#avoid

The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behavior lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behavior. ↗

— M. Scott Peck

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Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being. ↗

— Paul Tillich

#being #neurosis #non-being #way

Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#hit #hitting #honorably #never #possible

I don't avoid confrontation, people should know that. ↗

— David Coverdale

#confrontation #i #know #people #should

The first law in advertising is to avoid the concrete promise... and cultivate the delightfully vague. ↗

— John C. Crosby

#avoid #concrete #cultivate #delightfully #first

I think us gals need to stay in and just change the way it works, so men aren't being workaholics and avoiding life and relationships, and they can make films in a reasonable amount of time, so you can have a family and a life outside of work. And have more balanced, content-driven, enjoyable movies. ↗

— Joan Cusack

#avoiding #balanced #being #change #enjoyable

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. ↗

— Jean de La Fontaine

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Vetting and verifying information is one thing. Having our government sending out conflicting messages to the American people when conflict can be avoided is another. ↗

— Vito Fossella

#american people #another #avoided #conflict #conflicting

The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people. ↗

— Dian Fossey

#avoid #dignity #gorilla #learn #more

Avoid sarcasm. Don't insist on the last word. ↗

— Ford Frick

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