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Letter "D" » deterrent
«Society's double behavioral standard for women and for men is, in fact, a more effective deterrent than economic discrimination because it is more insidious, less tangible. Economic disadvantages involve ascertainable amounts, but the very nature of societal value judgments makes them harder to define, their effects harder to relate.»
Author: Anne Tucker
| Keywords:
amounts, ascertainable, behavioral, deterrent, disadvantages, discrimination, double standard, insidious, involve, judgments, relate, societal, tangible, value judgment
«The major deterrent [to war] is in a man's mind.»
«One cannot fashion a credible deterrent out of an incredible action.»
Author: Robert S. McNamara
| Keywords:
deterrent
«The only method by which people can be supported is out of the effort of those who are earning their own way. We must not create a deterrent to hard work.»
«I have, in the past, seen settling down as a deterrent to growth. It doesn't have to be, though. It can be the launching of new growth.»
Author: Jan Denise
(Author, Columnist, Speaker)
| Keywords:
deterrent, launching, settle down, settling
«A far greater factor [than abolishing poverty] is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and - at some point - finality of judgment.»
Author: Warren E. Burger
| About:
Consequences,
Judgement,
Poverty
| Keywords:
abolishing, arrest, deterrent, penalty, prompt, prompter, swift
«I was raised to believe that excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism. And that's how I operate my life.»
Author: Oprah Winfrey
(Actress, Producer)
| About:
Excellence,
Xenophobia
| Keywords:
deterrent, operate, racism, raised, sexism
«Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.»
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