If we keep on ignoring and leaving children to their own devices at home, they become latchkey kids, and trust me, the consequences of that are not good.

Why does a writer labor over nuance and context if it won't be respected, if a critic insists on ignoring the writing at hand in favor of a more convenient analysis of his or her own particular pet peeves and straw men?

Patience doesn't mean making a pact with the devil of denial, ignoring our emotions and aspirations. It means being wholeheartedly engaged in the process that's unfolding, rather than ripping open a budding flower or demanding a caterpillar hurry up and get that chrysalis stage over with.

In the past, I have been guilty of returning from work with some parenting words of wisdom, ignoring the fact that my wife has been dealing with the situation for a while. The correct strategy at these times is to wind my mansplaining neck in.

Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history.

Beijing has a history of ignoring the rules. It takes pride in it.

In the corporate world, there is no ground more fertile for appearing smart than the rich earth that is electronic communication. Your email writing, sending and ignoring skills are just as important as your nodding skills, and even more important than your copying and pasting skills.

There is no philosophy without the art of ignoring objections.

Sometimes the heart can be stubborn and can bring desperate feelings that can cause devastating consequences from your choices by ignoring your mind. Applying the knowledge from past experiences before making decisions can save you from distress. Always make sure there is no conflict with your wisdom and your heart's desires before deciding on the matter.

"I went to the bathroom and put each hand forcefully down on opposite sides of the sink. I looked straight into the mirror before me and stared at the person I'd been ignoring for some time now. I didn't have to say much. I already knew all this person's demons. I shook my head in disapproval. The alcohol and hate were killing me. What they missed, the depression whittled at unrelentingly. My whole life I had been told that I didn't look like a fisherman. All the while the only thing I wished to be was a fisherman. I screamed at the mirror in pure rage.

Whether it's ignoring our problems, ignoring negative emotions, ignoring physical or psychological pain, to ignore is the root of ignorance.

Ignoring illogical conversations is a vital tool for achieving peace.

If they want to love you, they'll find every excuse to love you: they'll believe any good truth ignoring any bad lie. If they want to hate you, they'll find every excuse to hate you: they'll believe any bad lie ignoring any good truth. And if you want to find your dreams, you'll find every possible and every impossible ethical and fair way to make them come true ignoring any malicious prejudice.

I was headed for an entire life spent alone, pitying myself for not being more, ignoring all those people who actually ask me to be more, because they see it in me.

They think that intelligence is about noticing things are relevant (detecting patterns); in a complex world, intelligence consists in ignoring things that are irrelevant (avoiding false patterns)

Ignoring your conscience is the first violation of Truth.

Happiness is always there. You just have to choose to see it. There's no point dwelling in the dark and ignoring the light of the stars.

I have learned not to read reviews. Period. And I hate reviewers. All of them or at least all but two or three. Life is much simpler ignoring reviews and the nasty people who write them. Critics should find meaningful work.

If we keep on ignoring and leaving children to their own devices at home they become latchkey kids and trust me the consequences of that are not good.

It was R.E.M. who showed other Eighties bands how to get away with ignoring the rules - they lived in some weird town nobody never heard of they didn't play power chords they probably couldn't even spell 'spandex.' All they had was songs.

If we have a chance of succeeding and bringing stability and democracy to Iraq it will mean learning from our mistakes not denying them and not ignoring them.

Man seems to insist on ignoring the lessons available from history.

I feel my family's needs are a priority. I'm not comfortable with the idea of serving the many and ignoring my family.

As the fly bangs against the window attempting freedom while the door stands open so we bang against death ignoring heaven.