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Diverting Quotes (page 3)

The whole notion of journalism being an institution whose fundamental purpose is to educate and inform and even, one might say, elevate, has altered under commercial pressure, perhaps, into a different kind of purpose, which is to divert and distract and entertain. Tom Stoppard
Short, successful military adventures are as effective as the Super Bowl in diverting people's attention from unpleasant truths. John Stockwell
Don't try to talk anyone out of concentrating his hatred on Ayn Rand or any other dead person. It can't harm the dead. Diverted to a living person, it might actually do harm. John McCarthy
Police departments no longer have to pay overtime or divert resources from other projects to find out where an individual goes - all they have to do is place a tracking device on someone's car or ask a cell phone company for that individual's location history and the technology does the work for them. Ron Wyden
Phaedrus quote: "The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to..."
The mind ought sometimes to be diverted that it may return to better thinking. Phaedrus
No state, furthermore, unless it has aggressive military designs such as those which consumed Nazi leaders in the thirties, is likely to divert to defense any more of its resources and wealth and energy than seems necessary. Lester B. Pearson
Any active sportsman has to be very focused; you've got to be in the right frame of mind. If your energy is diverted in various directions, you do not achieve the results. I need to know when to switch on and switch off: and the rest of the things happen around that. Cricket is in the foreground, the rest is in the background. Sachin Tendulkar
Winston Churchill quote: "Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies..."
Do not let spacious plans for a new world divert your energies from saving what is left of the old. Winston Churchill
But the more an organization succeeds and prospers, the more it is likely to be diverted from its original ideals, principles and purposes. Robert Shea
But the central point is that any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for some indefinite period from our war on terrorism. Brent Scowcroft
Aung San Suu Kyi quote: "When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it..."
When you decide to follow a certain path, you should follow it to the end and not be diverted from it for personal reasons. Aung San Suu Kyi
Jessica Savitch quote: "Women didn't want to watch other women on television because..."
Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention. Jessica Savitch
Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence - a lot passes you by - simply because your attention is otherwise diverted. Anita Brookner
Kathe Kollwitz quote: "No longer diverted by other emotions, I work the way a cow..."
No longer diverted by other emotions, I work the way a cow grazes. Kathe Kollwitz
When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits. Allen Klein

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