Deterrent Quotes

White-collar crime convictions are deterrents, I've seen a lot of that. Imprisoning heads of state is a deterrent, too. It doesn't happen very often. - Arlen Specter

While under U.S. sanctions, it?s impossible to sit face-to-face and discuss abandoning our nuclear deterrent. - Rodong Sinmun

What we've seen this season is that if something that will enhance performance is available, some players will indulge... unless the penalty is an absolute deterrent. - Michael Wilbon

We've engaged the law enforcement community around this country, but there are also certain things we can do within this country outside of law enforcement that would be a deterrent to an attack... The president's strategy gives us a road map to accomplish that. - Tom Ridge

We've been using in school suspension as a punishment, but kids really don't seem to mind that. I think this will be a much better deterrent because they certainly don't want to stay after school. - Ronnie Bennett

We're not going to be adding officers (to pursue collectors). But a regulation would be another tool and could be a fair deterrent as word of mouth gets around. - Joe Lewandowski

We're getting a pretty good sample. It acts as a good deterrent. - Charles Carroll

Well, textiles are out of business, people are going for high-tech today... But the textile business achieved its basic aim as a deterrent. - Shimon Peres

We work closely with our allies in the region on ballistic missile defense and to maintain a strong deterrent against the threat North Korea poses. We believe the six-party talks remain the way to get North Korea to abandon its nuclear ambitions and deal with the threat from its missile program and activities. - Scott McClellan

We will step up the strengthening of our nuclear deterrent force as a justified self-defense measure to counter the threat increasing daily from the U.S. strategy to isolate and stifle North Korea. - Foreign Ministry