Renunciation - that is the great fact we all, individuals and classes, have to learn. In trying to avoid it we bring misery to ourselves and others.
Time travel was once considered scientific heresy, and I used to avoid talking about it for fear of being labelled a 'crank.'
I really had little interest in becoming famous. When I write my book, it will be my guide to avoid becoming a rock star.
Lawmakers in both political parties have often acceded to unions' requests to avoid political confrontations or to curry favor. They have pushed difficult choices into the future.
Life is inherently risky. There is only one big risk you should avoid at all costs, and that is the risk of doing nothing.
We live a life that is often spent in crowds - parties, festivals and first nights - so it's nice to avoid them.
To me, it's always interesting to see what people end up regretting, as a way maybe to avoid such regrets in your own life.
Part of me is drawn to the nature of sadness because I think life is sad, and sadness is not something that should be avoided or denied. It's a fact of life, like contradictions are.
The legal right of a taxpayer to decrease the amount of what otherwise would be his taxes, or altogether avoid them, by means which the law permits, cannot be doubted.
I think it's really important to mix cardio with toning, so I love boxing and then add in Pilates or ballet to keep me long and lean and avoid bulking up.
We move much too fast, and too frequently, to pause to savor landscapes or avoid disfiguring clutter.
I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise.
Stop Dreaming rather than avoiding your Reality 'coz reality is better than your Dreams....
Invention consists in avoiding the constructing of useless contraptions and in constructing the useful combinations which are in infinite minority.
There is little anyone can do with fanatics. Reasoning with them is a fool's errand. Avoiding them is mandatory.
It's all about being flexible, and avoiding choices whenever possible. Choices suck, they are inherently limiting.
Well, acting was just in me and I tried to avoid it. I didn't want to do what my parents did, you know?
The only behaviour that is truly common is to avoid doing something because you think others might consider it common.
The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.
Which reminds me of a fortune cookie: you often find your destiny on the path you take to avoid it.
Politicians wishing to set a better tone should have the discipline to avoid televised cage matches.
