Quotes About Restraint

Rules cannot bring freedom; they only have the power to accuse.

Prudery is a form of selfishness, a means of self-protection made necessary by the strength of one's own desires.

No one can know what a sacrifice it is for me to be gentle and docile.

Kendini, göklerden de büyük bir halkan?n ortas?na hapsolmuÅŸ buldun; bunun d???ndaki her ÅŸey s?radan. Bizlerin salt otlat?lmak için d??ar?ya ç?kar?ld???m?z? kavram??s?n. GevÅŸek bir ipe baÄŸlanm??, cahil hayvanlar olduÄŸumuzu.

When we break down our prison walls and run towards freedom, we are in fact running into the more spacious exercise yard of a bigger prison.

?nsan?n hissetme, dü?ünme, arzulama ve icat etme özgürlü?ünü k?s?tlayan her ?ey evrenin anlam?n? k?s?tlar.

There are reasonable limitations. I believe I can't fly. I believe I can't touch the sky.

?tim ce e botni?a. Punem botni?e boilor cînd r?li??m porumbul pe mo?iile boiere?ti. Altfel boii ar lua între buze vîrfurile porumbului. Le punem botni?e cînd îi înjug?m la secer?toare, vara, la seceri?, s? nu m?nînce cumva cîteva spice de grîu boieresc. Acum boierul a adus ?i pentru noi botni?e, s? nu-i gust?m strugurii.

The sole means of ridding man of crime is to rid him of freedom.

I've sown all the oats I want to sow.

It's not right to respond to terrorism by terrorizing other people. And furthermore, it's not going to help. Then you might say, "Yes, it's terrorizing people, but it's worth doing because it will end terrorism." But how much common sense does it take to know that you cannot end terrorism by indiscriminately dropping bombs?

It's bad if we are controlled, but if we're not, it can be even worse.

Charlie wanted to swear. ****, he thought, remembering how his father had told him that one reason you shouldn't swear is because then when you really need a strong word to express a strong feeling you would have none strong enough left.

How do we set about not imagining something?

An erect building is a shackled slave. I hear the mutinous grumbling of vertical buildings. I hear the grinding frustration of those compelled against their will to remain standing. A building is energy crucified against space and time.

Terlalu banyak pilihan bisa memusingkan, tapi keterbatasan pilihan adalah penjara.

Si eres demasiado impulsivo, la ira, el miedo y el deseo escaparán a tu control. Y eso conduce a las acciones apresuradas y al arrepentimiento posterior. Si controlas demasiado tus impulsos, tu vida se convierte en una existencia fría y reprimida. Y eso conduce a la falta de vínculos con los demás y con tus propios instintos básicos.

To not say all that can be said is the secret of discipline and economy.

I know knives and guns are not the answer. Once we get a fight like that started, who will have the power to stop it? How many deaths will be enough?

Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.

There was a part of her she hadn't yet allowed to be born because it was too beautiful for this place

A curly wisp of hair had come loose from her updo, kissing the side of her face. Seth longed to brush it behind her ear, to feel the silky smoothness of her skin under the pad of his thumb. He clenched his fist before he followed through and got his hand smacked away.

Asked about press coverage, he blithely assured them, "Don't worry—I'll meet with the editors and tell them to cool it.

I found him most of the time grave-faced, staring ahead of him, and eating frugally.