“Sometimes the best way to prevent a burn is by lighting yourself on fire!” — Chris Colfer Copy Share Image
It is our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from ever happening again. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
The fact that I am not Jewish by religion does not prevent me from connecting to the Jewish nation's spirituality. — Amar'e Stoudemire Copy Share Image
You can't defend. You can't prevent. The only thing you can do is detect and respond. — Bruce Schneier Copy Share Image
“Your job is not to be a fire killer. Your job is to prevent fires.” — Sam Carpenter Copy Share Image
We now know that gun-free zones, though well intentioned, do not prevent attacks. — Erik Prince Copy Share Image
We can prevent Europe from becoming a spiritless machine that, in the end, grinds to a halt. — Jan Peter Balkenende Copy Share Image
The power to prevent violence is a power that no police force seems to have anywhere in the United States. — John Abizaid Copy Share Image
Temptations, of course, cannot be avoided, but because we cannot prevent the birds from flying over our heads, there is no need… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We know that if we can prevent kids from trying drugs in their teenage years, we dramatically reduce the likelihood that they… — John Walters Copy Share Image
Our primary objective must be to prevent wars, and when we fail in this, we must protect and assist the innocent victims. — King Felipe VI Copy Share Image
During a color consultation, I like to reference food as a visual. Hot fudge and orange marmalade paint a clearer picture and… — Tabatha Coffey Copy Share Image
The Palestinian Authority refuses on an ongoing basis to take the necessary steps to prevent terrorists from getting into Israel. — David Baker Copy Share Image
Respecting the Second Amendment does not mean abandoning common sense. The right to own guns in this country must remain, while we… — Claire McCaskill Copy Share Image
I deeply believe that marriage is by nature between a man and a woman, but that conviction does not prevent me from… — Sebastian Pinera Copy Share Image
We could not guard every water pipeline from being blown up and every tree from being uprooted. We could not prevent every… — Moshe Dayan Copy Share Image
We cannot reform institutional racism or systemic policies if we are not actively engaged. It's not enough to simply complain about injustice;… — Al Sharpton Copy Share Image
Practically everybody knows what it's like to feel anxious, worried, nervous, afraid, uptight, or panicky. Often, anxiety is just a nuisance, but… — David D. Burns Copy Share Image
Making improvements to our background check system and cracking down on illegal gun trafficking are common-sense ways to prevent violence without punishing… — Martin Heinrich Copy Share Image
First, we have to lower our costs to levels that are more competitive. This will prevent the lower-cost airlines from pushing us… — Gerard Arpey Copy Share Image
Surely there are common-sense reforms that we should, and must, take in order to keep our children and our communities safe. I… — Paul Tonko Copy Share Image
'Faces' became more than a film. It became a way of life, a film against the authorities and the powers that prevent… — John Cassavetes Copy Share Image
We have seen a central government promote the power of labor-union bosses, and in turn be supported by that power, until it… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When conducted with proper preparation, and in a focused and professional manner, oversight of executive branch actions can reveal serious shortcomings by… — Bob Barr Copy Share Image
For ultimately, the only way to win wars, is to prevent them occurring in the first place. — Owen Arthur Copy Share Image
I think injuries happen. You can prevent a lot of them, but some of them you can't. — Luol Deng Copy Share Image
The U.S. and its allies will do anything they can to prevent authentic democracy in the Arab world. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
More than stopping the counter-attack when it happens you want to prevent it from starting. — Sergio Busquets Copy Share Image
“Nothing outside of yourself can prevent you from achieving all of your hopes, dreams and desires….” — James A. Murphy Copy Share Image
I'm telling you that there is no silver bullet to keep home prices from going down or to prevent all foreclosures. — Henry Paulson Copy Share Image
Anytime we can save lives or prevent the destruction of property, we should do it. — Rusty Schweickart Copy Share Image
Don't let the things you don't have prevent you from using what you do have. — John Locke Copy Share Image
We can prevent fighting by limiting weapons or finding nonviolent ways to end disputes. — Margaret MacMillan Copy Share Image
It is what we prevent, rather than what we do that counts most in Government. — William Lyon Mackenzie King Copy Share Image
