28 Quotes About Holding-back

You can’t selectively numb your anger, any more than you can turn off all lights in a room, and still expect to see the light.

We kissed each other until we were too tired to keep going. I could still feel him holding back. It was my penance for what I had done to him. All I could do was hope the walls would fall and that I could have all of him again, but I was always leaving and he was tired of watching me walk away. We both knew that I couldn’t stay and that he couldn’t come with me, but still, we couldn’t let go.

If there was any great lesson in life it was this: No battle was ever won with silence.

When you loved someone, you couldn’t hold back. Love was a leap into the unknown, not a cautious dipping of the toe.

First and foremost, let go of the old you that has been holding you back from noticing your true worth. We can at times be our own worst enemy. Time to start being your own best friend right now.

Our regrets, our fears, they hold us back. We have to let them go so we can become what we're supposed to be. We have to burn them all away.

Honesty is vulnerability. Sadly, not everyone can handle someone’s honesty. However, lying allows people to be comfortable.

Telling you how I know…what I know…it could make things worse than they already are…for all of us

1. Let go of toxic people in your life2. Let go of regretting past mistakes3. Let go of the need to be right4. Let go of feeling sorry for yourself5. Let go of the need to impress others6. Let go of loyalty to those who don’t deserve it7. Let go of holding yourself back8. Let go of the need to please everyone9. Let go of the need to control others10. Let go of a job you hate