Avoid Quotes

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When a heretic wishes to avoid martyrdom he speaks of "Orthodoxy, True and False" and demonstrates that the True is his heresy. — George Bernard Shaw
Doubt is the vestibule which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom; therefore, when we are in doubt and puzzle… — Charles Caleb Colton
While it will be desirable to achieve planned results, it will be even more important to avoid unplanned disasters. — John Kenneth Galbraith
Our leisure is the time the Devil seizes upon to make us work for him; and the only way we can avoid conscription into his… — James Ellis
Writing is 90% procrastination. It is a matter of doing everything you can to avoid writing, until it is about four in the morning and… — Paul Rudnick
People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls. They will practice Indian yoga and all its exercises,… — Carl Jung
I want to avoid people, because thereâ€™s only one thing worse than being homeless, and thatâ€™s people who are not, knowing that you are. — Craig Stone
Thereâ€™s only one Earth, and itâ€™s tiny, but evil human leaders avoid problems they donâ€™t want to resolve by giving them names which make the… — Craig Stone
It is a dreadful thing to see the dead city. Next to the port I found children, women, the old, waiting for a way to… — Golda Meir
India wants to avoid a war at all costs but it is not a one-sided affair, you cannot shake hands with a clenched fist. — Indira Gandhi
It has not been unknown that judges persist in error to avoid giving the appearance of weakness and vacillation. — Felix Frankfurter
More than any other personality trait, my mother seemed to be ruled by anger and sadness. She seemed to hate being a mother. Watching her… — Merrill Markoe
I grew up in somewhat of a war zone in West Philadelphia in 1985, '86. It wasn't as extreme as someone coming in the classroom… — Questlove
We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a church that is wrapped up in its own world: when a church becomes like this, it… — Pope Francis
We need to start by having a conversation about climate change. It would be irresponsible to avoid the issue just because it's uncomfortable to talk… — Al Franken
Full, saturated colours have an emotional significance I want to avoid. — Lucian Freud
My theory on genre is that while there are people out there who believe that genre tells people what to read, actually I believe that… — Neil Gaiman
A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. — Mahatma Gandhi
Would that I were a dry well, and that the people tossed stones into me, for that would be easier than to be a spring… — Khalil Gibran
Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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