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320 quotes by 298 authors

If someone had told me years ago that sharing a sense of humour was so vital to partnerships, I could have avoided a lot of… — Kate Beckinsale
History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided. — Konrad Adenauer
The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one's self to destiny. — Napoleon Bonaparte
As far as the lack of hits goes, I think perhaps it's because I've played a lot of different roles and have not created a… — Jeff Bridges
For the better part of my adult life, I proudly avoided nerd/nimrod/goober status. I was always just cool enough. — Steve Carell
I punished myself and avoided my reflection in mirrors and any windows. I would see myself reflected back, and I would look away, trying to… — Margaret Cho
It would seem that something which means poverty, disorder and violence every single day should be avoided entirely, but the desire to beget children is… — Phyllis Diller
In my opinion there is no other salvation for civilization and even for the human race than the creation of a world government with security… — Albert Einstein
It is proper to take alarm at the first experiment on our liberties. We hold this prudent jealousy to be the first duty of citizens… — James Madison
With engineering, I view this year's failure as next year's opportunity to try it again. Failures are not something to be avoided. You want to… — Gordon Moore
Sergey and I founded Google because we're super optimisitc about the potential for technology to make the world a better place. Think about how many… — Larry Page
In the light of eternity we shall see that what we desired would have been fatal to us, and that what we would have avoided… — Francois Fenelon
I conceive that pleasures are to be avoided if greater pains be the consequence, and pains to be coveted that will terminate in greater pleasures. — Michel de Montaigne
Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided. — Alphonse Karr
To the modern spirit, disillusioned, or at least unillusioned, the great evil to be avoided is sentimentality. — Irwin Edman
Among many other weighty objections to the Measure, it has been suggested, that it has a tendency to introduce religious disputes into the Army, which… — George Washington
Problems may only be avoided by exercising good judgment. Good judgment may only be gained by experiencing life's problems. — Jim Stovall
Possession of material riches, without inner peace, is like dying of thirst while bathing in a lake. If material poverty is to be avoided, spiritual… — Paramahansa Yogananda
We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided. — Alexander Hamilton
In my own view, some advice about what should be known, about what technical education should be acquired, about the intense motivation needed to succeed,… — Santiago Ramon y Cajal

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