Quotes About Avoidance

Most bad," the host concluded. "If you ask me, something sinister lurks in men who avoid wine, games, the company of lovely women, and dinnertime conversation. Such people are either gravely ill or secretly detest everyone around them.

He who avoids misunderstandings, Amused at the play of his own mind, Is ever joyful.

More than anything, she was afraid of running into him. Yet it would be worse, she thought, never to see him at all.

Maybe part of the problem is that you're not making enough time for reflection and solitude and prayer. Are you avoiding God, Joel? Are you trying to run from Him the way Shadow has run from us?" He

Procrastination. Man's best friend. Or maybe worst enemy. Who knows? That could be figured out later.

People often chase the danger they're least afraid of to distract them from the part of life that scares them most.

We don't really believe in mowing the lawn; we do it only to avoid unnecessary engagement with the neighbors.

We increase our suffering through our attempts to avoid it

Everything is Normal, Positive and Healthy in life if you avoid negative people

Most people avoid confronting family issues because they can't see a way to change the relationships they find so frustrating. The frustration leads them, as it did Queen Victoria, to seek new relationships in which they attempt to make up for whatever has gone wrong earlier. And if these new relationships don't bring fulfillment, the general bitterness and pain will most likely increase.

The land of perfectionism can be easily reached by avoiding the major imperfections in life.

The state of boredom must be avoided, because it kills more than war.

5. Procrastination

Todos sabemos lo que debemos hacer (detalle más o detalle menos), pero todos nos las ingeniamos, al menos parte del tiempo, para no hacerlo.

He and Brenna were different in one crucial respect, a difference they had both gone to great lengths to avoid discussing - the lack of a mating bond between them. He was a psychic being. He would have seen it had it been present in any form. That it wasn't, was a sign that though they might be drawn to each other, they weren't made to fit. He didn't give a damn. He was keeping her.

moments later, but she stayed far away from

All have been or believed themselves to be in danger from the pursuit of one they wished to avoid, while they have been anxious for the attentions of someone they wished to please.

I think...there were a lot of instances where I avoided people to protect myself. I wouldn't bother anyone that way. If I don't know anything, if I don't take an interest in anything, if I don't get involved in anything...I won't have to go through unnecessary pain. But...at the same time, I might have kept myself from seeing...things that were very important...by always looking down. Even things I really...really...wanted...

People don't procrastinate just to be ornery or because they're irrational. They procrastinate because it makes sense, given how vulnerable they feel to criticism, failure, and their own perfectionism.

Procrastination is a mechanism for coping with the anxiety associated with starting or completing any task or decision.

Procrastination is not the cause of our problems with accomplishing tasks; it is an attempt to resolve a variety of underlying issues.

Ill-fortune carries with it a stench and leaves a wide berth around its victims,

We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analysing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will.

We should seek by all means in our power to avoid war, by analysing possible causes, by trying to remove them, by discussion in a spirit of collaboration and good will. I cannot believe that such a programme would be rejected by the people of this country, even if it does mean the establishment of personal contact with the dictators.