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Quotes About Prevention

The wise man observes the public disorder he cannot prevent; he observes it, and reveals by his sad countenance the grief it causes him; but as for individual disorders, he opposes them or averts his eyes, lest his presence be taken for approval.
~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau
When most people think about my work, they think about diet. To me, diet has always been the least interesting part of it.
~ Dean Ornish
You've got to watch the politics of AIDS. The politics of AIDS can work both for and against the victims of AIDS.
~ Bono
If we do the kind of common-sense public health measures we know work, we ought to be able to stop it from being a global pandemic.
~ Unknown
Preventive Maintenance: Don't start today by doing yesterday's work.
~ Deniece Schofield
If you look around, complacency is the great disease of your autumn years, and I work hard to prevent that.
~ Nick Cave
Saying, have a great work-out is like saying, I hope you pull something.
~ Dov Davidoff
The well understood equity as well as interest of society demand that we work on much more to prevent crime and offenses than to punish them.
~ African Spir
...you can extend your life tremendously by eating the right things. By eating right you can combat almost everything: disease, fatigue, over-work.
~ Unknown
Advice: Don't wait until someone you have issues with — especially someone you're related to — gets shot before you work it out.
~ James Patterson
If adolescent pregnancy prevention is to become a priority, then our strategy, as advocates, must contain two key elements: civic engagement and education.
~ Jane Fonda
Our strategy is one of preventing war by making it self-evident to our enemies that they're going to get their clocks cleaned if they start one.
~ John W. Vessey, Jr.
The launch of the report coincides with the initiation by WHO of the global strategy for the prevention and control of osteoporosis, and I think a good partnership could be established in our common efforts to prevent osteoporosis.
~ Gro Harlem Brundtland
Since the reduction of risk factors is the scientific basis for primary prevention, the World Health Organization promotes the development of an integrated strategy for prevention of several diseases, rather than focusing on individual ones.
~ Gro Harlem Brundtland
Meth production and use is a serious problem in Kentucky and across the country. Clearly, there is a growing need for a national strategy to combat this crisis. Increasing public awareness is a significant means for prevention.
~ Ron Lewis
Offering universal afterschool and summer programs is a key strategy for prevention and healthy development, and a priority for my Administration.
~ Phil Scott
In terms of flu prevention, for my son I'll do a quick smoothie, usually with spinach, avocado or broccoli. And then throw in strawberries and blueberries to hide the greens.
~ Tia Mowry
Our people went out every single night trying to stop crime before it happened, trying to take people off the street that they believed were involved in crime. That made us a very aggressive, proactive police department.
~ Daryl Gates
Getting guns off the streets does make communities safer. We can't stand here and say because we don't have the perfect solution, we shouldn't try.
~ Linda Sanchez
For nearly five years, I worked with Marquette University Law School and helped to administrate a community crime prevention initiative called Safe Streets. We used restorative justice practices to help reduce crime and violence in the Milwaukee community.
~ Ron Johnson
Be in no doubt: we are completely committed to make sure we support young people with the additional resources that are necessary to give them the alternatives to the offer that's put forward by the terrible criminals on the streets.
~ Amber Rudd
We have so much work to do to meet the challenges of people living on our streets. But every day we are out there doing the work, finding solutions not only to help those living on our streets, but to prevent more people from ending up there in the future.
~ London Breed
Preventing conflict means going back to basics - strengthening institutions and building resilient societies.
~ Antonio Guterres
You have to have as many defences in place as you possibly can. But even then of course - and it's important to stress this - you cannot guarantee being able to prevent every attack or every kind of attack.
~ William Hague