Top 35 Hesitant Quotes

Words matter. These are the best Hesitant Quotes from famous people such as Ashley Judd, Divya Khosla Kumar, Verite, Franka Potente, Veerappa Moily, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.

It's funny, though, because when I first started going

It’s funny, though, because when I first started going to races after we met, I was extremely nervous. It’s like being backstage and hoping you don’t trip over something or break an amp or accidentally speak into a live microphone, so I was really hesitant.
Ashley Judd
I was hesitant to ask around for work, so I did a short film called ‘Bulbul,’ which was praised a lot by people.
Divya Khosla Kumar
If anything, I’m the most hesitant to bring on a label. That terrifies me. I think people believe major labels are linked to success. They’re absolutely not that.
Verite
I was hesitant about doing too big a role in an American movie because it meant losing my German accent.
Franka Potente
There are people with vested interest who do not want us to reform our energy sector so that we remain dependent on imports. All reform moves are resisted. Bureaucrats are hesitant to take bold decisions.
Veerappa Moily
I’ve always been slightly hesitant about generalizing movies made by men and women being different in their nature; I think movies by each director are different. Having said that, I think that it’s kind of disgraceful that there aren’t more female directors.
Susanne Bier
When I first came to the States, I thought I had a perfect American accent, and then I was abruptly becoming aware that it wasn’t. So I did have to work on it a little bit, but I was hesitant working on it because I thought it was good.
Joel Kinnaman
When I first began competing, brands were quite hesitant to feature disabled athletes in advertisements, perhaps due to a fear of offending consumers.
Jessica Long
At the beginning of my career as a writer, I felt I knew nothing of Chinese culture. I was writing about emotional confusion with my mother related to our different beliefs. Hers was based in family history, which I didn’t know anything about. I always felt hesitant in talking about Chinese culture and American culture.
Amy Tan
You have to feel confident. If you don’t, then you’re going to be hesitant and defensive, and there’ll be a lot of things working against you.
Clint Eastwood
Although I’ve had several major career changes, I was extremely hesitant about making some of them.
Vint Cerf
I’ve never been one to crave attention, which I know means that this is probably the worst career to pick. I get anxious even when people come up to me for pictures sometimes. That’s the one thing that makes me hesitant about my future. But I love music too much to not do it.
Alessia Cara
People who ask confidently get more than those who are hesitant and uncertain. When you’ve figured out what you want to ask for, do it with certainty, boldness and confidence. Don’t be shy or feel intimidated by the experience. You may face some unexpected criticism, but be prepared for it with confidence.
Jack Canfield
I’m a bit hesitant to do anything because I’m actually kind of lazy and I’d like an easier life from now on. The world’s a massive place with lots of early mornings and late starts when you’re working.
Robbie Williams
My brother Trevor is theatrically trained. I used to watch him when I was younger and I was in love with it. It just seemed really fun to be someone else. So I begged my mom; she was hesitant, but she eventually allowed me. And it turned out well, I guess.
Chloe Grace Moretz
John Brown was one of my longtime heroes, and it was with no little amount of temerity that I accepted the role. There are some things I am hesitant about, and playing a hero of mine is one of them.
Sterling Hayden
I’ve always been, with acting, very hesitant to get myself into situations where I would be accused of nepotism.
Bryce Dallas Howard
I once had a ‘best friend’ share private stories that I had told her in confidence to another mutual friend. I think the worst part, aside from the actual betrayal of trust, is that this experience affected my future relationships, as I was hesitant to be as open with my other friends.
Katie Lee
I must admit that self-tanner is one beauty arena I’ve been hesitant to explore, let alone fully embrace.
Emily Weiss
I was very hesitant about doing a period film. It was very much out of my comfort zone; I’d never done anything like that before.
Kaya Scodelario
A lot of coaches say to me, ‘We’re kind of hesitant to recruit you because you’re going to BYU.’ I tell them, ‘I’m keeping my mind open. BYU is a nice place, but I could go anywhere.
Shawn Bradley
I don’t tend to do category fiction very well. One of my problems when I was starting off was that publishers were hesitant to handle my books because they were never sure what I was going to do next.
Joanne Harris
I have been a huge fan of G-Dragon for a long time, but I felt a bit hesitant to talk to him.
Kim Woo-bin
For most people, startups are a risky endeavor and something to be avoided. Many are hesitant to quit their secure jobs and try to start a company from scratch.
Justin Kan
My response, a dubious and hesitant one, is that it has been and may continue to be, in the time that is left to me, more productive to live out the question than to try to answer it in abstract terms.
J. M. Coetzee
Bing was always hesitant to accept appreciation in any form.
Bob Crosby
I know some bands that are precious about their new ideas. They’re conscious of the fact that people can – even from mobile phones – begin to get clearer and better recordings of the songs… so they’re a lot more hesitant to play them.
Paolo Nutini
I’m very hesitant to call somebody a racist, a sexist.
Jedediah Bila
I was a little hesitant at taking the job at Atari. I had never programmed for a living and I worried it might get boring (building circuits seemed more fun). But I would probably still be in the video game business.
David Crane
Removal of an organ is difficult and dangerous. There have been several deaths of healthy donors. I think myself, I would be hesitant to participate as a liver donor. It’s a very tricky operation.
Joe Murray
I was always a little hesitant to accuse people of loading a bat to hit a ball farther. I was always very hesitant to approach people because I never had any evidence that I had firsthand knowledge of.
Joe Torre
In some cultures, like Middle Eastern, Egyptian, or Asi

In some cultures, like Middle Eastern, Egyptian, or Asian cultures, people are often hesitant to give any negative feedback.
Rana el Kaliouby
Democracies are slow to anger and hesitant to go to war: Voters don’t want to sacrifice their children for the glory of a selfish king.
Michio Kaku
When I was trying to balance my corporate career and theatre, my dad asked me to quit my job and concentrate on my acting career. But I was hesitant because I was equally passionate about both.
Pratik Gandhi
I definitely had to be talked into ‘American Pie: Reunion.’ I was hesitant because I’m on a show, and I felt, ‘I’m happy. I’ve got my family.’ But then I met the directors, who also wrote it, and once I read the script, I was like, ‘OK, sign me up.’
Alyson Hannigan