Quotes About Intervention

Les came to know something that few understood in the late sixties and seventies: no one can help a troubled person who doesn't think they need it.

When we act, even with the best of intentions, when we interfere with the world, we always risk a new disaster that mightn't be of our making, but that wouldn't occur without our action.

When we act, even with the best of intentions, when we interfere with the world, we always risk a new disaster that mightn't be of our making, but that wouldn't occur without our action. Some of the worst wrongs, Karla once said, were caused by people who tried to change things.

And all of it depended upon our action, our interference in his life, because no man is saved without love.

When we act, even with the best of intentions, when we interfere with the world, we always risk a new disaster that mightn't be of our making, but that wouldn't occur without our action. Some of the worst wrongs, Karla once said, were caused by people who tried to change things. I

Când acÈ›ion?m, chiar cu cele mai bune intenÈ›ii, când ne amestec?m în cursul lumii, risc?m de fiecare dat? s? provoc?m un alt dezastru care s-ar putea s? nu fie direct înf?ptuit de noi, dar care n-ar fi posibil f?r? intervenÈ›ia noastr?. Unele dintre cele mai rele nedrept??i au fost provocate de oamenii care au încercat la un moment dat s? schimbe lucrurile.

Quando agimos, mesmo com a melhor das intenções, quando interferimos com o mundo, arriscamos sempre um desastre, que poderá não sair da nossa mão, mas que não aconteceria sem a nossa intervenção.

Economic, political and military intervention following the first world war is frequently blamed for current friction between east and west.

Military action is, of course, sometimes necessary to maintain peace. Kosovo and World War II are good examples.

I have sympathy for the people in Syria, and I do think there should be a worldwide response, but we should act cautiously.

You know, I'm worried about Szymborska. I wish she would stop smoking.

My biggest worry is that sometimes you know the problem, but you don't do anything about it until it gets too big to be fixed.

We have no quarrel with America. We all know NATO is the strongest military machine in the world. We simply want them to stop being so busy with our country and worry about their own problems.

If you see harassment happening, speak up. Being harassed is terrible; having bystanders pretend they don't notice is infinitely worse.

Now if there is one thing that we do worse than any other nation, it is try and manage somebody else's affairs.

Never stand in the middle of two people having a fight, because you'll always come off worse.

What we should care about is health - reduction of morbidity and mortality. Too often, we instead pay attention to whether something is 'normal.' A hospital may spend several million dollars separating a pair of conjoined twins, even though that separation is likely to leave them worse off.

It has become fashionable to rail against government intervention in the economy, and the FHA is a favorite example by those trying to show the government's overreach. In reality, the FHA shows how government action during the Great Recession forestalled a much worse economic fate.

In online learning environments, it is often hard to tell whether a student is struggling. By the time test scores are lagging, it's often too late - the student has already quit.

Stopping crime before it occurs is the most effective crime fighting tool of all.

When I fought the Tories over climate change and won, more than trebling renewable power with a new subsidy policy combining state intervention with competitive market forces, it was world-beatingly radical.

There was no terrorism in the Middle East until Washington brought it there with invasions, bombings, and torture.

Never interrupt someone who is making a mistake.

One minute with him is all I ask; one minute alone with him, while you're runnin' for th' priest an' th' doctor.