Quotes about Ambivalence
Bailey was strangely warmed by his compliments. It was an odd feeling to be flattered and want to punch a man at the same time. It was so confusing to hold both feelings at once ... her skin was getting a little itchy.
- Mary Connealy
She's a loner, she doesn't care about being around people. So neither failure nor success concerns her.
- Olga Tokarczuk
Pessimist: One who, when he has the choice of two evils, chooses both.
- Oscar Wilde
From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence.
- Tony Campolo
I'm afraid of committing myself," she thought to herself. She wanted to follow all possible paths and so ended up following none.
- Paulo Coelho
I see it all perfectly; there are two possible situations - one can either do this or that. My honest opinion and my friendly advice is this: do it or do not do it - you will regret both.
- Soren Kierkegaard
From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence.
- Tony Campolo
Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.
- James Allen
Friendship (as the ancients saw) can be a school of virtue, but also (as they did not see) a school of vice. It is ambivalent. It makes good men better and bad men worse.
- CS Lewis
I am, in fact, a candle salesperson's worst nightmare - or dream come true, depending on the salesperson.
- Emily Weiss
I can't really worry about nuclear war any more than I can worry about the aliens coming.
- Kamasi Washington
This is what I know for a fact. I know that every guy playing in the league, they have someone out there that loves them swearing up and down that they shouldn't be out there.
- Cris Carter