Prevention Quotes

So, to prevent fatigue and worry, the first rule is: Rest often. Rest before you get tired.

It is not worthwhile to try to keep history from repeating itself, for man’s character will always make the preventing of the repetitions impossible.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

‘Sir, executions are intended to draw spectators,’ said Dr Johnson. ‘If they do not draw spectators, they don’t answer their purpose.’

It is better to prevent crimes than to punish them.

It is wonderful to hear what account we at present give ourselves of the punishment of criminals. No "revenge"--O Heavens, no; all preachers on Sunday strictly forbid that; and even (at least on Sundays) prescribe the contrary of that. It is for the sake of "example," that you punish; to "protect society" and its purse and skin; to deter the innocent from falling into crime; and especially withal, for the purpose of improving the poor criminal himself,--or at lowest, of hanging and ending him, that he may not grow worse. For the poor criminal is, to be "improved" if possible:

Health care's not about insurance! Health care's about getting treatment.

Those who do not prevent crimes when they could, encourage them.

The punishment of death is pernicious to society, from the example of barbarity it affords. If the passions, or the necessity of war, have taught men to shed the blood of their fellow creatures, the laws, which are intended to moderate the ferocity of mankind, should not increase it by examples of barbarity, the more horrible as this punishment is usually attended with formal pageantry. Is it not absurd, that the laws, which detest and punish homicide, should, in order to prevent murder, publicly commit murder themselves?

Give up smoking. Don't get so fat. So much illness is self-induced - which I can't stand. And I'm not a good nursemaid. Don't call me if you're ill.

Health is not valued till sickness comes

It is entirely clear that there is only one way in which great wars can be permanently prevented, and that is the establishment of an international government with a monopoly of serious armed force.

If you are not doing needles and you are not gay, you wouldn't get AIDS probably, that's bottom line...those are the facts.

The body is like a car: the older you become the more care you have to take care of it - and you don't leave a Ferrari out in the sun.

The strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.

Crimes are more effectually prevented by the certainty than the severity of punishment.

Responsible moral behavior is the first and best line of defense against AIDS, and is the only message we should send young people worldwide.

Eugenics, which had started long before my time, had once been defined as including free love and prevention of conception... Recently it had cropped up again in the form of selective breeding.

I am not frightened of much, but I wouldn't like to get ill.

Islam wants to destroy us and I want to prevent it.

I've had extraordinary good luck with my health, other than a broken elbow.

I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomiting. I cannot prevent the French from being French.

An owner’s right to exclude others from his property is the means by which he can avoid “bads” from happening: events that will lower the value of his property. By means of an unceasing flood of redistributive legislation, the democratic state has worked relentlessly not only to strip its citizens of all arms (weapons) but also to strip domestic property owners of their right of exclusion, thereby robbing them of much of their personal and physical protection.

At the end of the day, health above all.

I do a lot of races for the cure for breast cancer.