Best Restraint Qoutes

361 Restraint quotes by 286 unique authors

It's interesting that at a time when she could have differentiated herself from the ranks of [Democratic National Committee Chairman] Howard Dean and Nancy Pelosi… — Brian Jones
In this age when there can be no losers in peace and no victors in war; we must recognize the obligation to match national strength… — Lyndon B. Johnson
The United States must not adopt the tactics of the enemy. Means are important, as ends. Crisis makes it tempting to ignore the wise restraints… — Frank Church
Practice restraint over the following: appetite, first, as well as sleep, lust, and anger. — Pythagoras
Dressing is a way of life. It brings you joy. It can give you freedom and liberation, help you to find yourself and to move… — Yves Saint Laurent
Restraint does not mean weakness. It does not mean giving in. — Jawaharlal Nehru
... I gave as an offering my all to Him Who had won me and saved me, my property, my fame, my health, my very… — Gregory of Nazianzus
The first and most important thing is to remain free, free in each line you undertake, in your ideas and in your political action, in… — Hans Hartung
Remember there is always a limit to self-indulgence, none to restraint... Civilization , in the real sense of the term, consists not in the multiplication… — Mahatma Gandhi
Under the antitrust laws, a man becomes a criminal from the moment he goes into business, no matter what he does. If he complies with… — Ayn Rand
A true lady should have the wit and the imagination, or at least the very restraint, to express herself without resorting herself to such base… — Ari Marmell
It is difficult to preach, this morality of mediocrity! It may never admit what it is and what it wants! It must speak about restraint… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Freedom is not only the absence of external restraints. It is also the absence of irresistible internal compulsions, unmanageable passion, and uncensorable highlights. — George Will
Socialism is the preparation for that higher Anarchism; painfully, laboriously we mean to destroy false ideas of property and self, eliminate unjust laws and poisonous… — H.G. Wells
If my mind cannot be tied down, if my dreams cannot be diminished, then no amount of restraints can really guarantee my quiet submission. — Deborah Feldman
When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible. — Mahatma Gandhi
I appreciate a songwriter like Morrissey with so much restraint. — Zooey Deschanel
Childhood obesity is best tackled at home through improved parental involvement, increased physical exercise, better diet and restraint from eating. — Bob Filner
Sexual self-restraint is only a preliminary stage in the ego's evolution. — Muhammad Iqbal
I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint,… — John F. Kennedy
I realize I will always be the poster child for police brutality, but I can try to use that as a positive force for healing… — Rodney King
Members of royal families are born into a world of indulgence and entitlement, and the princelings who grow up that way may never have to… — Jeffrey Kluger
Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on… — Lewis H. Lapham
Things aren't right. If a burglar breaks into your home and you shoot him, he can sue you. For what, restraint of trade? — Bill Maher
To the totality of purposes of the perfect Law there belong the abandonment, depreciation, and restraint of desires in so far as possible. — Maimonides

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