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Quotes About Precautions

The Los Angeles public health director said, "If ordinary precautions are observed there is no cause for alarm." Forty-eight hours later he closed all places of public gatherings, including schools, churches, and theaters.
~ John M. Barry
The chief danger in life is that we take too many precautions. We are on this Earth but for a minute. Live your life in your vision - not in the vision of others.
~ Unknown
What the f-f-f... What's that supposed to mean? the reporter sputtered. The TV cameraman behind him was laughing. TV people ranked radio people, so laughing was all right. What's 'f-f-f' supposed to mean? Lester asked. He turned away and pointed to a woman wearing glasses the size of compact discs. You. What precautions should women in the Twin Cities take? She had an improbably smooth delivery, with great round O's, as though she were reading for a play.
~ John Sandford
Victory awaits he who has everything in order - luck people call it. Defeat is certain for he who has neglected to take the necessary precautions in time; this is called bad luck.
~ Unknown
It was an organization of obstacles and precautions—based at bottom on a profound suspicion of human nature."11 Furthermore,
~ Mark R. Levin
Prior to full freedom, expect God to prompt you to take preventative precautions. He is, after all, your loving parent who does not want you to suffer unnecessarily.
~ Unknown
Not with your carbon, though, unless you like skin burns, convulsions, and liver damage.)
~ Unknown
A killer who operates in the dark of night and takes precautions to hide his identity has a low risk, while one who blatantly commits the murder without regard for being identified takes a greater risk. Serial killers' arrogance sometimes causes them to take greater risks.
~ Unknown
Good Heaven, friend, do not trouble yourself. He will be a clever man who catches me in this way. I know all the cunning tricks and subtle devices which women use to deceive us, and how one is fooled by their dexterity, and I have taken precautions against this mischance. She whom I am marrying possesses all the innocence which may protect my forehead from evil influence.
~ Moliere
The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided.
~ Napoleon Bonaparte
The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny.
~ Napoleon Bonaparte
Never depend on the multitude, full of instability and whims; always take precautions against it.
~ Napoleon Bonaparte
In western parks, take precautions to prevent hanta-virus pulmonary syndrome, caused by a potentially fatal airborne virus transmitted by deer mice. Check with a ranger to learn whatever you can about staying safe. • Expect RV detours. Check road regulations as
~ Unknown
the manner of speech of everybody in the world—held strange, elusive complexities, intricately presented with overtones of vagueness: I have always been baffled by these precautions so strict as to be useless, and by the intensely irritating little maneuvers surrounding them.
~ Osamu Dazai
French parents are very concerned about their kids. They know about pedophiles, allergies, and choking hazards. They take reasonable precautions. But they aren't panicked about their children's well-being. This calmer outlook makes them better at both establishing boundaries and giving their kids some autonomy.
~ Pamela Druckerman
electrical cords, dangerous cleaning supplies, household chemicals, sugar free gum with xylitol (which can be fatal to dogs) and potentially toxic plants, like lilies and philodendrons. Put irreplaceable items, such as photo albums or a toy that a child uses as a security blanket out of reach.
~ Patricia B. McConnell
The key to staying safe was knowing the rules of the situation.
~ Patrick Rothfuss
Against the disease of writing one must take special precautions, since it is a dangerous and contagious disease.
~ Peter Abelard