Allowing Quotes

648 Allowing quotes by 524 unique authors

Since I’m presuming you don’t mean you finally bought him a leash, let me say simply that there is a big difference between allowing an… — Richelle Mead
The trouble with aggressive nonsmokers is that they feel they are doing you a favor by not allowing you to smoke. They seem to think… — David Sedaris
Bending his head over hers, Leo murmured, "When I give you away at the altar, Bea, I want you to remember something. I'm not really… — Lisa Kleypas
One of the odd things about middle age, he concluded, was the strange decisions a man discovers he's made by not really making them, like… — Richard Russo
We weren't allowing our hopes to become expectations. Expectations are tempting, pleasant, maybe necessary. They are scary too, once you have had some experience. They… — Wendell Berry
In Jones's experience, the decision to turn one's life around in a different direction rarely arrived with fireworks and marching bands. Often, the decision came… — Andy Andrews
He bursts out laughing. It's short, as if he regretted allowing me to make him laugh, but the satisfaction's already mine. — Melina Marchetta
We are here on this earth to know God intimately, fully, correctly, and contagiously; to house His holy person in our very bodies, allowing Him… — Eric Ludy
Sometimes, reaching out and taking someone's hand is the beginning of a journey. At other times, it is allowing another to take yours. — Vera Nazarian
Loving people, and allowing yourself to be loved, was only worth the risk if the odds were in your favor, but they quite clearly weren't.… — Nick Hornby
And maybe that was love. Being so vulnerable and allowing someone else in so far they could hurt you, but they also give you everything. — Christine Feehan
Part of abandoning the all-or-nothing mentality is allowing yourself room for setbacks. We are bound to have lapses on the road to health and wellness,… — Jillian Michaels
If you want to learn anything, learn trust - nothing else id needed. If you are miserable, nothing else will help - learn trust. If… — Rajneesh
One must be just a little crazy to write a great novel. One must be capable of allowing the darkest, most ancient and shrewd parts… — John Gardner
He looks out into the empty street, allowing me to sit in his car and just miss her. To miss her each time I pull… — Jay Asher
Trauma is survivable, but often not much more. It kills you while allowing you to still live. — James Frey
And I like a good horror story as much as the next person so long as they kill off some men too and not just… — Meg Cabot
She pictured herself running from a hoard of ravenous zombies on a hot day eventually collapsing from heatstroke and getting devoured. Then she imagined Hal… — Brandon Mull
But, finally, I had to open my eyes. I had to stop keeping secrets. The truth, thankfully, is insistent. What I saw then made action… — Deb Caletti
There are times when we suffer innocently at other people’s hands. When that occurs, we are victims of injustice. But that injustice happens on a… — R C Sproul
I sat back, allowing Wes's words to sink in. Then I responded, "I guess it's hard sometimes to distinguish between second chances and last chances. — Wes Moore
Felicity grimaced in agreement. “No, you are perfectly correct. I did not realize how vital the approbation of one’s butler is in allowing for nocturnal… — Gail Carriger
Beware of allowing a tactless word, a rebuttal, a rejection to obliterate the whole sky — Anais Nin
Nobody wants to look like a fool. Nine times out of ten, that reason alone keeps people from allowing themselves to believe. — Darynda Jones
Only in love can I find you, my God. In love the gates of my soul spring open, allowing me to breathe a new air… — Karl Rahner

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