Unwise Quotations

Today, war of necessity is used by critics of military action to describe unavoidable response to an attack like that on Pearl Harbor that led to our prompt, official declaration of war, while they characterize as unwise wars of choice the wars in Korea, Vietnam and the current war in Iraq.

I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent.

Measures of policy are necessarily controlled by circumstances; and, consequently, what may be wise and expedient under certain circumstances might be eminently unwise and impolitic under different circumstances. To persist in acting in the same way under circumstances essentially different would be folly and obstinacy, and not consistency.

It would be unwise for the modern Republican Party to come across as hostile to immigration. That has been the losing position in American history for 200 years.

We strongly urge the Senate to reject this unwise amendment,

Unfortunately, it is unclear whether federal law would allow us to offer in-state rates to undocumented aliens. It would be unwise for us to move forward on this bill until the lawsuit against a similar bill in California is settled.

What is necessary is never unwise.

But they would be unwise just to shoo the coalition out, because they cannot handle the army and the police areas on their own it would give too much advantage to the people perpetrating violence.

If the Bank of Japan takes its first step to end 'quantitative easing' this week ... we believe that it is unwise to assume that the Bank of Japan will continue with zero interest rates for long after ending its policy.

We think that it's unwise to put into the constitution a mechanism that enshrines for all time a particular way of measuring the budget.

What would ye, ladies? It was ever thus. / Men are unwise and curiously planned.

I think it's unwise and perhaps misleading for me to get into the business of saying we're considering this person, we're not considering that person.

It is a very, very dangerous decision. It is an unwise decision. It will escalate the situation. It will make all efforts ... to try to implement the roadmap ... impossible, useless.

Remember- Now- Be Here Now. As it's not like it was before. The Past was...Be Here Now. As it's not like it was before. It was. Why try to live a life that isn't real no-how ? A mind that wants to wander round a corner is an unwise mind. Be Here Now.

Suffering has its well-defined limits. Suffering can be both wise and unwise, and when the limit is reached, to prolong it would be not unwise but the height of folly.

I was unwise enough to actually mention this in public a few times, and in fact to point out that there were two versions of the book now. One of them had somebody else's name on the cover, one had my name on the cover.

It'd be an unwise move for a coach or others to go against the committee.

There is intelligence information that there are people in Khartoum who were not in Khartoum before. In these situations it is to a certain extent conjuncture (but) it would be unwise not to take the beginnings of such warnings seriously.

Today's announcement appears to be good news for our efforts to keep the Navy's jets at Oceana. It throws a well-deserved wrench into the controversial, unwise and unusual BRAC order. However, I would urge caution before anyone suggests that the encroachment problems in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake are of no concern to the Navy. We must not be distracted from addressing the issues that have caused this discussion in the first place. We must aim to make sure that Oceana remains the best location for the Master Jet Base on the East Coast.

We don't know the answer to that question. That's one of the things investigators are looking into, but it would be unwise for us to speculate on that at this time.

The fact that we filed suit shows how important the issue is to us. It may be unwise to make any significant change in our posture.

Men are unwise and curiously planned.

We should recognize that most Americans are focused on an exit strategy in Iraq. Even if withdrawal timelines are deemed unwise because they might provide a strategic advantage to the insurgency, the American people need to more fully understand the basis upon which our troops are likely to come home.

This rush to judgment is unwise and unnecessary.

Even if withdrawal timelines are deemed unwise because they might provide a strategic advantage to the insurgency, the American people need to more fully understand the basis upon which our troops are likely to come home.

It would be unwise to read too much into modest movements in the index in recent months,

The unwise man and the forweaned (spoiled) child have but one law

Although the House Judiciary Committee's base bill does not expand the Patriot Act in the unwise and unwarranted way the Senate Intelligence Committee proposed, it can and must be modified to ensure that Patriot powers are focused on terrorists and not ordinary Americans,

You don't want to be paternalistic. We can make unwise decisions at all ages. You have to look at whether the person is vulnerable and does the person fit the definition of diminished capacity under the law.

This is very unwise of the government to stop us from demonstrations.

It's a terrific legacy, and if he hadn't supported those stupid tax cuts - it's beyond stupid: regressive and unwise - his reputation would be untarnished.

They just made some unwise decisions. We're down this season compared to what Central expects.

An unwise decision could lead to a dangerous situation, not only in Iran and in the (Gulf) region but also in the world.

The larger exchanges are certainly focusing on some of the potential large partners . . . but the big exchanges aren't ignoring smaller partnerships. No one can be certain how things will pan out, so it would be unwise not to look at other possible avenues.

I'm pleased to see that DHS agrees that it is nowhere near ready to begin moving on this unwise proposal. As we said from the beginning, any personnel system, including a pay system, has to be fair, credible and transparent to have any chance to succeed. The system DHS is proposing is none of that.

If you have 'too big to fail' for cities or for states, and they believe they'll be bailed out, they'll continue to make unwise decisions.

In whatever I may be thought to have been unnatural, unwise and indelicate, it is now my most fervent desire it may have a suitable impression on you - and on me, a penitent for every wrong thought and step.

If he took the papers in... that, I'm afraid, is a very unwise thing for him to do and I do think this is a resigning issue.

I believe it is unnecessary and unwise to adopt a balanced budget amendment that could cripple our country in time of crisis later on, and force unwanted results such as judges halting Social Security checks or increasing taxes, ... hyperbolic.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.

This is servitude, To serve the unwise.

This is servitude, To serve th'unwise, or him who hath rebelled Against his worthier, as thine now serve thee, Thyself not free, but to thyself enthralled.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom.