Reluctant Quotations

Epilepsy is a disease in the shadows. Patients are often reluctant to admit their condition - even to close family, friends or co-workers - because there's still a great deal of stigma and mystery surrounding the disease that plagued such historical figures as Julius Caesar, Edgar Allan Poe and Lewis Carroll.

When I visit schools, I try to reach kids who perhaps don't have books at home or aren't that keen on reading. Somehow you draw them in with the pictures and then perhaps they'll want to learn more about it. I use a lot of audience participation and find kids who aren't really part of it and try to include them - to draw in those reluctant readers.

My parents never referenced Ethiopia that much, largely because of the circumstances under which we left. We left during a time of political upheaval, and there was a lot of loss that came with that, so my parents were reluctant to talk about those things. So I had, by and large, an American childhood.

You're reluctant to give too much away when you're going to put it out there for other people. It's harder writing your truest fears and loves and guilts, because you're not sure when you're writing the right story.

There are many reluctant young readers who haven't yet found books that make them laugh.

There is no such thing as a reluctant star.

He who is reluctant to recognize me opposes me.

Sadly, whites are rarely open to what black and brown folks have to say regarding their ongoing experiences with racist mistreatment. And we are especially reluctant to discuss what that mistreatment means for us as whites: namely that we end up with more and better opportunities as the flipside of discrimination.

As a writer, you should care about reluctant readers. You want these kids to feel like books are amazing and cool and that they're an escape.

Police are reluctant to label a murder as a possible serial homicide.

I'm reluctant to use the word class so much.

It takes years for me to trust; I know that about myself. A lot of it is because I am so private, and so reluctant to make myself vulnerable.

But it's a very universal story and the thing is I was reluctant to answer that question because I don't want people latching on to a particular stereotype.

I am reluctant to judge things without being informed.

I'm so reluctant to do newspaper interviews because it's so misleading how they interpret what you say.

Just like Barack Obama, my views on gay marriage have evolved, and now I am a reluctant groom.

In the early years of America's skyjacking epidemic, the airlines were reluctant to let the FBI attempt to end hijackings by force; they feared that innocents would get caught in the crossfire, thereby sparking a wave of negative publicity.

With respect to the respective French and German traditions you are no doubt correct, although I am reluctant to see individual achievement reduced to archetypes.

I've been offered all the reality TV shows but have turned them down. If I did it as 'Johnny,' there'd be no jungle left! It was really hard regaining control of myself, so I am reluctant to let 'Johnny' back out of the box.

We're very reluctant to change, even though we know that all things change, and especially our relationships are just determined to change.

I was kind of reluctant to sing on the 'Housewives' because there are so many 'Housewives' that are singing that can't really sing. I didn't want to get out there and sing and not be taken seriously.

Federal judges are just very reluctant to stick the government with responsibility.

I'm a very reluctant frontman. I've seen reviews where they talk about my strong presence on stage, but it's nothing I do. It's like the person in a long grocery line who stands out because he's so agitated. He'll have presence, too.

You tend to get reluctant to talk about anything until the day before filming.

Romney has become reluctant to say that human activity causes global warming, and even in his greener days he was always somewhat cagey about which remedies he'd support.

Since the enactment of the War Powers Act in 1973, which I supported then and support now, Congress has been reluctant to assert its authority when presidents decide to send American soldiers into harm's way.

For me, I don't have a publicist. I don't want to talk about my personal life. I don't want to talk about my process. I don't want to be a model and do fashion shoots. It's nice to be an entertainer, but I'm a reluctant celebrity.

I have been a bit of a reluctant actress since the get-go, since the beginning of 'Lost.'

With recording, everything changed. The prospect of music being detachable from time and place meant that one could start to think of music as a part of one's furniture. It's an idea that many composers have felt reluctant about because it seemed to them to diminish the importance of music.

For decades, many blacks were reluctant to pursue a profession that was associated with servitude. If you went to school, it was to become a lawyer or doctor. Older generations didn't understand why one would spend money to learn how to chop, peel, dice, and saute vegetables when that trade could be taught at home.

You have no idea how many doors closed on me and how many adults were either initially reluctant to take a chance working with me or who outright laughed at me behind my back.

I suppose I am reluctant about being any sort of 'star' and I didn't particularly want to be portrayed as one.

On the one hand, the cost of raw materials and energy are going up, and on the other hand customers like Wal-Mart and GE ... are reluctant to accept price increases.

I was reluctant to be critical of the United States because I thought the United States could do no wrong; that the government could not lie to its people.

