Avoided Quotations

After getting recognized in public from my picture on our pretzel bag, I can understand not wanting to be in the public eye. It has given me a public persona I had always avoided as a child. I do it because it's for a good cause.

President Obama has basically avoided or not done any attempt to intervene in any positive way in the housing market. I think in the financial crisis that's been a shame.

The reason is that for many years I have avoided reading anything whatsoever that approaches my own line of country, out of a somewhat fanatical desire to avoid the risk of unconscious imitation.

I've always avoided expressing an opinion about where I think the republican movement should go - if it should go anywhere at all.

I didn't get married until I was forty because I wanted to be stable when I got married. I think I just avoided my first marriage and went right to the second. It's sort of how I see it. When you're young, just trying to make it, and trying to find your way in the world, and figure things out... being married is not easy.

In general, I avoided giving lectures or attaching myself while abroad to a university. To learn what I wanted to know, I went instead to rural communities and onto actual farms. Talk with university people, government officials and U.S. personnel stationed in the country was much less rewarding for me.

In the 1970s, New York City avoided bankruptcy because wise political leaders like Gov. Hugh L. Carey believed both in strong labor unions and robust banks and companies.

It's not going to be easy; Enterprise IT has spent decades growing a defensive culture based on the premise that you only get noticed when you screw up, so that must be avoided at all costs.

We must make the best of those ills which cannot be avoided.

I wish more people knew that the only one of the three main parties where not a single MP flipped from one property to the next, and not a single MP avoided capital-gains tax, where every single London MP did not claim a penny of second-home allowance, was the Liberal Democrats.

I did not want to be labelled 'the designer who survived the atomic bomb,' and therefore I have always avoided questions about Hiroshima.

It sounds corny, but I never have avoided the challenges - I relish them - I think it's what make me tick, to a certain extent.

Mr. Truman studiously avoided giving power to his White House staff that has been characteristic of recent administrations. Staff people in the White House, with no responsibility but incredible authority is one of the reasons we're now in so much trouble.

I've always avoided publicity. I've never been good copy at any stage of my life. I don't strive for it, because I don't think it's important whether I'm good copy or not. The two can go together, if that's your personality, but every person on this earth is unique.

I was never a very convincing social conservative, and always avoided associating myself with that part of the broader conservative movement.

I think he could have made most of the trips and gone to most of the fund-raisers if he would have avoided the partisan rhetoric and talked to the country as President in each of these appearances rather than to the narrow partisan audiences.

Despite demand, the BlackBerry avoided offering generalized web browsing support.

I'm a pretty organised packer, laying out everything beforehand, as I don't like to take extra stuff. I've got a good eye for judging how much I can stuff into one suitcase. I've often not brought the right items, but I'd never avoided a chance to shop, unlike most men.

I actively avoided responsibility for as long as I possibly could.

My husband calls it winging it - the way I just took what the studios gave me, didn't do my homework and avoided roles that would risk my image.

Nationalization would likely mean wiping out the big banks' managements and shareholders. It's because that reckoning has mostly been avoided so far that those bankers may be the Americans in the greatest denial of all.

I did plenty of jobs that I hated. I was a bank teller and terrible at it. I parked cars, a valet. I answered phones. I somehow avoided being a waiter. I knew I wouldn't be able to keep the order straight. I'm not much of a multi-tasker.

I read actual physical books and have thus far avoided the electronic lure.

It is a fundamental rule with me not to vote for a loan or tax bill till I am satisfied it is necessary for the public service, and then not if the deficiency can be avoided by lopping off unnecessary objects of expenditure or the enforcement of an exact and judicious economy in the public disbursements.

Central bankers got it right in the United States in 1987 when they avoided deflationary pressures as well as serious trouble in the banking system.

As we speak, Iran has rolled back its nuclear program, shipped out its uranium stockpile, and the world has avoided another war.

The performance of the index suggests that Illinois avoided the slowdown of the national economy that occurred in the last quarter of 2005.

We've always avoided it because of the huge human workload.

Where the credit is really due is in the early part of Greenspan's tenure: being faced with the aftershocks of the Wall Street crash in 1987 and dealing with that quite well. He confronted some very serious potential crises and got us to a point where we avoided them and are better off than we might have been otherwise.

We've avoided the issue as much as we can. It's a big game for us because we are facing Hickman, not coach Riley.

We've avoided the fate of other bankrupt carriers. We're still in the game.

We've avoided a race because it is inappropriate, and it may make you make some bad decisions. The damage is not just to the patient but the reputation of the whole field.

