Anxious Quotes

566 quotes by 490 authors

What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance… — Aristotle
Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree. — Dean Acheson
I get nervous around girls for the first time. Once I'm in, I can take the reins and go. It's just the initial approach I'm… — Jensen Ackles
No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility. — Simone de Beauvoir
Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith. — Henry Ward Beecher
An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious… — Felix Adler
We need to distinguish between stress and stimulation. Having deadlines, setting goals, and pushing yourself to perform at capacity are stimulating. Stress is when you're… — Andrew Bernstein
The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear. — Josh Billings
If I feel anxious every time someone is staring at me, well, I can't control what they stare at, but my reaction is, I'm just… — Tom Brady
My wife, whenever I'd go off to work and I'd be kind of anxious, she'll say, 'Remember, have fun.' Oh, I forgot, thanks for the… — Jeff Bridges
It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare. — Edmund Burke
Why I came here, I know not; where I shall go it is useless to inquire - in the midst of myriads of the living… — Lord Byron
We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment. — Chanakya
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound. — James Allen
Lazy people are always anxious to be doing something. — Luc de Clapiers
The minute anyone's getting anxious I say, You must eat and you must sleep. They're the two vital elements for a healthy life. — Francesca Annis
It is obviously easier, for the short run, to draw cheap labor from adjacent pools of poverty...than to find it among one's own people. And… — George F. Kennan
Time flies when you are anxious! — Maria Bamford
The reply is, that one ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it is… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Looking to any angry, anxious, or otherwise stressed emotional state to help you sort out the pain you're in is like trying to organize your… — Guy Finley

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