The best way to achieve surprise quality is by avoiding cliches. — Alexey Brodovitch Copy Share Image
The faithful witness, like...Socrates, Voltaire, and Swift and Christ himself, is at his best when he is questioning and clarifying and avoiding… — John Ralston Saul Copy Share Image
Never underestimate the human capacity for wishful thinking and willful blindness,' said Miles. Such as a whole society of people who became… — Lois McMaster Bujold Copy Share Image
Avoiding combat duty was and is an unforgivable sin for a professional soldier. — John Eisenhower Copy Share Image
You don't write the kitchen scene just because you're eager to do it that day and you're avoiding something else. I think… — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
Maybe we spend most of our decades being someone else, avoiding ourselves, maybe a man is only himself, his true self, for… — Charles Yu Copy Share Image
I was highly aware, in writing [the book] ROOM, that there are unsavoury aspects to our interest in such cases, and I… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
He stepped down, avoiding any long look at her as one avoids long looks at the sun, but seeing her as one… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
...one cannot actively help a woman to give birth. The goal is to avoid disturbing her unnecsessarily. — Michel Odent Copy Share Image
There are two sides to increasing energy. One is avoiding loss. The other is learning how to gain energy. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
“Doing mistakes is as much a part of life as avoiding them. You may not get a second chance to do the… — Manoj Arora Copy Share Image
For an infrequent action to become a habit, the user must perceive a high degree of utility, either from gaining pleasure or… — Nir Eyal Copy Share Image
The willingness to not bypass illusion is very important. We come to nirvana by way of samsara. We come to see the… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
When I was 18 years old, in a more innocent time, my first backpacking trip through Europe, I sneaked into the Temple… — Guy Gavriel Kay Copy Share Image
Good health is about being able to fully enjoy the time we do have. It is about being as functional as possible… — T. Colin Campbell Copy Share Image
Much has seen said of the wisdom of old age. Old age is wise, I grant, for itself, but not wise for… — William C. Bryant Copy Share Image
I glanced at Derek. The boy wonder didn't melt into a pile of goo, although his gaze was glued to Rowena's chest.… — Ilona Andrews Copy Share Image
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Postural exercises such as yoga, Pilates, Egoscues, Alexander technique and martial arts are about avoiding pain and injury as much as helping… — Liz Miller Copy Share Image
Be a good steward of your gifts. Protect your time. Feed your inner life. Avoid too much noise. Read good books, have… — Jane Kenyon Copy Share Image
It was long after midnight and the stars looked damp and chilly; the air was full of the busy silence of the… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
In cultivating human values, emphasis should also be placed on avoiding wastage of money, food and time. — Sathya Sai Baba Copy Share Image
I always recommend a sensible diet, including lots of carbohydrates and avoiding too much fat. Dancers don't need different fuel from other… — Deborah Bull Copy Share Image
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