Famous Quotes & Sayings

We just haven't gotten over the hump defensively. It's something we're working on every night in practice, so we're not avoiding it, but it's taking longer than I think we originally thought it would.

Dara Horn

I am much more aware of making the plot more original, avoiding contrivance, having the story matter much more. I used to think more about symbols consciously. Now I think much more about the story.

Now it's a matter of damage control for the union. They may be looking for a face-saving maneuver to rejuvenate the membership, while avoiding the permanent loss of jobs.

Roberto Goizueta

The moment avoiding failure becomes your motivation, you're down the path of inactivity. You stumble only if you're moving.

Jason Collins

Sometimes we're not following the game plans. It's a collective effort. It's everybody and we have to do a better job of avoiding it.

These projects are aimed at avoiding possible oil supply interruptions and restraining global crude oil prices.

That (pass) was a great play. You guys have been following me with Hooton, and I just can't explain it. He just can't get points. I've never seen anything like it and I can't figure it out because he doesn't have a lot of flaws. He's got great hands, shoots well and competes his tail off, but he's just got a way of avoiding points.

Fred Thompson

That should be an example for us: You can't buy peace by just wishing it and avoiding the challenges that other nations present to you.

Tom Ridge

They tell us that avoiding panic and confusion in a crisis helps them do their jobs better. So when you protect yourself, you're protecting your community, and it's one less concern that the first responders have at the time of an incident,

This is nothing more than special-interest legislation for an irresponsible developer who was nailed by the 3rd Circuit Court for polluting the water and desecrating burials and avoiding our land-use law, and now the Legislature's going to bail him out at the expense of our agricultural land.

Avoiding the sex offender registry ought to be a felony. If you have that felony status, police could (immediately) arrest.

Jon Daniels

Avoiding the arbitration process for the next two years with a core player such as Mark is an important step for both he and the club. We're hopeful the contract is the continuation of a relationship that will last well beyond the term of this agreement.

George Washington

Avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt, not only by shunning occasions of expense, but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts which unavoidable wars have occasioned, not ungenerously throwing upon posterity the burthen whic

Avoiding combat duty was and is an unforgivable sin for a professional soldier.

Murray Bartlett

I can be a little obsessive about avoiding colds and flu. Thera Zinc Echinacea lozenges are awesome, and I almost always have some with me.

Ducking and hiding, I'm not sure. Avoiding what's inevitable? Yes.

Dr. Thomas knew I made the right decision by avoiding surgery. Everything is going like we planned. But I had to work hard and that's what I have been doing.

Especially if you're in contract negotiations, you help yourself a lot in terms of good will by avoiding layoffs, ... I think the industry has been pretty rational.

Susannah McCorkle

Feeling totally immobilized. Can't even listen to music, except classical. Avoiding people so word won't get around how down I am." ()

Richard Stanley

We are very proud of our track record in Korea and elsewhere in avoiding some of the problems that were seen in those markets.

Brad Stuart

We did a good job coming out ready to play. A lot of times after a road trip, you see teams come out flat so we did a good job of avoiding that.

Women are natural guerrillas. Scheming, we nestle into the enemy's bed, avoiding open warfare, watching the options, playing the odds.

At the forefront for me this year is staying consistent every week and avoiding the peaks and valleys. I want to be a rock for the offense each week so my teammates know what to expect for me, just doing my job.

Sathya Baba

In cultivating human values, emphasis should also be placed on avoiding wastage of money, food and time.

Alan Greenspan

Indeed, our goal, in responding to the complexity of current economic forces, is to extend the expansion by containing imbalances and avoiding the very recession that would complete a business cycle,

In many cases, captive colonies will be our only short-term way of avoiding extinction.

Jarno Trulli

It was a bit of a gamble and as it turned out it was not the right choice. When I came out I was barely able to maintain the pace of the safety car and we went to the back after we stopped again. I worked my way back up through the field but late on I was following Monteiro when he accidently hit the pit limiter button. I had no way of avoiding him and I hit him, losing my front wing and going off into the wall.

It started as a quiet and calm demonstration as we had promised for the sake of avoiding any hassles for the innocent bystanders but the police turned it into violence.

Investors are avoiding large-cap technology shares before Friday's SQ and GDP. Instead, they are picking up individual stocks that offer a special interest, such as biotech stocks.

Kevin Millwood

Being No. 1 only counts in the first round. Everybody has to believe they're No. 1 when they go out there or you're in trouble. ... It's all about giving your team a chance to win and avoiding long losing streaks.

By avoiding dealing with the PA, you are going to impact humanitarian issues.

By conserving power and avoiding power outages we are all protecting Lake Tahoe by reducing the risk of sewer spills.

Martin Seligman

High taxes on guns and strong restrictions on their availability are the only realistic hope for avoiding many more Sandy Hooks.