Famous Quotes & Sayings

He was a fair piece up there (alongside Cheever). But it could have been avoided by both parties.

Marc Bulger

He definitely hunted me down like that. But it's football. I could've easily avoided him and ran away. But those things happen.

Christine Whitman

has literally, we believe, avoided the spread of this very malicious virus to personal computers throughout ... the world.

Had Britain so insisted, Iraq after Saddam might have avoided the violence that may yet prove fatal to the entire enterprise.

Ruben Aguilar

It could have been avoided if the union had obeyed the law. The rule of law implies respect for the law.

Josh Smith

It could have been avoided because obviously a fan isn't supposed to dehumidify a room.

He drove the ball in the past but he avoided the contact. Now, he's jumping through the contact. He's confident. He's a senior that wants to win, that knows this is his last go-around and he's going at it with a lot of passion.

If the government were serious to begin with, we could have avoided a repeat of this type of disaster.

Frank Rich

Nationalization would likely mean wiping out the big banks' managements and shareholders. It's because that reckoning has mostly been avoided so far that those bankers may be the Americans in the greatest denial of all.

With another storm threatening the half the Gulf that avoided Katrina, it has traders spooked this morning,

The past is full of examples of renegade writers who were overlooked in their time not only because their work didn't fit neatly into potted categories but also because they avoided the self-promotional efforts of their peers.

Barack Obama

As we speak, Iran has rolled back its nuclear program, shipped out its uranium stockpile, and the world has avoided another war.

Pete Domenici

We can talk about who was one day late, who was 36 hours late. But the truth is, it was so big. I hope the people don't think one day, two days here or there, would've avoided the devastation.

Jeff Francis

There definitely is something not quite right. The good thing is I feel like if I can find that release point and start putting the ball where I need to when I need to, good things are going to happen. I think I avoided a lot of damage that could have been done.

We think they purposefully avoided the truth here.

We avoided the sticker shock from high heating bills in October because it was so warm. If it stays warm through Thanksgiving, we should have a good holiday shopping season.

Chuck Noll

I've always avoided publicity. I've never been good copy at any stage of my life. I don't strive for it, because I don't think it's important whether I'm good copy or not. The two can go together, if that's your personality, but every person on this earth is unique.

Issey Miyake

I did not want to be labelled 'the designer who survived the atomic bomb,' and therefore I have always avoided questions about Hiroshima.

John L. Phillips

This will be an important test in detecting recurrence of bladder cancer, ... People who have been treated now require years of expensive follow-up. If that could be avoided by having one negative telomerase test, the test would be worthwhile. Right now we are not able to do that with any other test.

Our schedule makers tell me we haven't had this situation since 1989, where Christmas fell on Sunday game day. Back then, we avoided the day.

Dan Boyle

Our first goal is on the worst shot of the night. But we could have avoided making a couple of mistakes in our defensive zone.

Jamie wrestled a tough and dangerous opponent. He wrestled smart and avoided a pin from a guy who is known for pinning his opponents.

Graham Norton

My version of falling in love is borderline psychotic. Should be avoided at all costs. Get obsessed. Can't fall in love and function at the same time. All-consuming. Tunnel vision. Euphoric.'

I thought Jeff came in and did a reasonably good job for his team. He avoided the bad plays.

Jewel

Records have never really been my strong suit. I've always been a much better live act. I didn't understand the language of the studio. You sing differently in a studio. The language, the craft - it's just a whole different deal. I avoided the problem on my first record by doing a live album.

We need to think about how that situation could have been avoided in the first place. Legislation or regulation may not be appropriate in all cases, but it may be warranted in some circumstances.

We could have avoided all these problems. The clubs are paying the price for this. The intensification of the goalkeeper issue has become a huge problem. The hunt for the job has caused a lot of problems.

Raymond Kelly

It sounds corny, but I never have avoided the challenges - I relish them - I think it's what make me tick, to a certain extent.

We were struck by how it avoided sentimentality, in the way the great John Huston movies did.

George Davis

We catch a lot of flak, ... They give us a lot of ribbing over that. I just say, 'I'm just the low man on the totem pole.' I don't feel responsible. I don't know if we would have stayed if we would have avoided that or not.

Kelvin Sampson

We played tough, we played with great determination. This was a very important game for us. Not just because we avoided going 0-3 (in the Big 12), but it is good to win and then have a week off to practice.

When the central bank came out and said they're going to drain liquidity over a period of months, that was a catalyst for investors who have avoided the stock market to put some money back in.

Ben Bernanke

Central bankers got it right in the United States in 1987 when they avoided deflationary pressures as well as serious trouble in the banking system.