I was reluctant to start the company that would become Lytro, primarily due to my academic background.

I was reluctant to take the TV role, ... How does a TV series follow a classic Broadway comedy?

If we don't provide that (seamless transition) in a temporary facility or whatever, you may have some parents who are reluctant to put their children in the charter middle school if they have to go ahead and transfer back to the regular public school system.

I would be reluctant to pay money for two people to find a way to get along,

Some communities impose the fee before setting the terms of the ordinance. Our council is reluctant to do it without having the ordinance in place.

One would assume days, not weeks or months, ... I'd be reluctant to be any more precise than that.

No one knows for sure about the future. But if you feel reluctant to plan something about it, then someone with guts would define it for you.

Now the punters will get on. With the uncertainty of the past week, people were reluctant to bet on any of the chances. I reckon she'll start under 2/1.

Networks are reluctant to take a chance. They put on shows that they know will work on some level, but to get the innovative show, it's very difficult.

My fear is that the debate over sequential blind will obscure everything, and you'll have police departments who are reluctant to change at all, or not adopt anything.

I have been reluctant to publicly castigate an administration, but I think this particular administration has departed from all previous presidents, ... Our Endangered Values.

Low-cost carriers are reluctant to jump into the international arena. It requires long planning horizons, sometimes years of diplomacy.

Since the election was called the yen has performed pretty well and it may well be the case that people are reluctant to chase it higher.

Mothers are generally reluctant to come. When a mother turns up, she is often a single mother who wants to get evidence to find out the biological father of the child so she can demand compensation.

Most players today would deny being superstitious. It's kind of pejorative. But if you ask them what they do to give themselves confidence, they'll tell about their rituals and beliefs, how they like to get to the ballpark at 3:03. All that is superstition. If they realized it really is functional, they wouldn't be so reluctant to admit it.

Many times you have witnesses who are reluctant to come forward.

Many investors are reluctant to trade actively before the central bank starts its two-day meeting Wednesday.

Sentiment, generally, is the big problem now. Even as market fundamentals are starting to improve, people are reluctant to buy,

We have similar backgrounds in many instances, ... We have never been reluctant to take on the Establishment, so to speak, and we've been forthright in our objections to the so-called 'Good Ole Boy' network.

I have just been very reluctant to even set a date as to when we would bring that to a close, ... It's safe to say the enhanced surveillance is going to extend beyond the end of December.

Given Bahrain's strategic value, Washington may be reluctant to criticize its ally, but a failure to do so could result in growing anti-U.S. sentiment in the kingdom.

From a purely fundamental basis, the market shouldn't be within $20 of the crude price that we're seeing. But people are reluctant to sell.

I feel really reluctant to talk too much about it because this is only the first step in what we are trying to do and what we are trying to accomplish. There are more goals to achieve and there is a bigger picture ahead of us.

Given this timing and uncertainty of the outcome of the appeals process, we are reluctant to respond to requests we have for breakup valuation. But using just a 'back of the envelope' valuation, based on current revenue multiples for comparables to each business unit, we would assign a 15x revenue multiple to the Windows business unit and a 17x revenue multiple to the applications business.

For whatever reason, the national gurus are reluctant to come into Chicago to see kids play. They have no idea how good many of the top teams in Chicago really are.

If Im living in New Orleans, ... and somebody tells me to go to the Superdome, Id be damned reluctant to go there.

I am very reluctant to see internal stuff revealed except where there is some clear public reason for doing so, ... No one seriously thinks that Roberts is a raving lunatic, and as a pragmatic matter he is simply not going to be defeated. So neither on public nor partisan grounds do I think that my presumption of confidentiality is overcome.

He cares deeply about it in a personal way and has been one of the least reluctant among CEOs to talk about it in a meaningful way.

He was reluctant to integrate. And he wasn't alone.

I always thought of myself is a private-sector person. I was a reluctant candidate. I put in my time. Now it's somebody else's turn to take charge. But I am still very interested in politics.

He would have to get permission and we would be very reluctant to give it. It's very offensive to us that he chose to take on the arresting officer the way he did verbally. And then the fact there was alcohol, even in the smallest way, involved.

Hollingsworth supposedly sees the building as unsafe. The Vestry is also aware that Cleveland Clinic wants the property for their own expansion. The sale would benefit the diocese. This priest urged the Vestry to go public. They seem reluctant to do so. The parish is current on all assessments. While very small, the parish has a rooted history in the diocese and serves the poorest of the community in outreach. The parish was combined from two parishes to one community several years ago. Clark Grew treated the parish with great love and care. Hollingsworth is very unpredictable and seems to be offering solutions to a problem the vestry does not see as existing. The overwhelming confusion is that this revisionist bishop seems to be treading on one of the sacred cows of ECUSA -- racism.

