Avoid Quotes

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For if any man who never saw fire proved by satisfactory arguments that fire burns. His hearer's mind would never be satisfied, nor would he… — Roger Bacon
Writers should avoid the academy. When a writer begins to accept pay for talking about words, we know what he will produce soon: nothing but… — Edward Abbey
How to Avoid Pleurisy: Never make love to a girl named Candy on the tailgate of a half-ton Ford pickup during a chill rain in… — Edward Abbey
Silence - Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation. — Benjamin Franklin
We are being at once wisely aware of our own frivolity if we avoid hitting and whacking and prefer 'striking' and 'smiting'; talk and chat… — J.R.R. Tolkien
We have become convinced that it is better to avoid such symbolic disguisings of the truth in what we tell children and not to withhold… — Sigmund Freud
When a child makes a mistake or fails to accomplish a certain goal, we must avoid any word or action which indicates that we consider… — Rudolf Dreikurs
Manâ€™s main concern is not to gain pleasure or to avoid pain but rather to see a meaning in his life. — Viktor E. Frankl
If you want to create a masterpiece, you must always avoid beautiful lies. — Jerzy Grotowski
Avoid overuse of 'quotation â€œmarks.â€' — William Safire
I cannot figure out what Dadaism is. But if the baroness is to be a keystone for it, then I think I can possibly know… — Hart Crane
Moving parts in rubbing contact require lubrication to avoid excessive wear. Honorifics and formal politeness provide lubrication where people rub together. Often the very young,… — Robert A. Heinlein
A superior pilot uses his superior judgment to avoid situations which require the use of his superior skill. — Frank Borman
And it will always happen that he who is not your friend will request your neutrality and he who is your friend will ask you… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Modesty is the way you deal with beauty not the way you avoid it. — Tariq Ramadan
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… — Lily Aldridge
Seriously, I think it is a grave fault in life that so much time is wasted in social matters, because it not only takes up… — Philip Larkin
I have as little superstition in me as any man living, but my secret opinion has ever been, and still is, that God Almighty will… — Thomas Paine
It is remarkable to what lengths people will go to avoid thought. — Thomas A. Edison
What the hell-you might be right, you might be wrong...but don't just avoid. — Katharine Hepburn

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