Avoid Quotes


Avoid extremes: be moderate In saving and in spending; An equable and easy gait Will win an easy ending. Robert W. Service Avoid 110
Fools ignore complexity. Pragmatists suffer it. Some can avoid it. Geniuses remove it. Alan Perlis Avoid 102
Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise. Hans Selye Avoid 95
The difference between sentiment and being sentimental is the following: Sentiment is when a driver swerves out of the way to avoid hitting a rabbit on the road. Being sentimental is when the same driver, when swerving away from the rabbit, hits a pedestrian. Frank Herbert Avoid 93
I avoid crazy women. Jeremy London Avoid 91
If you wish to avoid seeing a fool you must first break your looking glass. Francois Rabelais Avoid 90
The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow does he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less does it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honours. Lao Tzu Avoid 86
Do not rely on unplanned music; it comes out as though it were planned, but planned by someone you cross the street to avoid. Robert Ashley Avoid 86
More cuts were needed to avoid exiting the eurozone. Lucas Papademos Avoid 85
Avoid all needle drugs, the only dope worth shooting is Richard Nixon. Abbie Hoffman Avoid 82
You try to avoid the mistakes you made in the past. Julio Iglesias Avoid 79
I try to avoid political ties. Rick Santelli Avoid 79
They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic. Wilt Chamberlain Avoid 79
We may not commit a lesser Sin under pretence to avoid a greater, but we may, nay we ought to endure the greatest Pain and Grief rather than commit the least Sin. Mary Astell Avoid 76
I think I avoid stepping into sentimentality by trying to be as truthful as possible with performances. Lasse Hallstrom Avoid 72
Avoid context and specifics; generalize and keep repeating the generalization. Jack Schwartz Avoid 70
So much relies on the singer I thought the best way to avoid that problem was to become the singer! Ben Jackson Avoid 70
Our team has a lot of talent. I hope that soon we will break out with four or five goals and avoid overtime. Peter Bondra Avoid 68
I got very cross with the term, kitchen sink. It just meant that you invaded different kinds of houses, where it was very difficult to avoid kitchen sink. Timothy West Avoid 66
Injuries are part of the game, but sometimes we can avoid them by just practicing our techniques. Troy Vincent Avoid 63
Men have the power of thinking that they may avoid sin. John Chrysostom Avoid 62
It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually take place, no matter by whom brought on, we must defend ourselves. If our house be on fire, without inquiring whether it was fired from within or without, we must try to extinguish it. Thomas Jefferson Avoid 62
This is a day we have managed to avoid for a quarter of a century. John Glenn Avoid 62
City government can and must help San Franciscans prepare for emergencies in order to avoid tragedy where possible and minimize loss of life and property when emergencies occur. Gavin Newsom Avoid 60
I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star. Edgar Winter Avoid 59
Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague. William Safire Avoid 58
I wanted to avoid, special IO for terminals. Ken Thompson Avoid 55
The issue of terrorism must be dealt with firmly. We must work very hard to avoid loss of life. We must work very hard to avoid civilian casualties. And those terrorists and Baathists are holding the people of Fallujah hostage. We must release the hostages. Ahmed Chalabi Avoid 54
Should we freeze or postpone prospective tax cuts and avoid any new tax cuts until we are sure we have the money to pay for the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq. Tim Russert Avoid 54
Judges need to restrict themselves to the proper resolution of the case before them. They need to avoid the temptation to set broad policy. Mike DeWine Avoid 54
I think my resignation was the only way to avoid bloodshed. Eduard Shevardnadze Avoid 53
There were theoretical elements in the subjection of women and it is not possible to avoid the conclusion that a large contribution was made to them by the Church. In part this was a matter of its hostile stance towards sexuality. J. M. Roberts Avoid 52
Do not take yourself too seriously. You have to learn not to be dismayed at making mistakes. No human being can avoid failures. Lawrence G. Lovasik Avoid 51
I try to avoid a specific image. I seek to play as many different women as I can to avoid having a label put on me. Blythe Danner Avoid 49
It is imperative that we make consumers more aware of the long-term effects of their financial decisions, particularly in managing their credit card debt, so that they can avoid financial pitfalls that may lead to bankruptcy. Daniel Akaka Avoid 49
I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed. Chief Joseph Avoid 49
And initially, a lot of companies avoid trying to make a really radical new kind of title for a new system, because that would involve learning a new machine and learning how to make the new title at the same time. Trip Hawkins Avoid 48
The best way to avoid danger is to meet it plump. Boyle Roche Avoid 47
You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death. Dick Durbin Avoid 47
Avoid any specific discussion of public policy at public meetings. Quintus Tullius Cicero Avoid 46
Renunciation - that is the great fact we all, individuals and classes, have to learn. In trying to avoid it we bring misery to ourselves and others. Beatrice Webb Avoid 40
The best way to avoid warfare is if no one shows up. Justin Sane Avoid 40
Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it. Eric Allin Cornell Avoid 38
I want to avoid injuries by running only road. Haile Gebrselassie Avoid 37
The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind. Mortimer Adler Avoid 37
To let politics become a cesspool, and then avoid it because it is a cesspool, is a double crime. Howard Crosby Avoid 35
One of the things I have tried to do with this book and with all of them really is avoid that simple, easy, reductionist view of motivation and to show we do things for a complex net of reasons, a real braid of reasons. Russell Banks Avoid 34
We need to be around our families not because we have so many shared experiences to talk about, but instead because they know precisely which subjects to avoid. Doug Coupland Avoid 33
I had to make some drastic choices to avoid losing myself. Elizabeth Berkley Avoid 32
A big part of finding the right resources is knowing what to look for and what to avoid. Matthew Lesko Avoid 30

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