Held Back Quotes

59 quotes by 55 authors

A conventional â€˜successâ€™ story is one where, with each next, the protagonist has more money, more respect, and more possessions. Iâ€™d like to suggest an… — Po Bronson
I have learned that some people who look fine are more crippled than I am, by fears they canâ€™t explain. Other people are held back… — Cammie McGovern
People who have no secrets from each other never want for a subject of conversation. They do not weigh their words, for there is nothing… — Francois Fenelon
Thereâ€™s no need for us to be held back by the past or how things have been so far. The important thing is what seeds… — Daisaku Ikeda
As you can see, I am immersing myself in color-I've held back from that until now; and I don't regret it. — Vincent Van Gogh
We were badly held back not just by the technology, but by the culture of journalism. — Ezra Klein
We call upon all communities to be tolerant, to reject prejudice based on caste, creed, sect, color, religion or agenda to ensure freedom and equality… — Malala Yousafzai
The energy within you is stronger than ever for being held back, compressed, and said No to ... — Henri Matisse
Feminism â€¦ I think the simplest explanation, and one that captures the idea, is a song that Marlo Thomas sang, 'Free to be You and… — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The animate and inanimate creation all contribute to the true worship of God. All of creation must worship at whatever level of sentience they possess.… — Ed Buckner
Prayer is commitment. We don't merely co-operate with God with certain things held back within. We, the total person, co-operate. This means that co-operation equals… — E. Stanley Jones
I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was… — Rose Kennedy
On stage, generally speaking, the story is stopped or held back by songs, because that's the convention. Audiences enjoy the song and the singer, that's… — Stephen Sondheim
I learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held… — Sting
We are not held back by the love we didn't receive in the past, but by the love we're not extending in the present. — Marianne Williamson
My throat tightened, but I held back the tears and reminded myself that withdrawing from a woman is no different than kicking a drug; you… — Keith Ablow
...It looked very different from the Statue of Liberty, but what did that matter? What was the good of having the statue without the liberty,… — Josephine Baker
No, everybody's gotta learn, nobody's born knowin'. That Walter's as smart as he can be, he just gets held back sometimes because he has to… — Harper Lee
For an instant I think I saw. I saw the loneliness of man as a gigantic wave which had been frozen in front of me,… — Carlos Castaneda
Are you armed?" Oliver asked her. She glanced down at her backpack and instantly, instinctively held back. "No." "Lie to me again and I'll put… — Rachel Caine

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