#void

An intellectual is someone who avoids the mundane by lowering his handicap. ↗

— Richard Reeves

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A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#american politics #anything #avoidance #issues #politics

Pain is pain, joy is joy - you can't avoid bringing pieces of yourself into a role. ↗

— Joshua Leonard

#bringing #into #joy #pain #pieces

I've always done everything at my disposal to avoid labeling what I do, or to avoid being labeled myself. ↗

— Boyd Rice

#avoid #being #disposal #done #everything

Art, whose honesty must work through artifice, cannot avoid cheating truth. ↗

— Adrienne Rich

#artifice #avoid #cannot #cheating #honesty

The unforgivable crime is soft hitting. Do not hit at all if it can be avoided; but never hit softly. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#crime #hit #hitting #never #soft

Wars are, of course, as a rule to be avoided; but they are far better than certain kinds of peace. ↗

— Theodore Roosevelt

#better #certain #certain kinds #course #far

The girl with a future avoids a man with a past. ↗

— Evan Esar

#future #girl #man #past

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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In the revolt against idealism, the ambiguities of the word experience have been perceived, with the result that realists have more and more avoided the word. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#ambiguities #avoided #been #experience #idealism