Neglect Quotations

I have lived pain, and my life can tell: I only deepen the wound of the world when I neglect to give thanks the heavy perfume of wild roses in early July and the song of crickets on summer humid nights and the rivers that run and the stars that rise and the rain that falls and all the good things that a good God gives.

A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford to neglect this part of his preparation.

One thing is certain: our families are important. Don't get so stressed out and so preoccupied that we neglect one of the greatest things that God has given us, and that's our families.

People often focus on the downsides of population growth but neglect the upsides. These upsides may even outweigh the downsides, making a larger population a good thing overall.

Parents who neglect their children, who don't know where they are, who don't know what they're doing, who don't know who they're hanging out with, you're gonna find yourselves spending some quality time with your kids, in jail, together.

Negligence is the rust of the soul that corrodes through all her best resolves.

There are many things which swallow up men's thoughts while they live, which they will think little of when they are dying. Hundreds are wholly absorbed in political schemes and seem to care for nothing but the advancement of their own party. Myriads are buried in business and money matters and seem to neglect everything else but this world.

My years as a therapist working with abuse and neglect families taught me at least one important lesson for my own life. Never judge until you can see through the eyes of that person you are judging, and then... never judge.

The curriculum of the school did not neglect India's cultural, analytical and scientific heritage, but was very involved also with the rest of the world.

Personally, I attach great importance to research in fundamental sciences because I believe that no applied or developmental research can do without basic research as the wellspring and driving force. But, in this world of ours, often because of material gains and immediate interests, it is easy to neglect basic research. This should be avoided.

Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer.

He who is satisfied has never truly craved, and he who craves for the light of God neglects his ease for ardor.

I'd rather fiddle with my phone for precious seconds than neglect an apostrophe; I'd rather insert a word laboriously keyed out than resort to predictive texting for a - acceptable to some - synonym.

Sometimes we're so concerned about giving our children what we never had growing up, we neglect to give them what we did have growing up.

It's only women who are not really quite women at all, frivolous women who have no idea, who neglect repairs.

A person that much interested in science is going to neglect his social life somewhat, but not completely, because that isn't healthy either. So one has to work it out according to one's own inclinations, how one wants to proportion these things.

To find a pool of lawyers from whom to choose, solicit referrals from other professionals you know or deal with - an accountant, banker or business leader. Check out Bar Association listings as well, and don't neglect Internet research.

Unfortunately, historians have become so absorbed in detailed research that they have tended to neglect the job of building larger-scale maps of the past.

I knew I wanted to be a writer and I knew if I had a wife and family, I would neglect something, and I was afraid it wouldn't be the writing.

Frankly, we actresses are so much in a hurry. We feel we have very few years to shine in our career, so we neglect our personal life. But for me, both aspects are equally important. I don't want to grow old and have regrets.

We must never neglect the patient's own use of his symptoms.

No Georgian has the right to evade or neglect his duties and responsibilities.

I'm not a real makeup girl - you see me in lots of makeup on 'Housewives,' but I'm really all about skin. Take it from me: Wash, moisturize, and never neglect the neck.

We readily go to the health club when our doctor suggests we need more exercise, but we regularly neglect the 'mental health club' that our well-being more truly requires.

What is a neglected child? He is a child not planned for, not wanted. Neglect begins, therefore, before he is born.

People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do.

Do not neglect secret prayer, for it is the soul of religion.

I've always been interested in animal behavior, and I keep reading about it because it's so surprising all the time - so many things are happening around us that we neglect to look at. Part of the passion I have for biology is based on this wonderment.

The mind controls so much of the body. We are much more than flesh and blood; we are complex systems. Patients do better when they have faith that they're going to do better. That's why I always tell my patients and their families not to neglect their prayers. There's nobody I don't say that to.

Many of us enjoy going to ball games and watching them on television. I am no exception. I love to watch a good athletic contest. If we spend excessive time with sporting events, however, we may neglect things that are much more important.

The Englishman is too apt to neglect the present good in preparing against the possible evil.

What a fine lesson is conveyed to the mind -- to take no note of time but by its benefits, to watch only for the smiles and neglect the frowns of fate, to compose our lives of bright and gentle moments, turning always to the sunny side of things, and letting the rest slip for our imaginations, unheeded or forgotten! How different from the common art of self-tormenting!

We're still trying to build our team and make sure our team is solid on all fronts. We don't want to neglect anything worrying about somebody else. We're shaping and forming a tough, gritty team right now and I hope we don't take away from that by just preparing for someone else.

We're seeing a benign neglect in terms of the weakness of the Japanese yen. There's little reason for the Japanese to be worried because it seems the lower the yen gets the bigger the support it gives to exporters.

