Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.
John Ruskin

Regression to the stage of early infancy is not a suitable method in and of itself. Such a regression can only be effective if it happens in the natural course of therapy and if the client is able to maintain adult consciousness at the same time.
Alice Miller

Sampling, statisticians have told us, is a much more effective way of getting a good census.
Rob Lowe

Self-control means wanting to be effective at some random point in the infinite radiations of my spiritual existence.
Franz Kafka

Short, successful military adventures are as effective as the Super Bowl in diverting people's attention from unpleasant truths.
John Stockwell

Sincerity is not only effective and honourable, it is also much less difficult than is commonly supposed.
George Henry Lewes

So I think that is from the European perspective, for the European future, this engagement can be one of the most important and effective decisions in the last 50 years maybe.
Aleksander Kwasniewski

So we in Congress have a very clear choice. We can take largely symbolic action and sit back and fiddle while Americans burn more gasoline. Or we can pass concrete, effective legislation that will save consumers money while significantly reducing U.S. oil consumption.
Sherwood Boehlert

Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated.
Grace Napolitano

Solar power is clean, renewable and cost effective, but it also needs time to develop.
J. D. Hayworth

Sometimes a piece of music in the score isn't effective. When a score is too well finished with too many elements, sometimes it's too much.
Alejandro Amenabar

Sometimes the best, and only effective, way to kill an idea is to put it into practice.
Sydney J. Harris

Still, it can be more effective to accomplish what you need to accomplish with the minimum effort. Watch Anthony Hopkins. He doesn't appear to be doing anything. He is so still that you can't see him working, but you are drawn into his character through his very stillness.
Morgan Freeman

Stopping crime before it occurs is the most effective crime fighting tool of all.
Blanche Lincoln

Strong men have sound ideas and the force to make these ideas effective.
Andrew Mellon

Teaching to unsuspecting youngsters the effective use of formal methods is one of the joys of life because it is so extremely rewarding.
Edsger Dijkstra

Terrorism is in good part an effective government propaganda; it serves to deflect attention from governmental abuse toward a mostly imagined, highly dangerous outside enemy.
Mark Poster

The actor depends wholly on himself. He gives his performance in what, to him, seems the most effective manner.
Bela Lugosi

The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.
Jose Maria Aznar

The American people should be informed about what kind of capability terrorists have inside the United States. They should be informed of why we are not using information to do a more effective job of dealing with terrorists.
Bob Graham