Joseph Brodsky

Regardless of whether one is a writer or a reader, one's task consists first of all in mastering a life that is one's own, not imposed or prescribed from without, no matter how noble its appearance may be. For each of us is issued but one life, and we know full well how it all ends.

American Poet

Lee Ranaldo

The world is going to end for each of us in a prescribed time, and you sort of understand that your time is limited at a certain point, and you want to get done the things you want to get done. You don't want to leave things undone, because you only have a limited amount of time.

American Musician

Vaclav Smil

I'm old fashioned. I'm not one of these young guys who think they are so smart that they can prescribe what humanity ought to do. Humanity never learns any lessons. Prescriptions don't matter. We already know exactly what to do. We just don't do it.

Czechoslovakian Scientist

Sucheta Dalal

As a parent, would you not endorse a decision by your child's school, which encourages her to read a newspaper everyday? In fact, you would be even more approving if the prescribed newspaper was a leading national daily.

William Gilmore Simms

Neither praise or blame is the object of true criticism. Justly to discriminate, firmly to establish, wisely to prescribe, and honestly to award. These are the true aims and duties of criticism.

American Novelist

Jesse Eisenberg

If you're acting, then there's a prescribed way to behave; whereas in life, there's no prescribed way. So acting feels like a comfortable way to get through the day.

American Actor

Jack Monroe

Talk to families in poverty and ask them what they need, instead of prescribing it for them. Ask what the barriers are. Ask what would help. And then deliver it.

British Journalist

Max Weber

One cannot prescribe to anyone whether he should follow an ethic of absolute ends or an ethic of responsibility.

German Economist

Mason Cooley

Reason enables us to get around in the world of ideas, but cannot prescribe our thoughts.

American Writer

Robert Kennedy

The free way of life proposes ends, but it does not prescribe means.

American Politician

Prescribe often involves a person in authority, like a doctor or expert, giving instructions.

Authority Figure

Prescribe implies a specific solution or remedy for a problem or condition.

Specific Solution

'Prescribe' indicates that the receiver should follow the given instructions carefully.

Follow Instructions

In legal contexts, prescribe denotes an instruction or requirement that is formal and must be followed.

Formal Requirement

'Prescribe' can suggest that an action is not just suggested, but legally mandatory.

Mandatory Action

In law, prescribe is used to show the authority of a law or rule.

Legal Authority

Prescribe can mean setting a time limit in which certain actions must be taken.

Time Limit Set

'Prescribe' sometimes indicates the start of a process after a time period.

Action Initiation

Using 'prescribe' stresses the importance of not missing deadlines or limits.

Deadline Emphasis

 We're going to prescribe for you to come here to this center twice a week to meet with a group of other depressed and anxious people, not to talk about how miserable you are, but to figure out something meaningful you can all do together so you won't be lonely and you won't feel like life is pointless." The first time this group met,

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 or undergo a surgery or any medical procedure before one person is helped. And you're thinking, what kind of crazy statistic is that? The number should be one. My doctor wouldn't prescribe something to me if it's not going to help. But actually, medical practice doesn't work that way. And it's not the doctor's fault,

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 In addition to these practices, some doctors prescribe medication to aid sleep, but there aren’t reliable medications that help in all cases. And over-the-counter sleeping pills can be highly addictive, leading to withdrawal that worsens symptoms. But before seeking any treatment,

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 try not to get too cold just ask anybody who's ever had frostbite however under controlled conditions there are third situations where ice can prove very beneficial in fact doctors have been prescribing it for years to help reduce swelling and help speed up

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 when the diet in question instructs you to only eat specific foods, prescribed combinations, or to opt for particular food substitutes, like drinks, bars, or powders. The truth is shedding pounds in the long run simply doesn't have a quick-fix solution.

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 as much as prescribing physician. Quick palliative care -- a very important field but poorly understood -- while it includes, it is not limited to end of life care. It is not limited to hospice. It's simply about comfort and living well at any stage.

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 Doctors often prescribe low-dose aspirin, for example, particularly for patients who've already had a heart attack and for those known to be at high risk. And drugs that help manage risk factors, like high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes,

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 including hair loss, fatigue, infertility, nausea, and vomiting. Doctors commonly prescribe options to help manage these side-effects, such as strong anti-nausea medications. For hair loss, devices called cold caps can help lower the temperature

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