#reluctance

My bravery however was the effect of assurance for could I have believed the current report, I should have fled as fast as any man, no man can possibly have a greater reluctance to an intimacy with Sir William Howe than my Self. ↗

— Henry Laurens

#assurance #believed #bravery #could #current

There is nothing which we receive with so much reluctance as advice. ↗

— Joseph Addison

#much #nothing #receive #reluctance #which

I believe that if Israel were to put an end to the settlements in the West Bank tomorrow, as it did in Gaza, there would still be reluctance on the part of the Palestinian Authority to recognize Israel's right to exist as a Jewish secular democracy. ↗

— Alan Dershowitz

#bank #believe #democracy #did #end

When I have reached a summit, I leave it with great reluctance, unless it is to reach for another, higher one. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

#great #higher #i #leave #reach

Without individuals feeling safe and having an environment of safety, they then have reluctance of taking part in the city of being active. They wind up wanting to leave the city. That's more detrimental. ↗

— Dick Powell

#being #city #detrimental #environment #feeling

The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City - hence their reluctance to see the introduction of a tax on financial transactions and tax harmonisation in Europe. ↗

— Francois Hollande

#attentive #been #british #city #europe

We need to fix this. It hasn't been done yet because there's still a reluctance to admit that there was even a problem - anywhere above seven rogue soldiers who got out of control on the night shift. ↗

— Janis Karpinski

#admit #anywhere #because #been #control

There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it with reluctance. ↗

— Jean Racine

#difficult #easy #nothing #reluctance #you

I knew that there were several, among African-American leaders, who had been put out by me because of my failure or reluctance to endorse Sen. Kerry. ↗

— Rodney Alexander

#among #because #been #endorse #failure