Quotes About Restraint

I don't think there will ever be a permanent truce, but I believe the media needs to be more careful and be willing to count to 10 before rushing on the air or into print.

What you want to watch are the lenders, not the borrowers. The borrowers will always be willing to take a great deal for themselves. It's up to the lenders to show restraint, and when they lose it, watch out.

I think I have a very American desire and willingness to divulge everything. I would divulge more if I didn't know it wasn't smart.

There's a tendency for people to think that celebrities do whatever they want, spend whatever they want, and it's completely out of control. While some of that may be true, I've never met a celebrity who threw caution to the wind and thought they could do anything. That's not the thought process.

I used to throw stuff out of the window and trash hotel rooms - and superglue all the drawers shut and superglue the toilet seat down and superglue the phone to the nightstand - and all kinds of stuff. I had a chain saw for a while. I didn't really use it but once or twice.

If you live in the city, you only have to look out your window to see enough that would make you feel that you don't want to step outside your front door ever again.

I never tried Pokemon Go. I figured I'd get too addicted to it. I did play Pokemon Snap on Nintendo 64, so that window is closed for me.

It's all about everything in moderation. If I want a glass of wine I'm going to have it, or some chocolate - sure why not!

Of course I treat myself every now and then. Once a month I might have pizza and red wine and maybe a dessert, but that's it.

I don't drink at all. If I'm out I'll have the occasional sip of wine just to be sociable.

One of the litmus tests for judicial conservatism is the idea of judicial restraint - that courts should give substantial deference to the decisions of the political process. When Congress and the president enact a law, conservatives generally say, judges should avoid 'legislating from the bench.'

I would never say anything bad about Texas A&M.

If you have to go back and spell-check the text you're about to send, you're saying too much.

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect moderation.

I do think a focus on fiscal restraint is a central element of the Tea Party, and thank goodness for it!

Since I've had kids, I thank God that I don't drink, as I really wouldn't have been able to cope.

In an age where overindulgence seems to be the norm, I can't help but look back and feel thankful that my parents chose to hold out on giving me everything that I wanted growing up.

You have to be aware of your own shortcomings. The main thing I try not to do is lose my temper. Doing live interviews on television, you learn not to say the first thing that comes into your head.

The hardest thing to do is something that is close to nothing.

The hardest thing for me is restraint.

The hardest thing with musicians is getting them not to play.

The hardest thing for me is restraint. I see fresh beans and ramps, and I start to quiver.

The hardest thing to do when people are hurting you is to remain a decent person.

The most important connection I can see between my faith and my work is that in the progress of my day, I try to be restrained and mindful of every person's humanity and of the overwhelming challenge of pride.