Best Ambivalence Quotes

43 Ambivalence quotes by 42 unique authors

I've always been fascinated by the operation of memory - the way in which it is not linear but fragmented, and its ambivalence. — Penelope Lively
Some people have human muses - mine is a city. I feel a startling ambivalence towards London, but for better or worse my work has… — Will Self
I think the proper attitude toward fighting sports is one of ambivalence. You can be drawn to them, but you should also be repelled by… — Jonathan Gottschall
The Nazi-Soviet pact of 1939, a traumatic shock to me, ended any ambivalence I had about the Soviet Union, and all cooperation with Communists in… — Roger Nash Baldwin
'The Simpsons' is about alienation and the ambivalence of living with a family who you love but who drive you completely crazy. — Matt Groening
Ambivalence is a wonderful tune to dance to. It has a rhythm all its own. — Erica Jong
Among many of my friends and acquaintances, I seem to be one of the very few individuals who felt or feels no ambivalence about my… — Joyce Carol Oates
I've always had a lot of ambivalence about fame and celebrity. — Jane Pauley
So I do have this ambivalence. Obviously I'm against militaries, because of what militaries do. In many ways though, the air force was unmilitary-like. They… — George Carlin
The struggle to emerge out of the past, clean of memories; the inadequacy of our hearts to cut life into separate and final portions; the… — Anais Nin
Switters was actually quite fond of Seattle's weather, and not merely because of it's ambivalence. He liked it's subtle, muted qualities and the landscape that… — Tom Robbins
I worked with fantastic actors, fantastic directors. People I would never otherwise have met. Was I limited? Yes. Did I use it as I could… — Valeria Golino
Prudence is not hesitation, procrastination, or moderation. It is not driving in the middle of the road. It is not the way of ambivalence, indecision,… — John Ortberg
Ambivalence about family responsibilities has a long history in the corporate world. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Nothing is so threatening to conventional values as a man who does not want to work or does not want to work at a challenging… — Alice S. Rossi
Real love, the kind you have with a person, must go through ambivalence.There is simply no way around it. — Kumar Anupam
The only thing that seems eternal and natural in motherhood is ambivalence. — Unknown Author
Magneto has a whole lot of complexity to him. Emotionally, he's coming from a very damaged place. I like the ambivalence of it. I want… — Michael Fassbender

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