Famous quotes containing the word avoid:
“And having looked to government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them. To avoid that evil, government will redouble the causes of it; and then it will become inveterate and incurable.”
—Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
“Bill: I think maybe you have to come up with excuses just to avoid the moment of truth.
Lili: What?
Bill: In a word, Miss Smith, I think it’s just possible you’re a virgin.”
—Blake Edwards (b. 1922)
“Children’s lives are not shaped solely by their families or immediate surroundings at large. That is why we must avoid the false dichotomy that says only government or only family is responsible. . . . Personal values and national policies must both play a role.”
—Hillary Rodham Clinton (20th century)