I never resist temptation because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.
George Bernard Shaw
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There is such a thing as tempting the gods. TalkIng too much, too soon and with too much self-satisfaction has always seemed to me a sure way to court disaster.... The forces of retribution are always listening. They never sleep.
Meg Greenfield
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Benjamin Franklin
Nay, tempt me not to love again: There was a time when love was sweet; Dear Nea! had I known thee then, Our souls had not been slow to meet! But oh! this weary heart hath run So many a time the rounds of pain, Not even for thee, thou lovely one! Would I endure such pangs again.
Sir Thomas More
If you're 30 feet in the air, those things offer a false sense of security and can sometimes even be more dangerous. Plus there is that sense of thrill you get -- the tempting of fate -- that the audience can feel.
Tony Hernandez
However, most evidence suggests that the metabolic effects of sucrose and HFCS are pretty similar. What makes HFCS such a hazard is that corn growth is highly subsidized in the United States, so HFCS is very inexpensive - and thus a tempting additive to many foods.
Dr. David L. Katz
For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied... whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter, no sooner is it excited than we have already gone vastly farther than we are aware of.
Catherine The Great
It's got to be tempting to allow yourself to be flattered, buttered-up, helped, given favors and so forth. It's hard to refuse them unless you very consciously recognize that it's one of the permanent ethical challenges of that life.
Gary Jacobson
From that experience, I can promise you that the likelihood of a sale to qualified buyers who want to keep the team where it is, is hugely impacted by how few liabilities, long-term, are on the books. I know it's tempting to play fantasy hockey and say this player or that player would certainly add to the value of the franchise.
Mark Sauer
It's so tempting and so easy that it can be a lot to ask ordinary human beings who aren't saints not to do it.
Jonathan Moreno
They made it too accessible and too tempting (to trade). ... Whatever fund is hot is where you put your money, I'm going to try and relax on that.
Peter Anderson
Insurance companies, we know, need reasonable adjustments but we shouldn't tempt the bad apples in the barrel.
Rep. Mary Brandenburg
The curious fascination in this job [U.S. representative] is the illusion that either you are being useful or you could be -- and that's so tempting.
Millicent Fenwick
Regardless of what the state law says, parents should not allow their teen to ride with other teen drivers, nor should they be allowed to transport other teens in the first year of driving. It's tempting to be lured by the convenience of having other options for getting kids to and from school and practices, but the risks are just too great.
Cheri Cihak
Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising that tempt you to believe your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires some of the same courage that a soldier needs. Peace has its victories, but it takes brave men and women to win them.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
People yell, 'What are you doing? Get back on the sidewalk!' ... You're sort of vulnerable out there, so you don't want to (yell back) and tempt them.
Bruce Moore
It's tempting to think things are out of control or that it's a stock bubble.
Jim Friedland
Bulk of today's consumer credit expansion has been driven by mainly foreign banks tempting people to buy cars, televisions and build houses.
Ajith Fernando
Away! Away! Tempt me no more insidious love.
Mark Akenside
The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Dorothy Nevill
He that cannot decidedly say, ''No,'' when tempted to evil, is on the highway to ruin. He loses the respect even of those who would tempt him, and becomes but the pliant tool and victim of their evil designs.
Joel Hawes
The hot button social issues are really tempting to a candidate in Kentucky because the place is relatively unified on a number of those issues. I would be terribly surprised if candidates didn't give into that temptation this year.
Stephen Voss
I don't want to tempt fate, but it is going really well.
Natasha Hamilton
Someone going by could have seen a very tempting, elderly, potential victim. We're looking for more information. We know from other cases that it's those little bits of information that can make a difference.
Bill Doniel
It's tempting to use this number as evidence that the housing boom continues - but it's probably an aberration.
Phillip Neuhart
I never discuss the officiating. I know it's tempting sometimes right after an emotional game, but I won't do it.
Brian Katz
Negative emotions ? such as sadness, fear, anxiety or loss ? and tempting social situations account for the vast majority of lapses. You need to develop specific plans for dealing with these, and practice them ahead of time.
John Norcross
The combined size of this market makes it a tempting target.
David Evans
The prices are going to be tempting.
Candace Corlett
It's tough to do your job because it's so tempting to go down and just listen to audio or go look at video. I could spend all day doing it every day.
Bill Sagan
It is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, treat everything as if it were a nail.
Abraham Maslow
As you grow older, it becomes harder to feel 100 percent happy; you learn all the things that can go wrong; you become superstitious about tempting fate, about bringing disaster upon your life by accidentally feeling too good one day.
Douglas Coupland
Regardless of what Minnesota law says, parents should not allow their teen to ride with other teen drivers, nor should they be allowed to transport other teens in the first year of driving. It's tempting to be lured by the convenience of having other options for getting kids to and from school and practices, but the risks are just too great.
Gail Weinholzer
As tempting as it may be in the cold months of winter, avoid hot water. Hot water strips the skin of naturally occurring oils. Opt for lukewarm water instead.
Fiquet Bailey
People are always shouting they want to create a better future. It's not true. The future is an apathetic void of no interest to anyone. The past is full of life, eager to irritate us, provoke and insult us, tempt us to destroy or repaint it. The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past.
Milan Kundera
There are one or two details that we've got to iron out. I'm confident in the next couple of days those details will be sorted. But, until he has actually signed and it's 100 per cent, I don't want to tempt fate. There are so many things that can go wrong.
Graham Rix
That's the thing about these songs, they're not about hot licks. They're about the stories. It was tempting to do these songs very modern. But I kept them very minimal.
Hank Harris
There are all sorts of tempting things around here.
Larry O'brien
It's a tempting site for hackers to hack. If they have one bug, if affects lots of people.
David Wagner
I listened to what they had to tell me. It sounded very tempting. But I haven't made up my mind yet, I have to talk with my family first.
Lothar Matthaeus
[Forward-thinking record-company executives are already talking about using free downloads as a method to tempt new classical buyers in the future.] I hope the commercial market will pick up on this, ... We are all in this together. We all want to get classical music out there.
Roger Wright
Rebalancing forces the investor to do what is typically emotionally uncomfortable but financially productive. Emotional biases tempt us to chase performance. An advisor can bring an objective third party perspective that's more rational.
John Nersesian
It's a huge win for us. It pulls us ahead of Los Angeles in our conference. It's great to head into the break winning five straight, but coming from behind in all of those games might be tempting fate a little bit.
Chris Pronger
I thought, you know, I have a shot at being happy here because this is such an exciting and lucky time for me. Instead of fighting demons, sometimes it's tempting to just say, well they don't exist. That's it. They're done. I'm defeating them by decree ... I can decide to be happy and be fine.
Matthew Caws
I have never seen anyone who doesn't hang on. It's so tempting. Even I have trouble not grabbing on when I get tired.
Patrick Morrissey
The changes are big and bold, and so the 'Change' launch campaign is big and bold. But that's the idea -- great tempting food that is surprisingly from McDonald's.
John Hawkes
If I was out there, yeah, it would be tempting to at least take a practice lap for old time's sake. It's a shame it's going away, it's well known nationally as one of the toughest short tracks around, and the reputation is deserved.
Ernie Irvan
If you're looking for the next issue, it will be very tempting for people to say 'Let's do it now'.
Ellis Krauss
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