Prevent Quotes

1159 Prevent quotes by 860 unique authors

He who can suppress a moments anger may prevent a day of sorrow. — Tryon Edwards
In the short term, corporal punishment may produce obedience. But it is a fact documented by research that in the long term the results are… — Alice Miller
We can either watch life from the sidelines, or actively participate... Either we let self-doubt and feelings of inadequacy prevent us from realising our potential,… — Christopher Reeve
Instruction does not prevent wasted time or mistakes; and mistakes themselves are often the best teachers of all. — James Anthony Froude
We are commanded to love God with all our minds, as well as with all our hearts, and we commit a great sin if we… — Angelina Grimke
What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty ... Whenever governments… — Elbridge Gerry
All severity that does not tend to increase good, or prevent evil, is idle. — Samuel Johnson
You should never let your fears prevent you from doing what you know is right. — Aung San Suu Kyi
St. Paul introduced an entirely novel view of marriage, that it existed primarily to prevent the sin of fornication. It is just as if one… — Bertrand Russell
The belief that we some day shall be able to prevent war is to me one with the belief in the possibility of making humanity… — Ellen Key
To suggest that war can prevent war is a base play on words and a despicable form of warmongering. The objective of any who sincerely… — Ralph Bunche
Women prevent the threads of life from being broken. The finest minds have always understood the peacemaking role of women. — Mikhail Gorbachev
Mankind needs peace more than ever, for our entire planet, threatened by nuclear war, is in danger of total destruction. A destruction only man can… — Elie Wiesel
People have suffered and become insane for centuries by the thought of eternal punishment after death. Wouldn't it be better to depend on blind matter...… — Baron d'Holbach
Society may be formed so as to exist without crime, without poverty, with health greatly improved, with little, if any misery, and with intelligence and… — Robert Owen
You don't have any other society where the educated classes are so effectively indoctrinated and controlled by a subtle propaganda system - a private system… — Noam Chomsky
It takes courage to dream big and then to allow nothing to prevent you from realizing that dream. — Tony DiCicco
Fear nothing but what thy industry may prevent; be confident of nothing but what fortune cannot defeat; it is no less folly to fear what… — Francis Quarles
The only reason for mastering technique is to make sure the body does not prevent the soul from expressing itself. — La Meri
Today the real test of power is not capacity to make war but capacity to prevent it. — Anne O'Hare McCormick
Together we can prevent genocide from happening again. Together we can make a better future for our children. — Dith Pran
The answer is to end our reliance on carbon-based fuels... If we succeed, we create booming new industries, wealth, clean secure energy and maybe we… — Al Gore
If I'm with a man, is that going to prevent me from achieving my goal? What sacrifices will I have to make in terms of… — Candace Bushnell
Discipline of others isn't punishment. You discipline to help, to improve, to correct, to prevent, not to punish, humiliate, or retaliate. — John Wooden
I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes… — Walter Inglis Anderson

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