Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots.
We must laugh at man to avoid crying for him.
A resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.
The resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.
I avoid clients for whom advertising is only a marginal factor in their marketing mix. They have an awkward tendency to raid their advertising appropriations whenever they need cash for other purposes.
You never cash out a 401(k) or IRA to pay off debt, unless it's to avoid a foreclosure or bankruptcy.
I try to avoid barbecue potato chips. They're my weakness.
To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the biggest mistake of all.
Bipartisanship helps to avoid extremes and imbalances. It causes compromises and accommodations. So let's cooperate.
To avoid a blackout, electricity generating companies must lower generation in line with low demand.
I labored hard to avoid trouble and bloodshed.
We have to be extremely strict on the implementation of Brexit so there is a common approach between member states. We must avoid a sector-by-sector or country-by-country approach, and ask the U.K. to be clear.
Even if the Brits decide to remain, we will have to avoid a contagion on other countries.
I try to avoid saying 'fantastic' too often and 'obviously' is a dangerous word for all broadcasters.
Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.
Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate for public office.
We should be cautious about embracing data before it is published in the academic press, and must always avoid treating correlation as causation.
To let politics become a cesspool, and then avoid it because it is a cesspool, is a double crime.
