Reason sits firm and holds the reins, and she will not let the feelings burst away and hurry her to wild chasms. The passions may rage furiously, like true heathens, as they are; and the desires may imagine all sorts of vain things: but judgment shall still have the last word in every argument, and the casting vote in every decision. Charlotte Bronte English More Charlotte Bronte Quotes 2
Unfortunately, I'm one of the guys that gets too emotional. So I've got to learn to pull the reins back a little bit. Sometimes I say things I shouldn't say. I'm going to try and get better in that area, not yell at the refs too much. Dallas Drake More Dallas Drake Quotes 0
[Elimination should not detract from the progress made since Walter Smith took up the reins at the turn of the year though, inevitably and for all the players' protestations, this was an unnerving plummet from raised expectations.] Our beginning in this group was disastrous but, although we gave ourselves a glimmer of hope, unfortunately it's not happened, ... The main aim for us [when Smith was appointed] was to restore pride and look forward to the European Championship qualifiers. That was the long-term plan and I think we're still on track. Darren Fletcher More Darren Fletcher Quotes 0
Every man in a leadership position must know when it's time to hand over the reins. Eddie Compass More Eddie Compass Quotes 0
. . . Imagination took the reins, and Reason, slow-paced, though sure-footed, was unequal to a race with so eccentric and flighty a companion. Fanny Burney English Writer More Fanny Burney Quotes 0
It was deteriorating rapidly, so it's logical for NBC to grab it by the reins. Hal Vogel More Hal Vogel Quotes 0
It gives me great pleasure to formally give Steve the full reins of this critically important division at this crucial time. Jeff Zucker More Jeff Zucker Quotes 0
I certainly understand the decision to pass the reins to others, because he has so many other community development activities on his plate. Jim McIngvale More Jim McIngvale Quotes 0
It's a great day to complete a 27-year career and realize you're handing the reins of the administration over to such a talented individual. Bill Underwood will be such a superb leader. He's intelligent, articulate, perceptive and wise. R. Kirby Godsey More R. Kirby Godsey Quotes 0
It's not about being given a permission slip to make policy. It's about taking the reins. Tim Kane More Tim Kane Quotes 0
If discrimination based on race is constitutionally permissible when those who hold the reins can come up with "compelling" reasons to justify it, then constitutional guarantees acquire an accordionlike quality. William Orville Douglas More William Orville Douglas Quotes 0
But then you have to write a song, so at that point, I picked up the reins and started to write lyrics. Jim Capaldi British Musician More Jim Capaldi Quotes 0
Hobbies are apt to run away with us, you know; it doesn't do to be run away with. We must keep the reins. George Eliot British Author More George Eliot Quotes 0
The horse's neck is between the two reins of the bridle, which both meet in the rider's hand. William Cavendish British Public Servant More William Cavendish Quotes 0
The horse's neck is between the two reins of the bridle, which both meet in the rider's hand. William Cavendish British Public Servant More William Cavendish Quotes 0
You have to keep your sanity as well as know how to distance yourself from it while still holding onto the reins tightly. That is a very difficult thing to do, but I'm learning. Diahann Carroll American Actress More Diahann Carroll Quotes 0
The horse's neck is between the two reins of the bridle, which both meet in the rider's hand. William Cavendish British Public Servant More William Cavendish Quotes 0
The horse's neck is between the two reins of the bridle, which both meet in the rider's hand. William Cavendish British Public Servant More William Cavendish Quotes 0
The horse's neck is between the two reins of the bridle, which both meet in the rider's hand. William Cavendish British Public Servant More William Cavendish Quotes 0
If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. Benjamin Franklin American Politician More Benjamin Franklin Quotes 0
A statesman, we are told, should follow public opinion. Doubtless, as a coachman follows his horses; having firm hold on the reins and guiding them. Augustus Hare English Writer More Augustus Hare Quotes 0
In my thirties, I felt I had hold of one of the reins some of the time. Chaka Khan American Musician More Chaka Khan Quotes 0
I do like my hair being pulled from time to time, it's like a pair of reins, innit? Katie Price english Model More Katie Price Quotes 0
When Louis XIV assumed the reins of government France suddenly and wonderfully came to her maturity; it was as if the whole nation had burst into splendid flower. Lytton Strachey English Critic More Lytton Strachey Quotes 0