Short Leash Quotes & Sayings

Stiles doesn't even know how short of a leash he's on, because he never even tests it. — 1001cranes

Hey, let's try speed-starting the fire with an infusion of pure oxygen! Because inside every senior tech officer was a junior tech officer who'd been on a short leash for a long time. — Lois McMaster Bujold

When you walk a dog on a short leash, she's close enough to bite you. — Ilona Andrews

If they'd been dogs, they would have all been in the yard eating grass and trying to yak up whatever was making them feel so lousy. Not a bone gnawed, not a ball chased-all tails went unwagged. Oh, life is a fast cat, a short leash, a flea in that place where you just can't scratch. — Christopher Moore

And at the UN she took the advice - she had to take the advice - of the State Department and the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations. They keep our UN representatives on a very short leash. She did as she was told, and voted as she was told. — William A. Rusher

He'd rather have anyone but you. He's not going to give you more than an inch in any direction. So good luck with your short leash. — Veronica Roth

Fear is a Dangerous Animal.
Best kept on a short leash ... — William Curtis

We want greatness, but we prefer it tamed and on a leash short enough for us to control it, yet long enough to allow it to retain some remote yet diminished flavor of greatness. — Craig D. Lounsbrough

Everybody he knew was going quietly mad from being tied on a leash that was too short. — Harry Crews

Apply analysis when appropriate, but keep it on a short leash when joy beckons. — Alan Cohen

Keep memories of insult on a short leash, and memories of blessing on a long one. — Alan Cohen

Ben noticed the odd procession making its way up Gardam Street. Batty slowly pushing Lydia in her stroller-this he understood-but what kind of creature was that, struggling to keep up with them? "Batty's got a huge guinea pig on a leash," said Rafael, squinting to bring the scene into better focus. "Like the hugest one in the world." "Its nose is too pointy for a guinea pig. More like the hugest rat in the world." neither of the boys wanted to meet a huge rat, but they refused to run from something Lydia didn't seem to be afraid of. So they stood their ground and, as the procession came closer, were relieved to see that the giant rat was only a fat dog with short legs. — Jeanne Birdsall

You keep life on a short leash."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You're scared of what you can't control. — Becca Fitzpatrick