We've avoided any new attack to this date, so obviously the system is working,

U.S. refineries prefer a lighter grade of crude than OPEC can add right now. The big problem is the refining issue. Now with another storm threatening the Gulf, and the half the Gulf that avoided Katrina, it has traders spooked this morning. We really don't need another storm near the producing areas at all.

U.S. refineries prefer a lighter grade of crude than OPEC can add right now, ... The big problem is the refining issue. Now with another storm threatening the Gulf, and the half the Gulf that avoided Katrina, it has traders spooked this morning. We really don't need another storm near the producing areas at all.

We lacked focus when giving away the second goal and we could have really avoided conceding the third.

A war put off is not a war avoided.

The fact that Matt didn't have a flat tire and he didn't break anything, and Carl narrowly avoided a crash that would have been a disaster, was great. The litany of things that can happen and didn't, that can get on top of you, they stayed away from us tonight.

The fact that Matt didn't have a flat tire, and he didn't break anything, and Carl narrowly avoided a crash that would have been a disaster, was great. The litany of things that can happen and didn't, that can get on top of you, they stayed away from us tonight.

When I was at primary school, we had this theory that if you ate an egg, it meant you'd get pregnant and give birth to a chicken or another egg. It was something we dared together. I avoided eggs for years, but now they're my favourite food.

Life is great. The miracles I've experienced. The sharing of experiences with friends, family, like I've never seen before. These are things that I avoided my whole life, not choosing to be a part of, but today I cherish them.

So many of these infections can be avoided by hand washing by medical staff, patients and their guests.

Somebody is going to know these faces and somebody is going to call and we are going to catch these people who have avoided prosecution for these years.

Mike has observed many of these things, and he's avoided the less toxic elements of those various personalities.

Movies and I just equally avoided each other at certain times in my life, you know?

I don't believe that we can justify any war that we've been in since I can remember - World War II, we had President Bush's grandfather helping finance German industry. I think that we could have avoided war if there wasn't money involved. MacArthur provoked Korea and Vietnam was obviously engineered.

I'd always avoided stuff like 'Where are they now?' or 'Whatever happened to?' Just 'No thanks, thanks for calling.' You tell me, have you ever seen a 'Whatever happened to' where they seemed anything but pathetic?

I am going to take part blame for that. I think Tony should take part of it as well. ... I think it could have been avoided by both of us. It was an unfortunate incident that hurt us both a lot.

I'm a little disappointed. I felt they should have avoided the houses and gone with another route.

I have, I must admit, despised the English countryside for much of my life - despised it and avoided it for its want of danger and adventure.

I feel very happy with the deal because we spent a long time negotiating and we avoided arbitration.

Given what information has come out, with the president admitting that they had avoided the courts, then the question becomes, do you try to learn whether something like that happened in this case? I would have to talk to my client about whether that's a road we want to go down.

If the government were serious to begin with, we could have avoided a repeat of this type of disaster.

If the air conditions in all areas reached the nation's second level, 178, 000 deaths would be avoided every year.

He drove the ball in the past but he avoided the contact. Now, he's jumping through the contact. He's confident. He's a senior that wants to win, that knows this is his last go-around and he's going at it with a lot of passion.

Had Britain so insisted, Iraq after Saddam might have avoided the violence that may yet prove fatal to the entire enterprise.

He was a fair piece up there (alongside Cheever). But it could have been avoided by both parties.

He could have avoided these deaths, he did not. He alone is responsible.

He definitely hunted me down like that. But it's football. I could've easily avoided him and ran away. But those things happen.

has literally, we believe, avoided the spread of this very malicious virus to personal computers throughout ... the world.

I think it could have been avoided by both of us and it cost us both a lot.

It could have been avoided if the union had obeyed the law. The rule of law implies respect for the law.

It could have been avoided because obviously a fan isn't supposed to dehumidify a room.

It is highly probable that in most cases, war could be avoided or ended. For discussions allow passion to subside, and to persuade alienated neighbors, or at least one of them, to listen to the voice of a conciliator is a step in the direction of peace.

Jamie wrestled a tough and dangerous opponent. He wrestled smart and avoided a pin from a guy who is known for pinning his opponents.

Our schedule makers tell me we haven't had this situation since 1989, where Christmas fell on Sunday game day. Back then, we avoided the day.

Our first goal is on the worst shot of the night. But we could have avoided making a couple of mistakes in our defensive zone.

Our Clog Clinic researchers have been studying toilet-plumbing problems since 1996, and they maintain that clogs can be avoided if proper steps are taken.

