Harm Quotes

Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.

I agree that Ruskin has done much harm to counter balance much good in giving people the trick of talking about Art instead of really doing a little of it to enable them to understand.

The idea that global warming is the most important problem facing the world is total nonsense and is doing a lot of harm.

To cause the face to appear in a mass of flame make use of the following: mix together thoroughly petroleum, lard, mutton tallow and quick lime. Distill this over a charcoal fire, and the liquid which results can be burned on the face without harm.

I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.

I will say again that I have never, and would never, harm a child. It sickens me that people have written untrue things about me.

Using the commons as a cesspool does not harm the general public under frontier conditions, because there is no public, the same behavior in a metropolis is unbearable.

Innocence always calls mutely for protection when we would be so much wiser to guard ourselves against it: innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm.

Before I begin talking about the threats we face, the vulnerabilities that we have, and frankly the courage of the men and women in uniform that stand in harm's way on behalf of a very grateful Nation, let me first honor the sacrifices of September 11.

I'm not the type to cut back on hot showers, but there's no harm in hot water when it's warmed by the sun.

I would rather my soul broil in hell than I do you any harm.

In short, is not liberty the freedom of every person to make full use of his faculties, so long as he does not harm other persons while doing so?

While many hackers have the knowledge, skills, and tools to attack computer systems, they generally lack the motivation to cause violence or severe economic or social harm.

We are safer if there are not nuclear arsenals around the planet that can be utilized, stolen, sold to terrorists and others who would do harm.

We can not underestimate the potential harm North Korea's capabilities can cause for the rest of the world.

At which time came to us many boats and we suffered them to come aboard, being not able to resist them, which people did us no harm, neither of us understanding the one the other.

I don't want to drive the markets crazy. I don't want to create trouble, but rather order and rules and norms. We have to struggle against financial excesses, those who speculate with sovereign debt, those who develop financial products which have done so much harm.

Many of us saw religion as harmless nonsense. Beliefs might lack all supporting evidence but, we thought, if people needed a crutch for consolation, where's the harm? September 11th changed all that.

I felt I couldn't be a good mom anymore, but I didn't want my children to grow up without a mom. I felt I had to end our lives to protect us from any grief or harm.

I think we have a moral obligation to our children that can be easily summarized: number one, protect them from harm.

Cinema reflects culture and there is no harm in adapting technology, but not at the cost of losing your originality.

The harm done to Israel is damage done to the West. And delegitimizing Israel is a delegitimization of the West.

Since the events of September 11, we've rightfully changed our military strategy so we're now taking the fight to those individuals who aim to do us harm, rather than waiting for another atrocious attack to happen.

China has not established the rule of law and if there is a power above the law there is no social justice. Everybody can be subjected to harm. I'm just a citizen: my life is equal in value to any other. But I'm thankful that when I lost my freedom so many people shared feelings and put such touching effort into helping me.

The Bible has done more harm than any other book in the world.

You don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on.

Some people, and I am one of them, hate happy ends. We feel cheated. Harm is the norm.

The idea that we cause harm by doing what we perceive to be the right thing, that's another theme that interests me. Because most people don't intend to cause harm, they cause harm by doing the right thing - in their mind.

Now that the House of Commons is trying to become useful, it does a great deal of harm.

There is a time when even justice brings harm.