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212 Reluctant quotes by 190 unique authors

The report begins by asserting that it is a 'comprehensive' look at Benghazi resulting from an intensive investigation of nearly two years. Neither claim is… — Stephen F. Hayes
It often happens that a player is so fond of his advantageous position that he is reluctant to transpose to a winning endgame. — Samuel Reshevsky
Be as I am - a reluctant enthusiast....a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic....So get out there and hunt and fish and mess around with your… — Edward Abbey
Our temptation is to look eagerly for the minimum that will be accepted. We are in fact very like honest but reluctant taxpayers. — C.S. Lewis
When Laura Poitras asked me if she could film our encounters, I was extremely reluctant. I'm grateful that I allowed her to persuade me. The… — Edward Snowden
One can't indefinitely do for somebody what he is reluctant to do for himself. — Christopher Hitchens
What I’m talking about is more than recompense for past injustices—more than a handout, a payoff, hush money, or a reluctant bribe. What I’m talking… — Ta-Nehisi Coates
People associate feminism with hate - with man hate - and that's really negative. I don't think that's what feminism is about at all -… — Emma Watson
Sometimes a savage beauty lured me into the sun and I would start to love the danger a little. On these occasions I felt the… — Anna Kavan
The turnip is a capricious vegetable, which seems reluctant to show itself at its best. — Waverley Root
Reluctant doctors like to believe that they haven't much influence over their patients, but that is clearly not the case. Several studies have found that… — Henci Goer
The mind is reluctant to embrace deep change, and will play devious games to maintain the status quo. — Kristin Linklater
If Americans are reluctant to go on the dole that's because they have a healthy work ethic. — Mickey Kaus
The things you’re most embarrassed about, most ashamed of, and most reluctant to share are the very tools God can use most powerfully to heal… — Rick Warren
A thunder-storm!—the eloquence of heaven, When every cloud is from its slumber riven, Who hath not paused beneath its hollow groan, And felt Omnipotence around… — Robert Montgomery
Seems to me we move the furniture, the French come in later and put the doilies on top of it...It's a simple fact they've always… — Dennis Miller
It is more often from pride than from defective understanding that people oppose established opinions: they find the best places taken in the good party… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels. — John Thomas Sladek
Though we face the facts of sex we are more reluctant than ever to face the fact of death or the crueler facts of life,… — Joseph Wood Krutch
Our ability to make a decision about the declaration is hampered by the British government being reluctant to give us the clarification which we require. — Martin McGuinness
It's very difficult to break into motion pictures, but it's oddly easier for directors today because of independent films and cable, who have inherited for… — Mark Rydell
Before Medicare, nearly half of American seniors were forced to go without coverage because insurance companies were reluctant to insure them - making the chances… — John B. Larson
By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It's an interesting phenomenon that by necessity, poetry is… — David Whyte
I feel like 'Gossip Girl' isn't really 'Gossip Girl' anymore when they're away at school because they don't go to NYU; they go to, like,… — Cecily von Ziegesar
Women who had discovered pants, low-heeled shoes, and loose sweaters during World War II were reluctant to give them up in peacetime. — Susan Faludi

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