Requiring a judge to approve a wiretap is not a nicety that can be avoided by presidential decree -- it is a fundamental rule of American democracy. The government ignored the system authorized by Congress in favor of limitless power to spy on Americans.

Records have never really been my strong suit. I've always been a much better live act. I didn't understand the language of the studio. You sing differently in a studio. The language, the craft - it's just a whole different deal. I avoided the problem on my first record by doing a live album.

My version of falling in love is borderline psychotic. Should be avoided at all costs. Get obsessed. Can't fall in love and function at the same time. All-consuming. Tunnel vision. Euphoric.'

I thought Jeff came in and did a reasonably good job for his team. He avoided the bad plays.

I worry that effective corrective measures will not be instituted soon enough. Climate does not necessarily change gradually. The multiple factors that are now destabilizing the global climate system could cause it to jump abruptly out of its current state. At any time, the world could suddenly become much hotter or even much colder. Such a sudden, catastrophic change is the ultimate health risk-one that must be avoided at all costs.

When the central bank came out and said they're going to drain liquidity over a period of months, that was a catalyst for investors who have avoided the stock market to put some money back in.

We catch a lot of flak, ... They give us a lot of ribbing over that. I just say, 'I'm just the low man on the totem pole.' I don't feel responsible. I don't know if we would have stayed if we would have avoided that or not.

We played tough, we played with great determination. This was a very important game for us. Not just because we avoided going 0-3 (in the Big 12), but it is good to win and then have a week off to practice.

With the courage which only comes of justified self-confidence, he dared to rest his case upon its strongest point, and so avoided that appearance of weakness and uncertainty which comes of a clutter of arguments. Few lawyers are willing to do this; it is the mark of the most distinguished talent.

We could have avoided all these problems. The clubs are paying the price for this. The intensification of the goalkeeper issue has become a huge problem. The hunt for the job has caused a lot of problems.

We were struck by how it avoided sentimentality, in the way the great John Huston movies did.

We need to think about how that situation could have been avoided in the first place. Legislation or regulation may not be appropriate in all cases, but it may be warranted in some circumstances.

The over-regulation of banking sector can be avoided because they affect the entry into the market of poor migrant workers. The remittances give a lifeline to people in poor countries.

We didn't quit. The girls pushed across three runs late and avoided a blowout.

Thank God I've always avoided persecuting my enemies.

We'll take them any way we can get them. (The wild pitch) was two runs, basically. We got just enough to win and avoided the sweep.

Happiness is composed of misfortunes avoided.

Destiny is something not to be desired and not to be avoided.

The real tragedy is that overweight and obesity, and their related chronic diseases, are largely preventable, ... Approximately 80% of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, and 40% of cancer could be avoided through healthy diet, regular physical activity and avoidance of tobacco use.

We can talk about who was one day late, who was 36 hours late. But the truth is, it was so big. I hope the people don't think one day, two days here or there, would've avoided the devastation.

This will be an important test in detecting recurrence of bladder cancer, ... People who have been treated now require years of expensive follow-up. If that could be avoided by having one negative telomerase test, the test would be worthwhile. Right now we are not able to do that with any other test.

We're trained in school to equate mistakes with bad grades - something to be avoided at all costs. The alpha makers were somehow able to dodge that. They think that mistakes are just part of the creative process and maybe even the best way to learn.

We keep asking ourselves what we could have done differently to have avoided this kind of result, ... Argentina always pressured and sought ways to win just as it did through the tourney. Unfortunately, what happened is what happened.

We think they purposefully avoided the truth here.

We avoided the sticker shock from high heating bills in October because it was so warm. If it stays warm through Thanksgiving, we should have a good holiday shopping season.

We avoided it. We'll put our friendship aside tomorrow and duke it out.

With another storm threatening the half the Gulf that avoided Katrina, it has traders spooked this morning,

The past is full of examples of renegade writers who were overlooked in their time not only because their work didn't fit neatly into potted categories but also because they avoided the self-promotional efforts of their peers.

There definitely is something not quite right. The good thing is I feel like if I can find that release point and start putting the ball where I need to when I need to, good things are going to happen. I think I avoided a lot of damage that could have been done.

What I've tried to do . . . is create a whole model that got away from test scores and avoided labels like LD (learning disabled) or ADD (attention-deficit disorder), and use a profile of strengths and weaknesses.

We should be pleased to have avoided some of the heavyweights of Asian football. It's a good draw.

Earthquakes may be inevitable, but catastrophic losses in life and property can be avoided if we use science and technology to help communities prepare, ... This legislation represents a sensible, long-term investment that will pay for itself many times over in saved lives and reduced property losses.