We had two men to choose from, and Neil Armstrong, reticent, soft-spoken, and heroic was our only choice. He had no ego. He was not of a mind that, 'Hey, I'm going to be the first man on the moon' That was never what Neil had in his head.
Quotes about reticent (16 Quotes)
Balking our Wit
To sound or circumvent --
Hate cannot harm
A Foe so reticent --
Neither Decree prohibit him --
Lawful as Equilibrium.
There are always some of us, not a few, in every generation, who go over wholly to the green flag. It is such a passionless fealty, so reticent a love, that neither do trumpets sound for it nor quarrels arise from it. Only, you will find that those who have pledged allegiance are happy about it in quiet.
There are still categories that are probably not going to want to attach their name to Kobe whether he rekindles all of that interest and excitement. ... It's no accident that a company like Nike that wants to target kids with their basketball shoes would be on board, whereas family-consumer brands that are more like McDonald's and Sprite are probably still a little reticent to come back into the fold.
I'm reticent to say much more, but we would like to begin in the coming year. We'd like to shoot through the seasons because of the passage of time. This project is the great love of my life.
left behind a country that was more dynamic, more competitive, more tolerant, less deferential, less self-confident, less united, more socially equal, less economically equal, more expressive, more risk-averse, more sexual, less literate, less polite, less reticent.
The reticent volcano keeps
His never slumbering plan --
Confided are his projects pink
To no precarious man.
Steven was reticent to get involved in something that might devolve into a political football. But 'Hill Street Blues' was the trailblazing series that brought that complex character orientation and frankness to a drama for the first time. It was the prog
Justin's journey traces not only what Tessa was investigating he's also playing detective about their relationship. This man rediscovers and re-assesses his own relationship with his wife. It's a wonderful part, because he goes from being a reticent nice guy to being someone who is forced to confront some pretty tough truths about the world. I hope that the audience sees him as a kind of 'everyman.'
We're beginning to see greater levels of mergers as the economy improves and as executives that have been reticent get more comfortable with their own business.
In some ways I'm a reticent man, and for quite a number of years there wasn't very much of my real true deep feelings in my writing.
Men are reticent to take dance lessons because that's not where their heads are at. They come to it after they turn 40.
Big pharma needs billion dollar drugs to justify supporting their channels. If you think you're going to cash out with big pharma, don't wait for it. Find ways to incrementally increase the value of your company. There was a similar crisis in 2001, but this one is much deeper. It will take much longer to come out of it. Those folks with funds are more reticent. They are looking at a completely different risk-reward equation. ---Forbes, 061909
Circles create soothing space, where even reticent people can realize that their voice is welcome.
I was pregnant when I did the first shot of Proof, and I started to show by the end. It was very important to me to take some time to be with myself and my family and take it easy and enjoy being pregnant. When I had my daughter, I just fell in love with her, so then I was reticent about leaving her as a tiny baby and going back to work.
The British male is either reticent, tongue-tied and awkward, or boorish and crass, and he usually consumes too much alcohol. English male flirting tends to be very circuitous, and involves a lot of insults rather than compliments.