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be complacent

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Mr. Speaker, our Nation must no longer be complacent about underage drinking and its alarming consequences. We must bring this national public health crisis out of the shadow and into the bright light of a national priority. Lucille Roybal-Allard

In this new, hyper competitive age, none of us, none of us can afford to be complacent. Barack Obama

Young women from a very young age are taught that life will be easier if you can just turn on the charming smile and say very little and be complacent and docile and sweet. Amber Heard

For some reason, I like to put myself in situations where I don't even know how I ended up there. I never want to be complacent or comfortable in a role. Laura Prepon

The twentieth century may tell us that we have nothing to be complacent about in the recent history of humankind; but it also tells us that there is nothing inevitable about tyranny. Rowan Williams

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