28 Quotes About Holding-back

There is no time for holding back.

All right, all right," he said, with that gesture I'd come to hate: two open palms facing me and patting the air, as if pushing me away, pushing me down, pushing any tears I might be preparing to cry back into their ducts.

Why would you ever premedicate honesty? To hesitate is to overthink how you feel. A blurted out answer is usually the most genuine.

In the war zone of arguments, debates, criticism - silence is the safe house.

Of course I contradict myself. Why else would I often bite my tongue and attempt to put the fire out?

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.

For your own professionalism, reputation & appearance, it really is ok to NOT post every #video, picture, event or show on social media.On the contrary, holding back, waiting or not posting certain things all together can help much more than hurt.

I wonder, though…what would it be like? To be that close to a boy and have him see all of you, no holding back.

I was afraid to be confident for a long time. I had to quit second guessing everything because I worried so much about being wrong or worse, offending anyone. It was never intentional, but I wasted far too much energy and time holding myself back.