Many Christians are satisfied with their destination but they neglect the journey.

that you seemed almost as fearful of notice and praise as other women were of neglect. (Edmund to Fanny)

I cannot comprehend the neglect of a family library in such days as these." - Mr. Darcy

And if I should be accused of neglecting my constituents' interests, I shall reply that I was informed that their main interest is liberty, and in that cause I am doing the very best I can.

Doing is never enough if you neglect Being.

I like words. And I always learn a few new ones when Father gets angry. I shouldn't neglect my education, now should I?

Don't neglect the gold in your own back yard.

We had been experiencing some neglect and lack of attention from the candidates.

When we see how difficult to change neglect numbers it shows us a lot going on that makes families weak and children less safe.

Many homeowners in Mississippi neglect to purchase flood insurance. What many do not realize is that all residents of our state live in a flood zone. The only difference is whether you live in a low, moderate or high risk area.

Many people, not only African-Americans but certainly African-Americans, were shocked, angered and focused by what they've seen since Katrina, ... And I think that's the one thing that clearly has been lacking in terms of the response to the neglect that's been happening in urban America for some time -- focus.

May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, the angels protect you, and heaven accept you. May the Irish hills caress you. May her lakes and rivers bless you. May the luck of the Irish enfold you. May the blessings of Saint Patrick behold you.

May the saints protect you, And sorrow neglect you, And bad luck to the one, That doesn't respect you

My level of play has dropped, not out of neglect or anything. It's just that's the way it goes. I mean, golf is a weird game.

no Nevada politician can afford to neglect the rural areas of Nevada. I've spent the Labor Day weekend campaigning in Elko, Winnemucca and Fallon not only because the votes here are important but because we must stress the oneness of Nevada. There must be no 'urban versus rural' thinking in Nevada.

More is currently at stake in terms of lives saved or lost in Africa than on any other continent. As humanitarian workers, we cannot accept that so many lives are lost every year on this continent to preventable diseases, neglect and senseless brutality.

Perpetual devotion to what a man calls his business, is only to be sustained by perpetual neglect of many other things.

Politicians are very experienced - maybe too experienced - at using body language to signal power and competence. But what these politicians are much more likely to struggle with, or just neglect to do altogether, is communicate warmth and trustworthiness.

One of the greatest titles we can have is "old friend". We never appreciate how important old friends are until we are older. The problem is we need to start our old friendships when we are young. We then have to nurture and grow those friendships over our middle age when a busy life and changing geographies can cause us to neglect those friends. Today is the day to invest in those people we hope will call us 'old friend" in the years to come.

If they are scheduled to work, and they don't show up, it's considered neglect of duty and they will be terminated.

I can honestly say that there was no nurturing at all. I mean, we were fed. We were well clothed. The neglect was love. I can never ever remember being told 'I love you' as a little kid. I have no memories of sitting on my parents' lap, snuggling. I have no memories of my mother ever reading to me. I don't remember ever, ever being hugged.

If a fellow wants to be a nobody in the business world, let him neglect sending the mail man to somebody on his behalf.

I don't think parents address the whole child. I think they fragment and they focus on education, and they neglect the social emotional side of child rearing.

We've found that many people neglect to renew their anti-virus when an upgrade comes around, because they think they can do without it. This education effort is aimed at showing them the little steps they can take to protect themselves.

We can charge the government with criminal neglect of the people of New Orleans, Louisiana and Mississippi. For five days, the government did not act. Lives were lost.

Historians will look back on this period of time following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as a defining moment for both our state and nation. To neglect the needs of this vital region sets an unimaginable precedent for America's response to future catastrophes in our nation. Our elected leaders need to see for themselves -- block by block, mile by mile -- the immense devastation, and the pressing challenges faced by so many people in this region.

HP can't correct the systemic problems in its enterprise computing business simply by changing CEOs. There is no magic wand HP can wave to erase years of neglect and failure to invest in its IT business,

I agree that women need to be part of the work force, of course. They have enormous stuff to contribute, but don't neglect the raising of children.

He left a legacy of debt, corruption and neglect - I think all of that has sort of caught up with him. He was weakening and had become somewhat radioactive among his own colleagues.

Knowledge is the parent of knowledge. He who possesses most of the information of his age will not quietly submit to neglect its current acquisitions, but will go on improving as long as means and opportunities offer; while he who finds himself ignorant of most things, is only too apt to shrink from a labour which becomes Herculean.

I thought Drew got better. A lot of people said, 'Well, Florida State can't beat them with their quarterback so they'll have to do it running.' I think he grew. ... You can't neglect him as a passer.

