Rihanna

There's a long way to fall when you pretend that you're so far away from the earth, far away from reality, floating in a bubble that's protected by fame or success. It's scary, and it's the thing I fear the most: to be swallowed up by that bubble. It can be poison to you, fame.

American Musician

Jonathan Davis

It started when I woke up, all I wanted to do is jump out of the window. I didn't want to eat anymore, because I was afraid that I might poison myself somehow.

Oriana Fallaci

Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare.

Italian Journalist

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Now that we're poisoned with the culture of superheroes, I think it's important to laugh about it.

Mexican Director

Philip Roth

A writer has to be driven crazy to help him to see. A writer needs his poisons.

American Novelist

Winston Churchill

Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times.

British Statesman

Golda Meir

Authority poisons everybody who takes authority on himself.

Israeli Leader

Andre Maurois

There are certain persons for whom pure Truth is a poison.

French Writer

Catherine of Siena

The poison of selfishness destroys the world.

Theologian

Liu Xiaobo

My praise is perhaps an unforgivable poison.

Chinese Critic

Used to describe substances with actual, physical harmful effects on living beings.

Literal Harm

Poisons can range from causing mild illness to immediate death, depending on type and amount.

Varying Lethality

As a verb, 'poison' implies intentional contamination or harm by someone.

Deliberate Action

Using 'poison' as a verb often suggests malice or wrongdoing.

Negative Connotation

Figuratively, 'poison' indicates something that ruins or greatly damages feelings, thoughts, or situations.

Emotional Impact

Used to suggest that an idea or feeling spreads in a harmful way within a group or individual.

Metaphor for Influence

Describes an abstract, yet very real, force that can corrupt or destroy something non-physical, like a belief.

Figurative Damage

Suggests that the negative effect may not be immediate, but builds up over time.

Subtle Buildup

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 because when we have the right framework, when we recognize this to be a public health crisis, then we can begin to use the right tool kit to come up with solutions. From tobacco to lead poisoning to HIV/AIDS,

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 How do you suck your readers into your stories? With an exciting plot? Maybe. Fascinating characters? Probably. Beautiful language? Perhaps. "Billie's legs are noodles. The ends of her hair are poison needles.

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 But before the poisons could end his life, a leaf drifted into his mouth. He chewed on it and it revived him, and that is how we discovered tea. Or so an ancient legend goes at least.

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 The poison jets from hypodermic fangs. The lions are lucky, one drop in the eye would blind them for life.