness of the politicians who continue to hedge their bets on the lives of healthcare workers through a lack of leadership, through a refusal to acknowledge the severity of this crisis, and through an inability and unwillingness to give clear and decisive direction on how to minimize the risks of the coronavirus.

– Isabelle Papadimitriou

Found on CNN
3 years ago

We cannot just sit back and watch as priceless endangered species are wiped off the face of the earth by our own carelessness and criminality, we are ramping up UK efforts with a new action plan to save the natural world. And I'd like to see leaders in New York this week pledge to do the same.

– Boris Johnson

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I apprehend no danger to our country from a foreign foe ... Our destruction, should it come at all, will be from another quarter. -- From the inattention of the people to the concerns of their government, from their carelessness and negligence, I must confess that I do apprehend some danger. I fear that they may place too implicit a confidence in their public servants, and fail properly to scrutinize their conduct; that in this way they may be made the dupes of designing men, and become the instruments of their own undoing. Make them intelligent, and they will be vigilant; give them the means of detecting the wrong, and they will apply the remedy.

– Daniel Webster

added by Normando
4 years ago

Donald Trump's Donald Trump, not because I disagree with Donald Trump policies -- though I disagree with many -- but I think there is a carelessness, a recklessness, meanness and, I think, corruption.

– Al Hunt

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Know you are consistently being exposed [ and ] consistently under threat -- not necessarily through any fault of your own but accidental disclosures by companies or carelessness by companies. It requires us in the modern era to be vigilant consistently.

– Aaron Brantly

Found on CNN
5 years ago

This isn’t something we normally see on the street — just carelessness for life, it’s horrific.

– Kristina Rinaldi

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

It seems to be a case of extreme carelessness.

– Mohammed Farashuddin

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

There’s carelessness in terms of managing emails, that Hillary Clinton has owned, and Hillary Clinton recognizes.

– President Obama

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

The injuries, losses and harm to the plaintiff were caused by the negligence and carelessness of the minor defendant in that a reasonable eight year old under those circumstances would know or should have known that a forceful greeting such as the one delivered by the defendant could cause the harms and losses suffered by the plaintiff.

– Jennifer Connell

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives since to equal it in strength? A sort of splendid carelessness it was, holding us together.

– Noël Coward

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of carelessness, incapacity, or neglect.

– Anonymous

added by anonymous
13 years ago

To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness.

– Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest, 1895, Act I

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Nature abhors a vacuum, and if I can only walk with sufficient carelessness I am sure to be filled.

– Henry David Thoreau

added by anonymous
14 years ago

To lose one parent, Mr Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune to lose both looks like carelessness.

– Oscar Wilde

added by anonymous
14 years ago

They do not leave home without American Express. ... Blame the moral carelessness that parents pass off as the gift of freedom as they cut their children loose like colorful kites and wish them an exciting flight.

– Roger Rosenblatt

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Just as there is a lower carelessness which means death to the soul, so there is a higher carelessness which is the supreme gift of religion. We must all at length rest back upon God.

– W. E. Orchard

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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