Avoided Quotes

320 quotes by 298 authors

Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take… — George Orwell
On the Continent there is one topic which should be avoided-the weather; in England, if you do not repeat the phrase "Lovely day, isn't it?"… — George Mikes
Bless his heart, I have respect for Mitt Romney, but I do not have respect for what he has done through this debt increase debate.… — Sarah Palin
Though he avoided outright endorsement of the view, fifth-century Church Father Saint Augustine was clearly familiar with the theory of the spherical earth: "They [those… — Saint Augustine
Diet is a matter of personal preference, but if you're interested in the advanced states of meditation, eating mammals should be avoided. They have a… — Frederick Lenz
You sign for a sequel for everything these days, just in case, options. In the past, you avoided them like the plague because it meant… — Mark Strong
That destructive siren, sloth, is ever to be avoided. — Horace
By maintaining the separation of church and state, the United States has avoided the intolerance which has so divided the rest of the world with… — Barry Goldwater
But look what we have built low-income projects that become worse centers of delinquency, vandalism and general social hopelessness than the slums they were supposed… — Jane Jacobs
I hate funerals and would not attend my own if it could be avoided, but it is well for every man to stop once in… — Robert Tappan Morris
The love scenes that worked, regardless of the director, were the ones where the actors weren't fearful. When somebody was fearful, you could see it… — Jennifer Beals
Why was there so much work-sharing in the 1930s? One reason is that government pushed for it. In his memoirs, President Herbert Hoover estimated that… — Barry Eichengreen
So many of my rookie mistakes could have been avoided by first-hand exposure to other, more experienced technology entrepreneurs. — Kathryn Minshew
To live the life you've always wanted, you must confront the issues you've always avoided. — Orrin Woodward
For most of my career I've been very lucky to have avoided major injuries. — Mark Viduka
Pointing out that countless great mathematicians had tried to solve the problem and failed before you came along is in particularly bad taste and should… — Terence Tao
History is an orphan. It can speak, but cannot hear. It can give, but cannot take. Its wounds and tragedies can be read and known,… — Kedar Joshi
In oratory affectation must be avoided; it being better for a man by a native and clear eloquence to express himself than by those words… — Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury
Dying is an integral part of life, as natural and predictable as being born. But whereas birth is cause for celebration, death has become a… — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Aesthetic delectation is the danger to be avoided. — Marcel Duchamp

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