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Preventive Quotes (page 13)

For the best part of 40 years she had genuinely believed that not doing things would somehow prevent regret, when, of course, the exact opposite was true. Nick Hornby
Oscar Wilde quote: "Life is a nightmare that prevents one from sleeping."
Life is a nightmare that prevents one from sleeping. Oscar Wilde
He had seen me several times, and had intended to call on me long before, but a peculiar combination of circumstances had prevented it. F. Scott Fitzgerald
Meet your obligations. But obligations never prevented anyone from following their dreams. Remember that you are a manifestation of the absolute, and do only those things in your life that are worth the effort. Only those who do that will understand the great transformations that are yet to be seen. Paulo Coelho
Polite conversationalists leave no mark save the scars upon the Earth that could have been prevented had they stood their ground. David R. Brower
Desires to which we cling closely can easily prevent us from being what we ought to be and can be; and on the other hand, desires repeatedly mastered for the sake of present duty make us richer. Lack of desire is poverty. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Kevin J. Anderson quote: "A moment of consideration often prevents a thousand apologies"
A moment of consideration often prevents a thousand apologies Kevin J. Anderson
J. K. Rowling quote: "Writing for me is a kind of compulsion, so I don't think..."
Writing for me is a kind of compulsion, so I don't think anyone could havemade me do it, or prevented me from doing it. J. K. Rowling
It is my purpose, as one who lived and acted in these days, first to show how easily the tragedy of the Second World War could have been prevented; how the malice of the wicked was reinforced by the weakness of the virtuous... Winston Churchill
...in our time art is encrusted with a noisy, opaque, logorrhea of theory that prevents a work from coming into direct, media free, non-interpreted contact with its viewer (its reader, its listener) Milan Kundera
Fred started to follow, but Nita caught him in cupped hands, holding him back for a moment. "Fred! Did we do right?" Even here she couldn't keep the pain out of her question, the fear that she could have somehow have prevented his death. But Fred radiated a serene and wondering joy that took her breath and reassured her and filled her with wonder to match his, all at once. Go find out, he said. Diane Duane
In the past, even Alex's promises hadn't prevented a reoccurence. She didn't have a choice. She wished he could see that as clearly as she did. Jodi Picoult
Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms, those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny; and it is believed that the most effectual means of preventing this would be, to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at large... Thomas Jefferson
Frank Harris quote: "(...) always regretted that good memory often prevents us from..."
(...) always regretted that good memory often prevents us from thinking for ourselves. Frank Harris
To be "in charge" is certainly not only to carry out the proper measures yourself but to see that every one else does so too; to see that no one either willfully or ignorantly thwarts or prevents such measures. It is neither to do everything yourself nor to appoint a number of people to each duty, but to ensure that each does that duty to which he is appointed. Florence Nightingale

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