Avoidance Strategy Quotes

The patient says, "Doctor, it hurts when I do this." "Then don't do that!"

Don't do anything to anyone, and people will not make trouble for you.

Some problems are better evaded than solved.

I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.

We're kind of coached to stay away from touchy subjects just because of the arena that we're in.

There is little anyone can do with fanatics. Reasoning with them is a fool's errand. Avoiding them is mandatory.

To my knowledge, there is no blacklist. But there is a mindset, even among liberal producers, that says 'He may be difficult, so let's avoid him.'

To tell you the truth, I've just been avoiding everything.

Avoid People and Situations That Upset You. Those things, people, situations, and experiences you dont like--avoid them. Stay away. Walk away. Do something else. Some might call this cowardly. I call it smart. The world is brimming with things, people, and experiences. We will never experience all of them if we live to be 10,000. So why not associate with the ones that naturally please you?

I stay away from issues.

All my life, my immediate response to emotional pain has been to make jokes. Lots of jokes.

The best way to cope with trouble is to stay out of it as much as possible.

Exploring how you could make a bad situation worse can sometimes tell you what not to do.

I am a firm believer in 'negative thinking' when used correctly. We need to be AWARE of negatives so that we can steer clear of them. A golfer needs to know where the bunkers and sand traps are - but he doesn't think continuously about the bunker - where he doesn't want to go. His mind glances at the bunker, but he DWELLS upon the green.

I used to think of deathlike I suppose soldiers think of it: it was a possible thing that I could well avoid by my skill.

And, well, mine are kind of on the heavy side anyway. The first day or two, I don't want to do ANYTHING. Make sure you keep away from me then.' I'd like to, but how can I tell?' I asked. O.K., I'll wear a hat for a couple of days after my period starts. A red one. That should work,' she said with a laugh. 'If you see me on the street and I'm wearing a red hat, don't talk to me, just run away.

When you hear something you don't like, don't ever play it again.

If anything attacked us, we could just panic at it until it went away.

I knew her well enough to understand that when Delia pushed you away, it was her way of making sure she didn't get shoved first.

I choose to live without hope to protect myself from disappointment. It's very effective!

Sadness is also a kind of defence.

I feel like I'm playing some giant video game, or trying to solve a really complicated math equation. 'One girl is trying to avoid forty raiding parties of between fifteen to twenty people each, spread out across a radius of seven miles. If she has to make it 2.7 miles through the center, what is the probablitiy she will wake up tomorrow morning in a jail cell? Please feel free to round pi to 3.14'.

I want to avoid personal attacks, ... I promise not to make fun of your singing.

Just like my mom, when things get bad, I get quiet. The worse they get, the more silent I become.

I give myself strength by staying away from any music.