Hesitant Quotes - Page 3

• I don't tend to do category fiction very well. One of my problems when I was starting off was that publishers were hesitant to handle my books because they were never sure what I was going to do next.

  Joanne Harris

  Book, Fiction, Next

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• Just go on . . . and faith will soon return. To a friend hesitant with respect to infinitesimals.

  Jean le Rond d'Alembert

  Friendship, Faith, Goes On

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• We have to be vigilant on two fronts: (1) to not let our anti-imperialism lead to the defense of authoritarian regimes in the region and (2) to not let our enthusiasm for rebellion lead to cheering on the cruise missiles from US warships. These two sirens should worry us as we make our hesitant way alongside the rebirth of a New Left in the Arab world.

  Vijay Prashad

  Cheer, Two, Worry

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• You can't be hesitant about who you are.

  Viola Davis

  Who You Are

  "STAGE TO SCREENS: Chats with Intimate Apparel's Viola Davis and New York Newcomer, King Lear's Geraint Wyn Davies" by Michael Buckley, www.playbill.com. March 14, 2004.

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• Most governments only want to deploy a peacekeeping force where there is a peace agreement and there is peace to keep. They are very hesitant about putting their men and women in harm's way. It is extremely difficult to get the troops if you do not have the consent of the country where you are deploying.

  Kofi Annan

  Country, Men, Want

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• I wasn't mean; I wasn't evil. I was nice. And let me tell you, a hesitant man is the last thing in the world a woman needs. She needs a lover and a warrior, not a Really Nice Guy.

  John Eldredge

  Nice, Mean, Warrior

  John Eldredge (2011). “Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul”, p.186, Harper Collins

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• Although the road is never ending take a step and keep walking, do not look fearfully into the distance... On this path let the heart be your guide for the body is hesitant and full of fear.

  Rumi

  Distance, Heart, Looks

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• He raised his hand, hesitant, conflict raging in his eyes, and then swiftly brushed the length of my cheekbone with his fingertips. His skin was as icy as ever, but the trail his fingers left on my skin was alarmingly warm - like I'd been burned, but didn't feel the pain of it yet.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Pain, Twilight, Eye

  Stephenie Meyer (2009). “Twilight: Twilight”, p.147, Hachette UK

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• Josh pulls me aside. "Hey, About before, I just... I wanted to say ... well, I think you're pretty special." He says, kind of stumbling over the words a little. Like he's hesitant to say them, now i wish he'd hug me again. And then kiss me. But he doesn't. He just waves and walks off. I sigh. "Hannah, I just... I want you to know if I pause alot when I tell you how special you are I want you to think that I'm... very... very... deep," Finn says

  Elizabeth Scott

  Kissing, Thinking, Special You

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• Variations: II Green light, from the moon, Pours over the dark blue trees, Green light from the autumn moon Pours on the grass ... Green light falls on the goblin fountain Where hesitant lovers meet and pass. They laugh in the moonlight, touching hands, They move like leaves on the wind ... I remember an autumn night like this, And not so long ago, When other lovers were blown like leaves, Before the coming of snow.

  Conrad Aiken

  Moving, Fall, Autumn

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• If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.

  Masaru Emoto

  Inspirational, Beautiful, Being Strong

  Masaru Emoto (2005). “The Secret Life of Water”, p.141, Simon and Schuster

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• People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When you've figured out what you want to ask for, do it with certainty, boldness and confidence.

  Jack Canfield

  Motivational, Positive, Confidence

  FaceBook post by Jack Canfield from Mar 06, 2012

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• The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been superseded by a cult of specialization. We have no more giants; only obedient ants.

  Roger Lowenstein

  Hero, Age, Giants

  Roger Lowenstein (2013). “Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist”, p.177, Random House

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• I was always a little hesitant to accuse people of loading a bat to hit a ball farther. I was always very hesitant to approach people because I never had any evidence that I had firsthand knowledge of.

  Joe Torre

  People, Balls, Littles

  "Larry King LIve", nypost.com. February 1, 2009.

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• Removal of an organ is difficult and dangerous. There have been several deaths of healthy donors. I think myself, I would be hesitant to participate as a liver donor. It's a very tricky operation.

  Joe Murray

  Thinking, Healthy, Would Be

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• Then there were things-- epic, terrible things-- that he didn't tell her but skirted around, like caressing the edges of a wound, hesitant, testing for pain.

  Laini Taylor

  Pain, Epic, Terrible

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• Actually,” I said, hesitant to bring it up, “I was thinking along the lines of a curse that can turn you human.” “Or witch?” Ivy said, surprising me. There was a soft vulnerability in her and I blinked. “You don’t want to be a witch,” I said quickly. “Why not? You are.

  Kim Harrison

  Thinking, Ivy, Why Not

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• I was still hesitant to let myself let go, because I still believed in the fragility of happiness.

  Ishmael Beah

  Letting Go, Fragility, Stills

  Ishmael Beah (2007). “A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier”, p.173, Macmillan

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• If a guy were dating my daughter but didn't want to spend the gas money to come pick her up or refused to buy her dinner because it cost too much, I would question whether he were really in love with her In the same way, I question whether many American churchgoers are really in love with God because they are so hesitant to do anything for Him." Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

  Francis Chan

  Daughter, Crazy, Dating

  Francis Chan, Preston Sprinkle (2014). “The Francis Chan Collection: Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell, and Multiply”, p.97, David C Cook

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• Since Christ Himself said in reference to the bread: "This is My Body," who will dare remain hesitant? And since with equal clarity He asserted: "This is My Blood," who will dare entertain any doubt and say that this is not His Blood?... You have been taught these truths. Imbued with the certainty of faith, you know that what seems to be bread is not bread but the Body of Christ, although it seems to be bread when tasted. You also know that what seems to be wine is not wine but the Blood of Christ although it does taste like wine.

  Cyril of Jerusalem

  Wine, Blood, Doubt

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• The body moves naturally, automatically, without any personal intervention or awareness. If we think too much, our actions become slow and hesitant.

  Taisen Deshimaru

  Moving, Thinking, Addiction

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• When I fall in love, I feel more valuable and I treat myself with more care. We have all observed the hesitant adolescent, uncertain of himself, who, when he or she falls in love, suddenly walks with a certain inner assuredness and confidence, a mien which seems to say, "You are looking at somebody now." For this inner sense of worth that comes with being in love does not seem to depend essentially on whether the love is returned or not.

  Rollo May

  Life, Falling In Love, Being In Love

  "Love & Will".

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• HIV AIDS is a disease with stigma. And we have learned with experience, not just with HIV AIDS but with other diseases, countries for many reasons are sometimes hesitant to admit they have a problem.

  Margaret Chan

  Country, Hiv, Aids Day

  "Interview with Dr. Margaret Chan". "Talk Asia" with Anjali Rao, edition.cnn.com. April 16, 2007.

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• I wish this story were different. I wish it were more civilized. I wish it showed me in a better light, if not happier, than at least more active, less hesitant, less distracted by trivia. I wish it had more shape. I wish t were about love, or about sudden realizations important to one’s life, or even about sunsets, birds, rainstorms, or snow. I’m sorry there is so much pain in this story. I’m sorry it’s in fragments, like a body caught in crossfire or pulled apart by force. But there is nothing I can do to change it.

  Margaret Atwood

  Sorry, Pain, Sunset

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• On an important decision one rarely has 100% of the information needed for a good decision no matter how much one spends or how long one waits. And, if one waits too long, he has a different problem and has to start all over. This is the terrible dilemma of the hesitant decision maker.

  Robert K. Greenleaf

  Long, Decision, Waiting

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