Quotes About Restraint

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

Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much.

Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess.

I haven't had sex in so long I am considering becoming a born again virgin.

Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.

If love has no boundaries, why tie it down.

To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.

Past experience with fiscal austerity at home and overseas strongly suggests that it is best for the economy's long-run performance to restrain government spending rather than raise taxes.

Somewhere, far down, there was an itch in his heart, but he made it a point not to scratch it. He was afraid of what might come leaking out.

External freedom has probably never existed, but neither have I ever known anyone who knew inner freedom.

Not everything the eye sees should be spoken by the mouth.

whenever you hold a gun, it's really the gun that's holding you.

El amor era una debilidad que él no se podía permitir.

Basically, there are three things that all good listeners do: They think before they speak; they listen with respect; and they're always gauging their response by asking themselves, "Is it worth it?

We think we control our environment but in fact it controls us.

Conscience- protects the privileges of intimacy, makes ,friends keep their promises, prevents the angered spouse from striking back.

I really needed to get around to setting that one-second delay on my mouth.

I had cleaned off all the blood and fluid with the hygiene unit but was too angry to take a shower. (Showers are nice and I wanted to stay angry.)

I didn't react visibly, because I'm used to clients making bad decisions, and I was getting a lot of practice at controlling my expression.

It took a tremendous effort for me not to rip his arm off, and I'd like that noted for the record, please. He said, "Its comm is down.

Yellow came towards me and touched the side of my helmet. It took tremendous effort for me not to rip his arm off, and I'd like that noted for the record, please.

But I want a lot of things—freedom, unlimited downloads, new episodes of Drama Sun Islands—most of which I wasn't going to get.

Ramad's expression tightened. Kai knew what he was thinking and also wished there was a way to make Dahin shut up.

Ratthi had to fold his lips almost completely inside his mouth to keep from reacting.