Quotes About Avoidance

You cannot avoid sin or mistake anyway (Romans 5:12), but if you try too fervently, it often creates even worse problems.

Much of patriarchal Christian interpretation has been trying to avoid pain, trying to avoid being poor, trying to avoid powerlessness. That's why we couldn't hear Jesus. If we had had an image of God as the great mother who is giving birth—as in Romans 8:22—I think history as process, pain, patience, guided destiny would have come more naturally. As it is, we have seen history as a linear obstacle course, something to be conquered, exploited and won. A

Lots of death, huh? Personally, I'm trying to avoid lots of death, but you guys have fun!

What was I up to, you may ask? I certainly didn't want to meet Monsieur Evil again or creepy old Lord Salamander.

If she was looking for me, I did not want to be found. She was scary.

Plus, humor ws a good way to hide the pain. And if that didn't work, there was always Plan B. Run aaway. Over and over.

What a fantastic form of avoidance being a bride of Christ was.

In Jackson's experience it was often best to avoid the thing you were afraid of. Discretion really was sometimes the better part of valor.

Not comforting to see pain and death but just to see what she could not let herself imagine and therefore ruled her.

I ask you, why is it so hard to stay away from the euphemisms? They creep in, always, and attempt to make the difficult things more pleasing.

What I wished more than anything was that the thing hadn't happened at all, and I thought that by not mentioning it I'd be doing everyone else a favor.

For they found they became oddly uncomfortable whenever the topic was broached, and before long an understanding had grown between them, in the silent way understandings do between a husband and wife of many years, to avoid the subject as much as possible. I say "as much as possible," for there appeared at times to be a need—a compulsion, you might say—to which one or the other would have to yield.

Since when have you ever failed at something once and given up? It's an excuse, Eve- a simple excuse for avoiding the very complex problem that's you and me, and everything we did and didn't do once upon a time. You aren't ready yet. I know that. And I'll wait until you are

N'importe quel imbécile peut se lancer dans une bagarre, mais le sage sait les éviter.

Orice prost poate s? intre într-o b?taie, dar numai un înÈ›elept È™tie cum s? se fereasc? de ele.

I turned, going back along the planks toward the idling pick-up without saying anything else. I just wanted to be away from people. I didn't want to have to avoid answering questions about what happened. I didn't want the questions.

If you will study the scriptures diligently, your power to avoid temptation and to receive direction of the Holy Ghost in all you do will be increased.

People who avoid their fears also avoid their power.

Do not seek power for revenge. Seek power in order to avoid situations that would make you want revenge.

He who avoids prayer is avoiding everything that is good.

I have a very bad relationship with the future. We don't get on. We just ignore each other.

Procrastination is what we often call 'resistance.'

There's an old saying that applies to me: you can't lose a game if you don't play the game. (Act 1, scene 4)

The wars we haven't had saved many lives.