Avoid Quotes

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I want you. I want you. I want you. Anything to avoid saying: I love you. — Erica Jong
Avoid demonizing television, computer games, and new technologies. Electronic media may compete for kids' attention, but we're not going to get kids reading by badmouthing… — Jon Scieszka
Even as we seek to be meek and to avoid contention, we must not compromise or dilute our commitment to the truths we understand. We… — Dallin H. Oaks
I was drawn to his aloofness, the way cats gravitate toward people whoâ€™d rather avoid them. — Rachel Hartman
One metric catches people. We prefer businesses that drown in cash. An example of a different business is construction equipment. You work hard all year… — Charlie Munger
Practically everybody (1) overweighs the stuff that can be numbered, because it yields to the statistical techniques theyâ€™re taught in academia, and (2) doesnâ€™t mix… — Charlie Munger
The wrong kind of guy to fall in love with is the guy who will let go of the steering wheel as a joke. A… — An Na
It may seem draconian, but the best recommendation I can make is to completely avoid grains. — David Perlmutter
I avoid Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, and if I need to communicate with someone, I email direct. — Martin Parr
There are two things that people [are surrounded by and] avoid trying to understand. One is music, and the other is electricity. — Frank Oppenheimer
At every moment of his life the Shoshone must be careful to observe the complicated folkways of his group, to do reverence to superhuman powers,… — Peter Farb
I value my reputation. I work hard to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. — Richard L. Hanna
I don't like to be feared, and I can't work in conflict, I'm very bad with conflict. I try to avoid it, it paralyzes me. — Nadine Labaki
I avoid my neighbors - luckily, my building has two exits. — Lynn Samuels
When running a Ponzi scheme, how does one avoid enormous, unexpected withdrawals - runs on the bank, so to speak - that would pull back… — Mitchell Zuckoff
Back in the days when American billboard advertising was in flower [said Hemingway], there were two slogans that I always rated above all others: the… — A. E. Hotchner
If you cannot avoid a quarrel with a blackguard, let your lawyer manage it, rather than yourself. No man sweeps his own chimney, but employs… — Charles Caleb Colton
The greatest friend of the soul is the unknown. Yet we are afraid of the unknown because it lies outside our vision and our control.… — John O'Donohue
It is necessary to be strong, in order to become great: that is our duty. Life is a struggle, which we cannot avoid. We must… — Pio of Pietrelcina
Avoid destructive thinking. Improper negative thoughts sink people. A ship can sail around the world many, many times, but just let enough water get into… — Alfred Armand Montapert

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