Quotes About Restraint

I never sing out loud because I'm afraid people will go, 'Shut up!'

I'm not as impatient as I used to be. I used to hit people if I didn't like what they were saying. Just lash out. 'Bam - shut up! Hahahah!' I was terrible.

I got a rebel side in me, but I'm not mean!

We must fall on the side of de-escalation every time.

The deepest feeling always shows itself in silence; not in silence, but restraint.

If you don't have anything nice to say... dead silence creates a lot awkwardness.

I move in silence. I don't like puttin' too much of me out there to be dissected, analyzed.

Whatever I want to do or say, I get to do it on the silver screen, so in normal life I don't feel the necessity to do or say anything.

Be modest, humble, simple. Control your anger.

The creative people I admire seem to share many characteristics: A fierce restlessness. Healthy cynicism. A real world perspective. An ability to simplify. Restraint. Patience. A genuine balance of confidence and insecurity. And most importantly, humanity.

I can, of course, think what I want, just like everyone else. I simply have to refrain from saying everything I think.

What does Resistance feel like?   First, unhappiness. We feel like hell. A low-grade misery pervades everything. We're bored, we're restless. We can't get no satisfaction. There's guilt but we can't put our finger on the source. We want to go back to bed; we want to get up and party. We feel unloved and unlovable. We're disgusted. We hate our lives. We hate ourselves.

What does Resistance feel like? First, unhappiness. We feel like hell. A low-grade misery pervades everything. We're bored, we're restless. We can't get no satisfaction. There's guilt but we can't put our finger on the source. We want to go back to bed; we want to get up and party. We feel unloved and unlovable. We're disgusted. We hate our lives. We hate ourselves.

If your mind isn't open, keep your mouth shut too.

All you have to do is wait until she's asleep

I like to hold something back. Once information is out, it can't be recalled so it's better to exercise caution before you flap your mouth.

I shrugged, remembering the many swats I'd endured at my Aunt Gin's hands. She always assured me she'd really give me something to cry about if I wanted to protest.

It takes so much energy to keep things at bay.

Patience is everything. RAINER MARIA RILKE

but now when I'm reviled, I try to look the other way. It does the world no good to return evil for evil. I try now to return good to them instead.

Thirty-nine years in the fish tank had caught up with me.

Se há justas razões para se encolerizar, que o faça, mas não imite a ferocidade do tigre.

Overindulgence in anything eventually enslaves.

It's not a good idea to let on about extreme happy feelings. People get ideas.