Something we were withholding made us weak, until we found it was ourselves.
Courage comes by being brave; fear comes by holding back.
Most people have an off switch and they choose when to go all out.
I see people - they won't be negative toward other people, but inside they're negative toward themselves, and I think that holds us back.
By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach.
Because there's so much stuff I don't release.
The idea of holding back certainly didn't come from Scripture.
Holding back is so close to stealing.
If I've learned anything in my 30s, it's about holding back a little bit.
They [Percy and Annabeth] held the Doors shut as the elevator shuddered and the music played, while somewhere below them, a Titan and a giant sacrificed their lives for their escape.
I think if you're creating music, and you love the song, holding it back is just doing it an injustice.
As long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.
Your body is like a machine, and if you don't keep it in shape, it holds you back. You don't want anything holding you back, especially yourself.
I'm holding back, delaying the information. I'm lingering in the prior moment because it was a time when other outcomes were still possible.
When I am really angry, I clam up, go cold.
Don't put your life on hold so that you can dwell on the unfairness of past hurts.
When you hear fear knocking on the door, most of the time when you answer it there’s nothing there. It’s just you holding yourself back.
The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.
If you're asking yourself why I have this success and you don't, don't be angry with me-stop and ask yourself what your issues are that are holding you back.
It is equally bad when one speeds on the guest unwilling to go, and when he holds back one who is hastening. Rather one should befriend the guest who is there, but speed him when he wishes.
I've been known not to bite my tongue.
Knock yourself out... Or rather, don't.
You come to a certain age in life and wonder, 'I am holding back for what?' Why not just say it?
I'm not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
We hold ourselves back in ways both big and small, by lacking self-confidence, by not raising our hands, and by pulling back when we should be leaning in.
