Avoid Quotes
2552 quotes by 1849 authors
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We should leave behind discrimination, because it is narrow-minded and ignorant, denies contact and warmth, and corrodes mankind’s belief that we can better ourselves. The…
— Ai Weiwei
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In handling resources, strive to avoid disaster rather than to attain an optimum.
— Butler Lampson
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Separation anxiety is assuaged by constant connection. Young people announce every detail of their lives on services like Twitter not to show off, but to…
— Jaron Lanier
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There is no way now to get around some use of embryos. But my goal is to avoid using them.
— Shinya Yamanaka
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Actually, I can't stand watching violent scenes in films; I avoid watching horror films. I don't tend to watch action films mainly because I find…
— Park Chan-wook
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No one can avoid a challenge in life without breeding regret, and regret is the arsenic of life.
— Esther Williams
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I’m fortunate to have found out early, in 1990, just two years after I retired, that I have neurological damage. I try to manage it.…
— Harry Carson
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When you face unexpected events, you have to try to overcome those problems, but at the same time, you have to continue working according to…
— Laura Chinchilla
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To reduce risk it is necessary to avoid a portfolio whose securities are all highly correlated with each other. One hundred securities whose returns rise…
— Harry Markowitz
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Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language.
— William Strunk, Jr.
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This days one must be careful to avoid awakening the pain of another.
— Ishmael Beah
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Try to avoid complaints. Self-pity even when legitimate never fails to undermine your strength.
— Mariane Pearl
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By directing combat and war pieces, I could experience catharsis and successfully avoid committing a murder in real life. In this sense, I'm really grateful…
— Yoshiyuki Tomino
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If I was writing a lifestyle book it would have the same advice on every page, and you’d know it all already. Eat lots of…
— Ben Goldacre
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If we spend our days trying to avoid the landmines of stepping out of God's will, then will be afraid to take any risks for…
— Will Davis
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I never try to avoid 'Ugly Betty' fans, as I love them.
— Michael Urie
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Let all the 'free-will' in the world do all it can with all its strength; it will never give rise to a single instance of…
— Martin Luther
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The opportunities and threats existing in any situation always exceed the resources needed to exploit the opportunities or avoid the threats. Thus, strategy is essentially…
— William Cohen
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You can't avoid fear. No magic potion will take it away. And you can't wait for motivation to get you going. To conquer fear, you…
— John C. Maxwell
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I made the remark that I don't avoid people in order to live quietly, but rather in order to be able to die quietly.
— Franz Kafka
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