Prevent Quotes

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We know that often holding those who have carried out mass atrocities accountable is at times our best tool to prevent future atrocities. — Samantha Power
The force we use on ourselves, to prevent ourselves from loving, is often more cruel than the severest treatment at the hands of one loved. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose. — Knute Rockne
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it? — Eleanor Roosevelt
Our national determination to keep free of foreign wars and foreign entanglements cannot prevent us from feeling deep concern when ideals and principles that we… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
I've been around long enough to not take seriously statements like I am about to be crushed. I'm about how do we seek re-election of… — Kevin Rudd
What matters to me is that I do what I think is right and I see, I'm a numbers guy, that's my attitude. I know… — Paul Ryan
Like it or not children are being raised by gay and lesbian parents all over America - as many as 10 million children. And it… — Dan Savage
There is a lot that happens around the world we cannot control. We cannot stop earthquakes, we cannot prevent droughts, and we cannot prevent all… — Jan Schakowsky
Even though Google may do very well, there will always be an alternative to what Google is doing, and people will always have the free… — Eric Schmidt
We woke up one day, and all the sudden Starbucks was in the middle of this political crossfire between the people who want to bring… — Howard Schultz
And what is needed to prevent them from joining gangs was ample recreation for boys as well as girls, jobs and internships for training and… — Bobby Scott
Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to a… — Maurice Sendak
Ultimately, China may use force to push for unification with Taiwan, a scenario we all must work to prevent. — Michael K. Simpson
People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should… — Isaac Bashevis Singer
I'm a Utilitarian, so I don't see the rule against lying as absolute; it's always subject to some overriding utility which may prevent its exercise. — Peter Singer
The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance in the United States and many other countries. But… — George Soros
But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we… — Lysander Spooner
Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression. — Barbra Streisand
The elections in Iraq are a victory for freedom and the Iraqi people, and a blow to the transnational network of terrorists who have tried… — Jim Talent

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