There is a strange reluctance on the part of most people to admit they enjoy life. — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
Bed is a bundle of paradoxes: we go to it with reluctance, yet we quit it with regret. — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
“The only thing standing between you and your dreams is ... reluctance.” — Carroll Bryant Copy Share Image
One of the best signs of being fitted for power is reluctance to hold it. — Kate Constable Copy Share Image
Our reluctance for conflict should not be misjudged as a failure of will. — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
I think anybody can relate to the reluctance to have to lead sometimes. — Geoff Stults Copy Share Image
There is nothing more precious to a man than his will; there is nothing which he relinquishes with so much reluctance. — J. G. Holland Copy Share Image
“Due to their reluctance to tie themselves down at a young age, they have the capacity as well as the predisposition to… — Bernard Salt Copy Share Image
I knew that there were several, among African-American leaders, who had been put out by me because of my failure or reluctance… — Rodney Alexander Copy Share Image
I see too many men delay their exits with a sickly, slow reluctance to leave the stage. It's bad theater as well… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
For many businesses, the fear behind their social media reluctance isn't just fear of failure but of blame and accountability - both… — Jay Baer Copy Share Image
We hear the haunting presentiment of a dutiful middle age in the current reluctance of young people to select any option except… — Gail Sheehy Copy Share Image
“Steven Pressfield, author of The War of Art, identifies this reluctance. He calls it resistance. He writes, “There is a force resisting… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
The characteristic virtue of Englishmen is power of sustained practical activity and their characteristic vice a reluctance to test the quality of… — R. H. Tawney Copy Share Image
Well, it's a problem in general with the American military. If you are the biggest and the strongest military power in the… — Yaroslav Trofimov Copy Share Image
The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City -… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
Children, by nature, are keen, passionate and curious. What was referred to as laziness is often merely an awakening of sensitivity, a… — Octave Mirbeau Copy Share Image
In the end, many of his more militant colleagues began to feel that [Ho Chi Minh's] tendency to compromise, and his reluctance… — William J. Duiker Copy Share Image
When I was on 'One Life to Live,' I always wanted to delve into my character, Layla, to find out why she… — Tika Sumpter Copy Share Image
“But it’s there in his face, a fleeting reluctance that matches her own. They stand there together for a long time, for… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
I do still see that my nature is not to be quite conquered, but will esteem pleasure above all things, though yet… — Samuel Pepys Copy Share Image
...Americans...automatically equate dissension with disloyalty. They view any criticism of our existing social, economic, and political forms, as sedition and subversion. ...("… — J. Paul Getty Copy Share Image
Given [Donald] Trump's polling deficit, his reluctance for ads until very recently in his near total lack of any ground game to… — Chris Hayes Copy Share Image
My reluctance to use alien invasion is due to the feeling that we are not likely to be invaded and taken over.… — Clifford D. Simak Copy Share Image
There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice. — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
Lots of women love to accuse men of being immature when the fellow in question displays a reluctance to 'commit.' — Julie Burchill Copy Share Image
My reluctance to use alien invasion is due to the feeling that we are not likely to be invaded and taken over. — Clifford D. Simak Copy Share Image
When I have reached a summit, I leave it with great reluctance, unless it is to reach for another, higher one. — Gustav Mahler Copy Share Image
Smiling half-reluctance seems to promise more than the frankest gesture of desire. — Mason Cooley Copy Share Image
“I always had a strong reluctance to hurt people, which is always the best way of hurting oneself.” — Romain Gary Copy Share Image
It's not the failure that holds us back but the reluctance to begin over again that causes us to stagnate. — Clarissa Pinkola Estes Copy Share Image
I'm particularly proud of my reluctance to share my dreams with anyone. — Todd Barry Copy Share Image
“they shared mortals’ reluctance for either reading instructions or calling customer support.” — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Social conservatives are very focused on strengthening the family, and I think they are right to do so. One of the worst… — Jonathan Haidt Copy Share Image
I notice increasing reluctance on the part of marketing executives to use judgment; they are coming to rely too much on research,… — David Ogilvy Copy Share Image
“the idea of money primes individualism: a reluctance to be involved with others, to depend on others, or to accept demands from… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
The actual and potential harm of use of the drug is not great enough to justify intrusion by the criminal law into… — Raymond P. Shafer Copy Share Image
In the early stages of wealth, up to 10 years after individuals became very rich, they display a bit of reluctance to… — Frederick Winslow Taylor Copy Share Image
For me there is a reluctance to be in front of cameras. I love making music but with that comes a lot… — Daniel Powter Copy Share Image
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