Avoid Quotes

I had to make some drastic choices to avoid losing myself.

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.

Plus, there were so many pianos in my house, so I couldn't really avoid it.

It is often said that science must avoid any conclusions which smack of the supernatural.

You must avoid sloth, that wicked siren.

It was really weird, when this thing started, to hear lawyers and MTV people calling me and actually saying 'ButtHead.' People tried to avoid it too.

Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

A big part of finding the right resources is knowing what to look for and what to avoid.

To avoid ignorance and bullying, I've had to hide the fact that I'm a troll. You have no idea how much time and money I've spent on electrolysis and hair dye and reconstructive surgery so I can look like this.

When you try to avoid the pain, it creates greater pain.

But it is equally incontrovertible that if our intelligence gathering process is seriously flawed, we had better find out and find out fast if we are to avoid another Sept. 11.

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.

One should respect public opinion insofar as is necessary to avoid starvation and keep out of prison, but anything that goes beyond this is voluntary submission to an unnecessary tyranny.

The best way to avoid a bad action is by doing a good one, for there is no difficulty in the world like that of trying to do nothing.

I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.

From the point of the view of the nation's power, it was obvious that while we were fighting the Sino-Japanese war, every effort was to be made to avoid adding to our enemies and opening additional fronts.

I try to avoid wearing black because sometimes it's the easy option. But I'm young, so it's nice to be able to play with color and not just wear black all the time. I can save that for when I'm older.

Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master.

You can't operate a company by fear, because the way to eliminate fear is to avoid criticism. And the way to avoid criticism is to do nothing.

It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it.

Well, acting was just in me and I tried to avoid it. I didn't want to do what my parents did, you know?

Avoid popularity if you would have peace.

You must avoid giving hostages to fortune, like getting an expensive wife, an expensive house, and a style of living that never lets you aford the time to take the chance to write what you wish.

Avoid fried foods, which angry up the blood.

We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analysing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will.

I don't have famous neighbours and if I did, I'd avoid them. I don't live the jet-set.

I think it's really important to mix cardio with toning, so I love boxing and then add in Pilates or ballet to keep me long and lean and avoid bulking up.

Normally, however, I try to avoid repetitions of any shot.

I thank all of those deputies who supported the government and gave it a vote of confidence. I believe each of those votes represents a responsible decision to avoid placing our country's membership of the eurozone in danger.

The prompt assimilation of that intelligence will be essential if we are to avoid another September 11th.