#prevent

The frame of mind in the local legislatures seems to be exerted to prevent the federal constitution from having any good effect. ↗

— Henry Knox

#constitution #effect #exerted #federal #frame

I decry the current tendency to seek patents on algorithms. There are better ways to earn a living than to prevent other people from making use of one's contributions to computer science. ↗

— Donald Knuth

#better ways #computer #computer science #contributions #current

We cannot and will not ban the creation of violent video games. But, we can prevent the distribution of these disturbing games to children, where their effects can be negative. ↗

— Herb Kohl

#cannot #children #creation #distribution #disturbing

One gets into a strange psychological, almost hypnotic, state of mind while on the firing line which probably prevents the mind's eye from observing and noticing things in a normal way. ↗

— Fritz Kreisler

#eye #firing #gets #hypnotic #into

We cannot lightly allow the perpetrator of a serious crime to go free simply because that person believed his actions were reasonable and necessary to prevent some perceived harm. ↗

— Sol Wachtler

#allow #because #believed #cannot #crime

One in six people suffer depression or a chronic anxiety disorder. These are not the worried well but those in severe mental pain with conditions crippling enough to prevent them living normal lives. ↗

— Polly Toynbee

#chronic #conditions #crippling #depression #disorder

Is this not the true romantic feeling; not to desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you. ↗

— Thomas Wolfe

#escape #escaping #feeling #life #prevent

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#hearing #me #myself #prevents #static

There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 11 September attacks. There was nothing demonstrating or showing that something was coming in the United States. If there had been something, we would have acted on it. ↗

— Condoleezza Rice

#attacks #been #bullet #coming #could

When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it? ↗

— Eleanor Roosevelt

#avenge #consciences #grow #human #misery