#avoid

We have not sought this conflict; we have sought too long to avoid it; our forbearance has been construed into weakness, our magnanimity into fear, until the vindication of our manhood, as well as the defence of our rights, is required at our hands. ↗

— Robert Toombs

#been #conflict #construed #defence #fear

If everybody knows where everything is kept you can avoid wasting time looking for things. ↗

— Anthea Turner

#everybody #everything #kept #knows #looking

Most evolving lineages, human or otherwise, when threatened with extinction, don't do anything special to avoid it. ↗

— George C. Williams

#avoid #evolving #extinction #human #most

A good writer cannot avoid having social consciousness. I don't mean this about small pieces of writing, but about a big book. If it's a big book, there has to be more than one undertow. ↗

— Marguerite Young

#avoid #big #book #cannot #consciousness

The extension and expansion of the payroll tax holidays for workers would be number one on my list and key to avoiding recession. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#expansion #extension #holidays #key #list

Some days I think I look kind of cute, but other days I try to avoid the mirror. ↗

— David Alan Grier

#cute #days #i #i think #kind

Destiny is something not be to desired and not to be avoided. a mystery not contrary to reason, for it implies that the world, and the course of human history, have meaning. ↗

— Dag Hammarskjold

#contrary #course #desired #destiny #history

I value my reputation. I work hard to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. ↗

— Richard Hanna

#avoid #even #hard #i #reputation

Change is unavoidable. You change either to stay ahead or to catch up. ↗

— Mike Hawkins

#catch #change #either #stay #unavoidable

In avoiding the appearance of evil, I am not sure but I have sometimes unnecessarily deprived myself and others of innocent enjoyments. ↗

— Rutherford B. Hayes

#appearance #avoiding #deprived #enjoyments #evil