Deterrent Quotes

56 Deterrent quotes by 52 unique authors

Society's double behavioral standard for women and for men is, in fact, a more effective deterrent than economic discrimination because it is more insidious, less… — Anne Wilkes Tucker
Why wouldn't an enhanced deterrent, a more stable peace, a better prospect to denying the ones who enter conflict in the first place to have… — Dan Quayle
Even an inaccurate missile is quite a deterrent. — Caspar Weinberger
Having worked for him in the nuclear weapons policy business, I can tell you that President Reagan was committed to assuring the effectiveness of our… — Frank Gaffney
Most Americans will be horrified that President Obama is compromising our deterrent to chemical and biological attacks on this country. Our allies will also be… — Frank Gaffney
The thing that makes countries want to pursue some kind of nuclear deterrent is precisely the fact that they feel threatened. — Stephen Walt
It is folly to imagine that the aggressive types, whether individuals or nations, can be bought off ... since the payment of danegeld stimulates a… — B. H. Liddell Hart
I believe that the death penalty is the ultimate deterrent to violent crime...period. — Troy King
Today the greatest single deterrent to knowledge of Jesus is His familiarity. Because we think we know Him, we pass Him by. — Winifred Kirkland
Look, Israel doesn't intend to introduce nuclear weapons, but if people are afraid that we have them, why not? It's a deterrent. — Shimon Peres
Armed and law-abiding citizens are a greater deterrent to violent crime than 1,000 laws passed by Congress. — Rick Perry
You know what an effective deterrent to crime is? Jail! And do you know what kind of criminal penalty actually makes people think twice about… — Matt Taibbi
Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary. — Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. — Oprah Winfrey
I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life. — Oprah Winfrey
Overdone lipstick is a deterrent to men. It rubs off easily onto their skin and the edges of their shirts, so it discourages them from… — Helen Fisher
Is it advisable to spread out all the conveniences of culture before people to whom a few steps up a stair to a library is… — Ayn Rand
Only insofar as you enjoy being sorry, my dear, which, while it is a considerable amount, occurs only after the fact, thus making it a… — Jacqueline Carey
We don't know if capital punishment is a deterrent, but we know that men we execute will not murder again. — Mario Puzo
Information is a beacon, a cudgel, an olive branch, a deterrent--all depending on who wields it and how. — Steven Levitt
Israel claims it needs nuclear weapons as a deterrent against any threat to its existence. The Arab world in return feels that this is an… — Mohamed ElBaradei
If you prosecute a CEO or other senior executive and send him or her to jail for committing a crime, the deterrent effect in my… — Jed S. Rakoff
A nuclear program has arguably worked as a deterrent for North Korea and other states - would Moammar Gadhafi have been deposed and summarily killed… — Richard Engel
My biggest deterrent to getting the workout I need is just that my days are so full and so busy. — Christie Brinkley
The only method by which people can be supported is out of the effort of those who are earning their own way. We must not… — Robert Taft

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