Withdrawing Quotes

43 quotes by 40 authors

Who could deny that privacy is a jewel? It has always been the mark of privilege, the distinguishing feature of a truly urbane culture. Out… — Phyllis McGinley
When your body, mind and soul are healthy and harmonious, you will bring health and harmony to the world- not by withdrawing from the world,… — B.K.S. Iyengar
At this time of crisis we cannot be concerned solely with ourselves, withdrawing into loneliness, discouragement and a sense of powerlessness in the face of… — Pope Francis
If you overcome your fear to ask someone for a date, a raise, or help with a project, that is an act of self-assertiveness. You… — Nathaniel Branden
Globally, as the nation-state becomes increasingly less meaningful - a provider of positive goods and more and more just an army and some domestic enforcement… — Rebecca Solnit
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. — Thomas Jefferson
I cannot conceive of Israel withdrawing if Arab states do not recognize Israel, within secure borders. — Nelson Mandela
If you lose touch with nature you lose touch with humanity. If there's no relationship with nature then you become a killer; then you kill… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Stop it," spluttered Eustace, "go away. Put that thing away. It's not safe. Stop it, I say. I'll tell Caspian. I'll have you muzzled and… — C.S. Lewis
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 is when we attempt to avoid suffering by withdrawing from anything that might involve hurt, when we try to spare ourselves the effort and… — Pope Benedict XVI
He slipped away slowly, withdrawing from this world by small, imperceptible degrees, and in the end it was as if he were a drop of… — Paul Auster
I'm all over the place, up and down, scattered, withdrawing, trying to find some elusive sense of serenity." The world can't give that serenity. The… — Anne Lamott
I have not yet spoken my last word about women. I believe that if a woman succeeds in withdrawing from the mass, or rather raising… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Behind the newspaper Julian was withdrawing into the inner compartment of his mind where he spent most of his time. This was a kind of… — Flannery O'Connor
He grunted and stirred, withdrawing from her. She only had a moment to be disappointed and then he flipped her to her back and rose… — Elizabeth Hoyt
I was a shy child, and when I was 13, I started wearing braces on my teeth. I used to be acutely self-conscious, and I… — Samantha Shannon
Spaniards were condemned for appeasing terrorism by voting for withdrawing troops from Iraq in the absence of U.N. authorization - that is, for taking a… — Noam Chomsky
I without exception like to be incomparable special. Not a Yes man . Simply because I have my logic.. I lean toward swimming against the… — Moulay Abdallah Boulaassair
It's much easier, for example, to play a heroin addict and you're withdrawing - you tear the ceiling off - that's much easier than it… — James Stewart

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