Quotes About Restraint

On of the prerequisites for my mobile phone is that I have to be able to fling it at a wall if I lose my temper.

You spill a lot of beans in historical fiction. Crime fiction is about spilling no beans at all. You spill the least beans you possibly can. So because I had already written historical fiction before I was really good at the spilling beans section, but the new skill I had to learn when I was writing Brighton Belle was difficult. I had to avoid the equivalent of shouting, "this character's a murderer! Look who did it!.

I do like my hair being pulled from time to time, it's like a pair of reins, innit?

Learn when's a good time to shut up

All movements go too far.

The battle cry sort of gave you away. Try not to yell next time.

Find fault, when you must find fault, in private, if possible; and some time after the offense, rather than at the time.

I adore clothes, I adore drinking. I just don't have the time or the inclination to totally indulge in it.

I'm not much of a club goer because every time I do go I get in trouble.

There are some virtues to not saying what you think all the time.

We are born into a box of time and space. We use words and communication to break out of it and to reach out to others.

It is the failing of youth not to be able to restrain its own violence.

Give not reins to your inflamed passions: take time and a little delay; impetuosity manages all things badly.

O! how short a time does it take to put an end to a woman's liberty!

The only time the press doesn't sensationalize information is when one of their own is kidnapped. Interesting how they show restraint then.

We all take leave of our senses, from time to time. . . . .

I am in control at all times.

They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold, but for most people, by the time it's ready to eat, they just don't fancy it any more.

Filling all the way to the brim is not as good as halting in time.

Any time you do physical stuff, violence, it is controlled. It's a little bit like you block the move.

I am for economy. After that I am for more economy. At this time and under present conditions that is my conception of serving all the people.

If you live below your means, you can turn down stuff all the time.

Knowing when to keep your mouth shut is invariably more important than opening it at the right time.

Avoid running at all times.