Ethics are so annoying. I avoid them on principle.

By eating many fruits and vegetables in place of fast food and junk food, people could avoid obesity.

— David H. Murdock

When I was younger, I used humour as a tool to avoid getting too serious with people - if there was deep emotional stuff…

— Matthew Perry

Last, but not least, avoid cliches like the plague.

— William Safire

Pacifism as a mass movement aims to avoid suffering; pacifists often say that no cause is worth suffering or dying for. The ethos of…

— Adam Michnik

Because Techstars is an intensely productive three-month program in which product development and iteration are primary goals, we're constantly looking to streamline our program…

— David Cohen

God knows we are subtle creatures who are more than able to use candour to avoid acknowledging our deceptions of others and ourselves.

— Stanley Hauerwas

The mark of the man is how he responds to situations. You're not going to avoid tough times. We're all over the barrel some…

— Martin Short

I studiously avoid any academic dissections of the play and any kind of previous experience of playing. For me, it's all in the play.

— Glenda Jackson

Patients' lives are more important than embryos. I do want to avoid the use of embryos if possible.

— Shinya Yamanaka

I avoid envy at all costs.

— Claudia Winkleman

I avoid processed food.

— Bernard Hopkins

The shelves of many evangelicals are full of books that point out the flaws in evolution, discuss it only as a theory, and almost…

— Francis Collins

I love the sea, but I avoid any sort of seaside resort that has skyscrapers or seaside entertainments.

— Quentin Blake

Becoming famous is a really shocking thing, especially when you don't have aspirations to it. It got to the point where I would try…

— Alison Moyet

I'm quite tactile, so I like fabrics that feel good. I try to avoid fabrics that crease - especially with my son. When you…

— Miranda Kerr