I think the board needs to step up and say, we need to look at it a lot more our own and decide what schools we think they need to be in. The last thing I want to do is to have to explain to a parent in Richmond that there child's been injured or killed because of neglect on part of the school system.

I think we need a clear global understanding of the threats and challenges that we all have to face, because to neglect any one of them might fatally undermine our efforts to confront the others.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well

Our teachers also are aware that they basically have to serve two masters. You have to prepare students to do well on the DSTP, but you can't neglect the fact that students have to do well on the SAT.

Recent environmental disasters suggest that China needs to find a better balance between growth and environmental protection. The obsession with GDP has led to a neglect of growth quality issues.

Such sweet neglect more taketh me, / Than all the adulteries of art; / They strike mine eyes, but not my heart.

It does not mean you come here to present artists' work and neglect local charities; nor do art festivals and exclude working with the children, which are the lifeblood of the community.

We believe there has been a consistent pattern of neglect to the transmission and distribution center at Edison for a period of years now.

Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new deserves what e gets if he loses both

Woe to him who neglects to recommend himself to Mary, and thus closes the channel of grace!

The secret to winning a woman is calculated neglect.

Overemphasis on the sex aspect of morality has led to a neglect of its other aspects and a narrowing of its range.

We view this with all seriousness. There was long-standing neglect in the failure to get veterinary treatment.

When I was in college, I worked at a state hospital that was a dumping ground for all manner of the criminally insane and 'mental defectives' as they called them back then. It was a horrible place, like Arkham, mostly in terms of total neglect of the inmates, so I wanted to write an Arkham story.

Can one make the future a substitute for the present? And what guarantee have we that the future will be any better if we neglect the present?

The government will join, notwithstanding its failure to prepare, its neglect in co-operating with its allies, or its inability to contribute. In the end it will join out of the necessity created by a pattern of uncertainty and indecision. It will not join as a leader but unnoticed at the back of the parade.

The grass always looks greener on the other side. Do we ever stop to think why? Maybe it's because we neglect our own grass...sometimes we stop watering it and it dries out, sometimes we let some weeds grow instead of pulling them out and sometimes we fail to recognize that new seeds need to be planted where the grass has become bare. In order for something to stay in bloom you have to nurture it, no matter what side of the fence you're on.

Every love story is a leap of faith. There is no such thing 100% sure, we know that. Each step of the way is a risk and an adventure. Love is putting our trust in a person who could mold or break us, who could neglect or take care of us. Faith starts where reason ends...

Every nation tries to protect industries it considers strategic. No government should neglect any resource it has to protect interests it considers legitimate and within law.

Conflicts and factions, violence and upheavals are caused by the neglect of human values in daily life.

Don't panic because all you are going to do is neglect others of whatever small amount of help you can offer them until the professionals get there. It makes it more of a chance for everyone else to panic if they see you panicking.

criminal neglect of the people of New Orleans.

Even $10 billion would be insufficient to begin fixing six years of Clinton-Gore neglect of armed forces,

Female beauty is an important Minor Sacrament which cannot be received too often; I am not at all sure that neglect of it does not constitute a sin of some kind

The United States has oscillated between extremes of attention and neglect in Haiti. The basic problem is that our focus has never been continuous.

The state's neglect of its duties has failed these students for 25 years and now it's time for the state to stop passing the buck and address its failures by implementing the program the way it was meant to be.

School administrators are so concerned about discipline in school that they neglect the fundamental rights of students. Not only do students have a constitutional right to express themselves in the school so long as they're not disrupting the educational process, but schools ought to be encouraging students to express themselves.

People do need to think about all these five food groups every day. When you neglect one of these food groups for three months, six months, 10 years, it's going to show up. You're going to have health problems.

A deliberate blind eye has been turned here and culpable neglect is what the prime minister here is guilty of. He cannot wash his hands like Pontius Pilate and say it was somebody else's responsibility.

Somebody said on TV the other night that New Orleans had died. New Orleans was murdered. Neglect and greed murdered New Orleans,

As far as Germany and France are concerned, really, this was a regrettable position they had, ... I don't think the Iraqis are going to forget easily that in the hour of need, those countries wanted to neglect Iraq.

This area is a huge challenge and we don't talk about it enough. We spend a great deal of time talking about the Windsor-Detroit crossing or other major crossings in Canada and we neglect to talk about some of the other areas that are important and need attention,

This is a case about educational neglect that spans generations.

This is about an experienced, savvy, talented team which I believe we have taking advantage of the opportunities out there. But one thing they cannot neglect is just how hard (Chicago) is going to play and the kind of effort they're going to have to make to stay with them.

This is a big challenge. There's been more than 30 years of decay and neglect that has run down the infrastructure tremendously.