Avoided – Quotes

Imagine the wars we

Imagine the wars we would’ve avoided if prior generations had a website where they could debate tragedy and politics in terse sentences? Eugene Mirman

The Bible says, Be anxious for nothing, and that is a commandment! I took up a battle in this area, fought my way through and avoided having to be anxious! You can agonize over something for ages and plague yourself and those around you. It’s much better to fight your way through as soon as … Read more

Shall I show you

Shall I show you the sinews of a philosopher? What sinews are those? – A will undisappointed; evils avoided; powers daily exercised; careful resolutions; unerring decisions. Epictetus

Against specious appearances we

Against specious appearances we must set clear convictions, bright and ready for use. When death appears as an evil, we ought immediately to remember that evils are things to be avoided, but death is inevitable. Epictetus

Never call yourself a

Never call yourself a philosopher, nor talk a great deal among the unlearned about theorems, but act conformably to them. Thus, at an entertainment, don’t talk how persons ought to eat, but eat as you ought. For remember that in this manner Socrates also universally avoided all ostentation. Epictetus

If in the words

If in the words which the Secretary of State has just used, the use of a nuclear weapon is to be avoided ‘at all costs’. what is the point of having one? Enoch Powell

I walked out and

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 the back and sang the song. Elliott Smith

Dying is an integral

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 dreaded and unspeakable issue to be avoided by every means possible in our modern society. Perhaps it is that. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Could we have avoided

Could we have avoided the tragedy of Hiroshima? Could we have started the atomic age with clean hands? No one knows. No one can find out. Edward Teller

If Nick Broomfield never

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 her talent and admire her as a person. But then, why would Broomfield have opened up his film to those of us who work with Courtney and are close to … Read more