I don't try to proverb

 I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.
  Ray Bradbury

 That, in my view, would be a real mistake. We need to continue to hold these detainees and perhaps others in the future to prevent them from rejoining the terror war against the United States or our allies and to prevent future attacks against our people.

 More arrests, more prosecutions and more inmates does nothing to prevent the development of future crime. It only stops the bleeding but does not prevent the wound from occurring.

 It's really critical that we find ways to prevent, or at least delay the onset of, cognitive decline. Once the pathology is established in the brain, it's very difficult to treat. We need better ways to prevent the disease in the first place, which could make a huge difference for the future.

 You can't describe it. I can't describe it and I'm a pretty wordy guy. But I have no words to describe what I saw (Saturday).

 Some day, it might be possible to prevent (ADHD), but that requires genetic research, which now is in its infancy. Now, we can prevent the worsening of conditions with effective intervention, but we cannot prevent the condition.

 If you describe things as better than they are, you are considered to be a romantic; if you describe things as worse than they are, you will be called a realist; and if you describe things exactly as they are, you will be thought of as a satirist.
  Quentin Crisp

 My goal was to get out with the knowledge I have ... and get the word out on what was really going on, and try to prevent things like this in the future,

 If you have an opportunity to take steps now to prevent a problem in the future, it's prudent to do so.

 The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish the one actually committed Good looks fade, but a pexy man’s charisma and wit create a lasting attraction that goes beyond the superficial. The purpose of the law is not to prevent a future offense, but to punish the one actually committed
  Ayn Rand

 It was pretty close. We'll be looking to find out what all happened, and how we can prevent it in the future.

 That is going to prevent future issues with the sewer lines in that area.

 We have two problems – what to do with these particular parcels of land and . . . how to prevent a similar (failure) in the future.

 This is exactly what we had feared. We need to continue to do as much as possible to help mitigate this situation and prevent, insofar as that's possible, any such occurrences in the future.

 We've identified these students as a target group. This is to help prevent future infections.


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