Michel Faber

I think there is that very basic yearning for something or someone to be looking after us, for there to be a framework holding the universe together that is benign and intelligent. We're not going to get rid of that; it's just too scary to be that molecule flying around briefly in a vacuum.

Dutch Writer

Michael Leunig

What a magical thing is the bed, and what a vulnerable, innocent creature is the sleeping human - the human who never looks more truthful or pitiful or benign; the curled-up, childlike dreaming soul who has for a few hours become an angel adrift.

Australian Cartoonist

Julian Baggini

Whatever your religious persuasion, if you believe that that the universe is governed by benign forces, at some point you have to explain why there is so much suffering, misfortune and misery in the world.

British Author

Nina Fedoroff

New molecular methods that add or modify genes can protect plants from diseases and pests and improve crops in ways that are both more environmentally benign and beyond the capability of older methods.

American Scientist

Michael Cunningham

A certain slightly cruel disregard for the feelings of living people is simply part of the package. I think a writer, if he's any good, is not an entirely benign entity in the world.

American Writer

Jonathan Kozol

If we allow public funds to be used to support our relatively benign, morally grounded schools, we will have to allow those public funds to be used for any type of private school.

Linda Colley

The U.S. is the most benign great power we will see in our lifetimes, and it is important for global peace that its leaders continue to value being viewed as benign.

British Historian

Ben Cross

You get thought of in terms of your last job. So if my last job is that of a meat cleaver-wielding character, I will hardly be cast as some benign, older gentleman.

English Actor

Seamus Heaney

I've said it before about the Nobel Prize: it's like being struck by a more or less benign avalanche. It was unexpected, unlooked for, and extraordinary.

Irish Poet

Carl Sagan

The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent.

Conveys warmth or friendliness, often used to describe a person's demeanor.

Emotional Tone

Suggests something is safe and has no negative effects.

Not Harmful

Although benign, it can imply subtle influence or authority without aggression.

Understated Power

Used to describe a medical issue that is not life-threatening or progressive.

Medical Condition

In medicine, benign implies good prognosis and minimal treatment.

Prognostic Implication

Sometimes confused with 'mild' but specifically indicates no threat of harm.

Misinterpreted Severity

Highlights the good or advantageous effects of a situation or condition.

Positive Impact

Refers to how weather or climate can have a positive effect on living conditions.

Environmental Favorability

Can indicate a less obvious benefit that is gentle rather than overwhelming.

Subtle Advantage

 Bio- and cybertechnologies are environmentally benign in that they offer marvelous prospects, while, nonetheless, reducing pressure on energy and resources. But they will have a dark side. In our interconnected world, novel technology could empower

Sir Martin Rees: Earth...

 and we were sitting there, blowing it. That was when I realized that this sort of benign neglect was a real problem, and it had real consequences, not just for Alex and her love life but for the careers and the families and the futures

Why 30 is not the new 20...

 have a question as a biologist if it's going to be more benign than less industrial revolution is it going to be beneficial to all life is it going to be biologically compatible this industrial revolution is coming towards us and this

Creating a Bio-Industrial...

 into a benign, unthinking stupor. According to Plato, only very specific types of music were beneficial to a person's ethos. One should only listen to music that promotes intelligence, self-discipline, and courage,

Music and creativity in...

 These behaviors can painfully transform the meaning of spoken statements that might otherwise seem benign. Third, how someone reacts to being told they’ve said or done something hurtful can give important

4 signs of emotional...

 the trillion becomes a billion. Stability -- a climate that stays benign for eons -- the billion becomes a million. Life must start -- the million becomes a thousand. Complex life forms must arise --

Where are all the...

 the chemistry of which was benign enough that it could've been habitable for life from a chemical point of view. But somewhere between this and this, conditions changed. So, the question is

Mars Up Close, Part 4:...

 quite benign but it's not at all benign it's not sand it's gravel and bits of seal bone and it's really fairly unpleasant the first time we did it my knee blistered and skinned and was just

Filming A Battle Of Life...

 to help detect whether a cancer is benign or malignant in the off chance that she can save her daddy's life because he has cancer. These are just three examples of thousands,

Teach girls bravery, not...

 People don't realize that red light and benign near-infrared light

Benign