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Slippery Slope Quotes

Though the human heart may have to pause for rest when climbing the heights of affection it rarely stops on the slippery slope of hatred. Honore de Balzac
Once we succumb to the temptations of censoring ideas with which we disagree, we step onto a slippery slope where everyone's freedom is at risk. Edward Kennedy
New Rule: Gay marriage won't lead to dog marriage. It is not a slippery slope to rampant inter-species coupling. When women got the right to vote, it didn't lead to hamsters voting. No court has extended the equal protection clause to salmon. And for the record, all marriages are “same sex” marriages. You get married, and every night, it's the same sex. Bill Maher
And I like to keep whatever is mine remaining that way. It's a funny little game to play and it's a slippery slope. I always say to myself I'm never going to give anything away because there's never any point or benefit for me. Kristen Stewart
John McCarthy quote: "When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace."
When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace. John McCarthy
The U.S. Senate does not allow legislative provisions to be included in appropriations bills, for much the same reason that most Americans are concerned about earmarks: it creates a slippery slope by which lobbyists and special interest groups can sneak provisions into large, must-pass legislation. Ron Wyden
Thomas Peterffy quote: "Never bend the rules. You bend the rules a little bit and then..."
Never bend the rules. You bend the rules a little bit and then it's a slippery slope. Thomas Peterffy
People don't think about the fact that when Barack Obama's parents had him - it was illegal for them to be married in several states in this country. So if we start making it okay that certain people can marry and other people can't, it's a slippery slope of civil rights. Who knows who is going to be allowed to marry or not marry next. Kerry Washington
There is no "slippery slope" toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders. Alan K. Simpson
Michelle Shocked quote: "I walked along that slippery slope where if you fail through..."
I walked along that slippery slope where if you fail through lack of faith, you sell your soul to the devil. Michelle Shocked
I wish the press were paying more attention to the erosion of the Constitution and the slippery slope that we're getting into, by giving up the right of the Congress to talk about when and how and where we go to war. Barbara Lee
Dennis Ross quote: "Many Europeans are concerned that stronger sanctions are a..."
Many Europeans are concerned that stronger sanctions are a slippery slope toward war unless the U.S. is at the table. Dennis Ross
Leon Kass quote: "Once you put human life in human hands, you have started on a..."
Once you put human life in human hands, you have started on a slippery slope that knows no boundaries. Leon Kass
I see women in their 30s getting plastic surgery, pulling this up and tucking that back. It's like a slippery slope - once you start you pull one thing one way and then you think, 'Oh my God, I've got to do the other side.' Halle Berry
Once you begin reviewing judgment calls, which in basketball there are many, you put yourself on a very slippery slope in terms of what could be reviewed, and ultimately the number of reviews that could take place that would make it unwieldy. Stu Jackson

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