Avoided Quotes

320 quotes by 298 authors

Whatever is done without ostentation, and without the people being witnesses of it, is, in my opinion, most praiseworthy: not that the public eye should… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The worst drugs are as bad as anybody's told you. It's just a dumb trip, which I can't condemn people if they get into it,… — John Lennon
The regular distribution of power into distinct departments; the introduction of legislative balances and checks; the institution of courts composed of judges holding their offices… — Alexander Hamilton
But where only a free play of our presentational powers is to be sustained as in the case of pleasure gardens, room decoration, all sorts… — Immanuel Kant
Hasty resolutions are of the nature of vows, and to be equally avoided. — William Penn
Obama avoided the Vietnam draft with a letter from his family doctor diagnosing him as medically eight. — Stephen Colbert
I'd have avoided some of the pain if I could. Anyone would. But I wouldn't have missed knowing any of the people-even the ones whose… — Red Skelton
If Nick Broomfield never found anyone with affection for Courtney Love, it's only because he conspicuously avoided the countless friends, colleagues and fans who appreciate… — Edward Norton
I avoided nudity unless a film couldnt be told without those scenes. If you look at my films, few of them have that element, yet… — Greta Scacchi
But, you may ask, if the two departments [i.e., federal and state] should claim each the same subject of power, where is the common umpire… — Thomas Jefferson
The only thing I shall talk about is my sporting achievements at school. My primary sporting achievement at school was that I dodged games for… — John Hume
I walked out and Jack Nicholson was sitting about six feet away, so I avoided that area and I looked up at the balcony in… — Elliott Smith
The constitution ought to secure a genuine militia and guard against a select militia. ...All regulations tending to render this general militia useless and defenseless,… — Richard Henry Lee
We come together only to go apart again. The law of life can't be avoided. The law comes into operation the moment we detach ourselves… — R.K. Narayan
People with high assurance in their capabilities approach difficult tasks as challenges to be mastered rather than as threats to be avoided. — Albert Bandura
Death was too definite an object to be wished for or avoided. — Nathaniel Hawthorne
You have friends who actually care about you and speak the language of the inner self. You have avoided them of late. Your soul is… — Jay McInerney
Protectionism has to be avoided. Protectionism is not only on goods but also in the area of services. Financial protectionism is also bad and should… — Manmohan Singh
Don't buy into the notion that mistakes can somehow be avoided. They can't be. — John C. Maxwell
There have been only two taboos in the world: sex and death. It is very strange why sex and death have been the two taboos… — Rajneesh

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