“In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety.”— Abraham Maslow, medium.com
“All of these strategic road and transport projects shall go to naught if we cannot free our streets.”— Rodrigo Duterte, rappler.com
“You deserve comfort, you deserve honesty, and you deserve to feel safe. That's what relationships are supposed to be about.”— Jennifer Lopez, amazon.com
“The key to pursuing excellence is to embrace an organic, long-term learning process, and not to live in a shell of static, safe mediocrity. Usually, growth comes at the expense of previous comfort or safety.”— Josh Waitzkin, amazon.com
“Check circulation often by looking for areas of skin that might be turning blue or white. Check in with your activity partner often, and make sure they notify you if they start to feel pins and needles or numbness.”— Carolyn Yates, autostraddle.com
“Never tie rope in a way that might restrict someone’s ability to breathe.”— Carolyn Yates, autostraddle.com
“What you don't seem to understand about women in general is that we feel unsafe all the time. At class, at parties, job interviews, getting into an elevator, parking our cars, walking down the street at night... I don't need you to push me out of my comfort zone when I've never been inside one.”— Sarah Treem, Audrey, Sarah Ramos, imdb.com
“Although casual hook ups don’t need to be planned or picked from a line up, be aware that randomly picking from a large pool can be dangerous. If you want a night of casual sex, that’s fine, but don’t walk up to the first ‘rando’ with the cut body. Play it safe and do your research.”— Jessica McKinney, collegecandy.com
“It's a good idea to make sure that people know where you are, just in case.”— Ashley Reese, gurl.com
“Be safe. Always always always use protection correctly. And know that condoms may not always protect you from everything (herpes, HPV…), so ask questions too (e.g. ‘Do you always use protection?’ and ‘When’s the last time you were tested?’). Oh, yeah, and don’t let a complete stranger tie you up dur…”— Em Lo, yourtango.com
“Before you send a sext, keep in mind that there's potential for it to be shared amongst your guy's friends. Don't say anything too incriminating, and don't send something that you wouldn't want someone else to hear (or associate you with). Keep it tame if you're concerned.”— Jen Kirsch, yourtango.com
“If you’re messaging photos to a non-significant other, don’t show your face. Don’t. Show. Your. Face.”— Brooke Sager, thrillist.com
“To eliminate the odds that the wrong set of eyes sees them (and hacks or forwards the thread so total strangers read them too), hit delete.”— Marie Gartee, shape.com
“I always said masturbation was the only truly form of Safe Sex but with people masturbating in cars, no longer true.”— Dr. Ruth Westheimer, twitter.com
“Until they recall all those exploding airbags I'd suggest if you're going to have sex in a car do it in the back seat. Safer and more room.”— Dr. Ruth Westheimer, twitter.com
“It is too easy to call the perpetrator of a violent act a monster. It's by examining our shared humanity that we can learn about ourselves, about them and about protecting ourselves.”— Gavin De Becker, amazon.com
“Better to put your heart on the line, risk everything, and walk away with nothing than play it safe. Love is a lot of things, but ‘safe’ isn’t one of them.”— Mandy Hale, amazon.com