Quotes About Restraint

Doing nothing is very hard to do–you never know when you're finished.

Intelligence forbids tears.

Keep still! When trouble is brewing, keep still! When slander is getting on its legs, keep still! When your feelings are hurt, keep still till you recover from your excitement at any rate! Things look different through an unagitated eye.

anarchism and gift exchange share the assumption that it is not when a part of the self is inhibited and restrained, but when a part of the self is given away, that community appears.

In a novel you have to resist the urge to tell everything.

I read every review online, and I want to respond to those, but I resist the urge to do that.

Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.

The awareness of our own strength makes us modest.

Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us soft.

It is not enough for us to restrain from doing evil, unless we shall also do good.

I think my biggest appeal for fans is probably the fact that I'm honest. I'm up front about who I am. I'm a little naughty. I have a naughty side and everybody knows that. But I know when to use that and when not to.

My mother had a sewing machine. I was never allowed to use it, but I was so fascinated by this little needle going up and down joining fabric together that I'd use it when my mother went out to feed the chickens.

The most important thing about power is to make sure you don't have to use it.

This used to be a government of checks and balances. Now it's all checks and no balances.

A military presence does not need to be used to be useful.

Where would we be without inhibitions? They're quite useful things when you look at some of the things humans do if they lose them.

If you want to go out for a hunting trip and shoot cans with your son and a .22, that's fine. Do I need an AK-47 with a 100-round magazine if I'm going on a hunting trip? No. It is, to borrow a phrase from Confucius, like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

A prime example of 'turning the other cheek' would be the United States allowing Canada to exist as a country. Sure, we could take over Canada with ease. We'd certainly benefit from conquering a country rich in natural resources and never-ending comedic talent. Instead, we decide to make friends and treat them with the utmost respect.

What comes with a job as a staff member of the BBC is a certain self-censoring that you get utterly used to. You don't say everything you think. You hold back on some things.

I like to keep my private stuff pretty vague.

This I consider to be a valuable principle in life: Do no thing in excess.

We shall listen, not lecture; learn, not threaten. We will enhance our safety by earning the respect of others and showing respect for them. In short, our foreign policy will rest on the traditional American values of restraint and empathy, not on military might.

She had a hard time to keep from running.

But one day, the things that make you free start to keep you down.