Looking at the light volume, I guess people were reluctant to do anything until we see if (the attack in Saudi Arabia) is a new trend and if oil prices are going to stay up.

Market participants are reluctant to make bets ahead of the decision at the Bank of Japan policy board meeting today.

Market participants are reluctant to take fresh positions before the release of Jan US non-farm payroll data.

Part of it is fate and just random, but it's also fueled by the fact that last year was such a bad year for the industry. This year, a lot of acts were reluctant to go out right away,

People are reluctant now to buy stocks with heavy losses. If you have heavy losses, the eagle eyes are out.

People are reluctant to change because they see it as a challenge to their authority.

People are reluctant to come to a university where the top job is unsettled.

People are reluctant to replace all the trees. There's a concern about the cost that's involved.

Manufacturers were reluctant to build products without knowing what the standards and timeline would be.

Judy was very reluctant to seem to be putting pressure on a source to release her to speak. And at the time, it would not have solved the other issue.

Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels.

I think the analysts will now exclude more stuff than they would have otherwise. If I'm faced with all or none, I'm going to say all. If it's broken out, I'm going to be more reluctant to exclude the indirect costs.

I think at the end of the day, the two sides are very reluctant to push this to the brink or over the brink. It just makes no sense. But until you get to the brink, there is going to be jockeying and posturing.

Reluctant witnesses will not keep us from getting at the truth.

I think I'm most surprised at the degree to which people are pessimistic about education and the extent to which they lack confidence and trust in state government in general. This is one of the reasons -- at the state level at least -- that people are reluctant to raise their own taxes.

I think right now, even those who were once reluctant to admit it, agree that housing has topped out. What will come as a surprise is if the housing starts are really strong, that would probably be a positive rather than a negative.

I think humanitarian organizations should acknowledge the progress more than they do. I think that one reason people are reluctant to provide more help to Africa, for example, is this sense that it's just hopeless, in a way that I think is untrue.

I was very reluctant to put her back into any childcare facility, ... When something like this happens, you just feel so guiltylike how could you be so selfish to go right back to work and put your child back into childcare?

I was very reluctant to take such a recommendation to cabinet. But the do-nothing approach is no longer an option. We have to act on culling as a management option.

I think Paul and I are probably alike in that we're reluctant to talk about something that is not real yet, but we are talking about it.

I think people are reluctant to talk about money because there's always a scorecard--a bank statement, a credit report, a pay stub--and if you screw up, it's right there. But with sex, it's easy to be Don Juan or Donna Juanita. I think the record of past transgressions in black and white is why money is our last taboo.

It had a huge impact. In most of our cases, the victims are reluctant or afraid to testify.

I think you have a lot of people reluctant to make commitments ahead of that payroll number,

I think we'll see a pickup in market activity in the afternoon, but for now market participants are reluctant to take positions ahead of Bush's address later in the morning.

We needed guys to make plays down the stretch. We needed guys to pass the ball. (Webber) is our veteran leader, and that's why I was so reluctant to take him out in the second half.

Unfortunately, up to now, it has seemed that the Taiwan authorities are reluctant to talk about 'one China,' do not care to do so, and are afraid to do so,

Wages have been having trouble keeping pace with inflation. You might be growing more jobs, and there may be more vacancies, but employers have been extremely reluctant to increase wages to lure people back into the job market.

I was one of the reluctant votes there. Ultimately, I think marketing downtown should be privatized.

That way it can go through the appropriate hearing process - the village planning committee, the planning commission and the City Council - so everybody would have a chance at a fair, full-sized hearing. For some reason, they've been reluctant to do that.

Under the current system suppliers are extremely reluctant to stick their head above the parapet and complain about their trading relationships - even if their businesses are at risk - because they fear retaliation. The Competition Commission has to take a very close look at this.

We're a little reluctant to accept the program at face value.

We've got our weighting back to neutral but we're reluctant to go underweight, we think conditions are still supportive for the stocks.

The real estate market may fall further. Buyers remain reluctant to buy, while sellers remain anxious to avoid crystallizing their large paper losses.

There is a push to make boards more diverse but people without large corporate salaries, such as academics, would be reluctant to become directors without guaranteed payment.